DESCRIPTION: The Ward Willits home in Highland Park, IL is the first great Prairie Style home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901. In this episode we learn how this style evolved along with Wright philosophy of organic architecture inspired by the midwestern prairie landscape.

INTERVIEW SUBJECTS:

• Michelangelo Sabatino, first subject, no personal relationship. Directs the PhD program in architecture at the College of Architecture of IIT and held the Rowe Family Endowed Dean Chair and is the inaugural John Vinci Distinguished Research Fellow

• Jeffrey Brunner, second subject, acquaintance, caretaker of Ward Willits house

• Thomas S Hines, third subject, Professor Emeritus UCLA Dept of History and Architecture

• Michael Aiuvalatis, fourth subject, Assistant Research Scientist with the Illinois State Archaeological Survey at the University of Illinois, no relationship

• Narrator: Karla Aguiniga

MUSIC SOURCES

“El”, Cuarto Paisaje, music courtesy of the artist Melisa Arreola, right to reproduction given by the artist

Jltf by Moby, courtesy of https://mobygratis.com

“Petal”, by Silverstre Ruiz, music courtesy of the artist , right to reproduction given by the artist