Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American architect, designer, writer and educator. He designed over a thousand buildings, of which 532 were completed, including offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, museums and homes. Wright also designed furniture and stained glass for the interiors of his buildings. He lectured in the US and Europe and wrote twenty books. At the heart of his architecture was a philosophy he called organic architecture – this sought to create buildings in harmony with their environment. In 1991 he was named the “greatest American architect of all time” by the American Institute of Architects.