In the category of modern art, the area that personally fascinates me is architecture. The reason I say this is that architecture is more than just a work of art, but a masterpiece of the combination of intelligence, physics and the work of the imagination. I was lucky when I visited MOMA, as the museum was currently exhibiting a special archival collection and the designs of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The exhibition featured all of the sketches of the most iconic buildings that Frank Lloyd Wright had designed during his career, which made it very difficult for me to decide which piece I wanted to write about because each one was very intriguing. Frank Lloyd Wright was perhaps the most influential American architect of the 20th century and one of the greatest of all time. What was known about Wright was that he was deeply ambivalent about cities and metropolitan centers. His main criticism of big cities was that technological advances had made cities, created by industry and immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, completely obsolete. He said: “The current city… has nothing to offer the citizen… because centralization has no regenerative force.” Instead, Wright envisioned decentralized settlements (also known as suburban neighborhoods) that would take advantage of the mobility provided by the automobile, telephone, and telegraph communications. Due to the rise of suburban complexes after World War II, it was here that Wright first gained a reputation as a prophet of the architectural world. Somewhat contradictorily, Wright was also considered a prophet in the race for heights. skyscrapers emerging in major metropolises... middle of paper... not so dramatic, but almost along the same lines). What surprised me the most was how influential Frank Lloyd Wright's designs were. and that some of the buildings I loved were designed by Wright himself. During my research, I discovered that not only did Wright design in the United States, but he also did many international projects. Of all the international projects I've looked at, my favorite has to be the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. I never would have imagined that someone would come up with a design to give a modern look that fits into ancient Asian architecture, but Wright once again blew me away with this stunning and majestic design. It may just be a hotel, but it seems capable of becoming the emperor's personal palace. How Frank Lloyd Wright is able to come up with these architectural designs simply amazes me..