Quote #153101
Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Interpretation
The line frames Wright’s idea of “organic architecture” as an ethic of design grounded in lived experience rather than display. “Superior sense of use” points to plans and details that serve daily life—circulation, light, storage, proportion—while “a finer sense of comfort” suggests psychological ease as much as physical convenience. By insisting these qualities be “expressed in organic simplicity,” Wright ties function and comfort to an aesthetic of restraint: forms should appear inevitable, growing from purpose, materials, and site, not from applied ornament. The quote thus encapsulates his claim that beauty in architecture is not separate from utility, but emerges when a building’s parts cohere into a natural, integrated whole.




