Reading Frank Lloyds Wright ‘A house on the prairie, he seems to follow a strict guideline in his architecture style, aiming for an “organic architecture”, with similar architectural features on the majority of his homes, with also an emphasis on the public versus private areas of the home. When compared to the next reading, “the city of to-morrow”, Le Corbusier is more focused on the macro level of architecture, focused on the logistics of the inner-working of a functional city, and how to manage the citizens and their necessities. Things such as population density, public transportation, and open spaces depending on the amount of people in the city are important here, and shows just how large scale Le Courbusier is thinking about architecture compared to Wright. One negative in my eyes with this method is Le Corbusier’s insistence on certain aspects of the city, which would cost millions of dollars and would most certainly need to have government funding for some of his ideas to come to fruition. Moving on to Gropius, his approach to architecture (Bauhaus) as a fully engaged and integrated process through every step of the building cycle is refreshing; as is the focus on the art and appearance of the building as well. Lastly, Mies looks at how Nazi Germany essentially ruined the ideals of the Bauhaus. “It was a political movement. It had nothing to do with reality and nothing to do with the art.” The Bauhaus in many German cities closed, however Nazi Germany invited the Bauhaus to reopen. Mies decided to not reopen the Bauhaus, as he knew the spirit was already destroyed by the Nazis.