Does anyone know of any real life examples of architecture similar to Howard Roark's from The Fountainhead?

Question

I recently re-read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand and I am trying to visualize buildings that would look similar to Roark's particular building style. I heard that Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture is similar, but I'm looking for more input. Any ideas would be great.

Answer 1

I think this is one of the best questions I've seen here.
I visualize his work like this: http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/LM070.htm

Answer 2

No buildings or drawings of Howard Roark's work actually exist.

Rand's relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright is interesting.
Rand wrote Wright a letter asking for an interview when she was working on The Fountainhead. Her efforts at an interview were rebuffed, even after she was introduced in person to Wright. However, when the novel was finally published, Wright read it and wrote a letter to Rand praising it.

Wright and Rand met in person on a couple of other occasions, and corresponded about the possibility of Wright designing a country home for Rand and her husband. Drawings were done of the proposed home, but it was never built.

When The Fountainhead was made into a movie, Rand hoped that Wright would be hired to do the drawings of Roark's fictional buildings. Unfortunately, Wright demanded a fee so exorbitant that it amounted to a refusal of the project.

One final note: it is sometimes suggested that the character Howard Roark is actually based on Wright, but Ayn Rand denied this.

Answer 3

it was a work of fiction dont tax your brain too much . I have been looking for Francesco D'Anconia for long time. He is from Atlas Shrugged