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Created by jon accarrino Updated On: July 29, 2017
Frank Lloyd Wright was America's first celebrity architect, or starchitect. Here's a list of some of his most memorable projects across the United States.
jon accarrino: The Guggenheim Museum in New York City took Wright for 16 years to complete (1943–1959) and is probably his most recognized masterpiece. Its interior is similar to the inside of a seashell.
jon accarrino: The forest-encircled Fallingwater (1936-1939) is Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous house. It was built over a natural cascade of water and defines the term "organic architecture".
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jon accarrino: Considered to be Wright's magnum opus. The Darwin Martin House (1903-1905) consists of 6 interconnected Prairie Style buildings that share strong horizontal lines and large overhanging eaves.
jon accarrino: Kentuck Knob (1956) is a one-story crescent-shaped home made from red cypress, glass, native sandstone and a copper roof that blends into the landscape. Wright was 86 when it was built.
jon accarrino: Frank Lloyd Wright's designed and built "Home and Studio" in 1889 when he was 22. He raised 6 children there before moving away in 1909. The home was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
jon accarrino: Unity Temple (1906-1908) proved that concrete can be beautiful. The lack of windows reduces street noise while stained glass windows in the roof and clerestories provide natural light to parishioners.
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jon accarrino: Monona Terrace (1937-1997) was based on a design by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. But controversy and debate caused the project to be delayed nearly 60 years. Wright died in 1959.
jon accarrino: Sitting on 600 acres of land, Taliesin (1911) was where many of Wright's acclaimed buildings were designed, including Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum. Taliesin means "shining bow" in Welsh.
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jon accarrino: Wright's snowbird home, Taliesin West (1937), helped define Arizona architecture. It was built almost entirely by Wright and his apprentices, making it among the most personal of his many creations.
jon accarrino: The 19-story Price Tower (1952-1956) in Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the only skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is also one of the two existing vertically oriented Wright structures.