10 Homes that Changed America #7 First Jacobs House
In the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright, like many other designers and architects, had some time on his hands. With the Great Depression strangling America's building industry, Wright focused some of his attention on other pursuits. In 1932, Wright took on…
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings added to UNESCO World Heritage list
This week, eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list -- sites that are singled out for their value to humanity. The buildings include Wright’s Fallingwater, and his Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois. It…
Eight Wright Sites Inscribed to UNESCO World Heritage List
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Johnson Wax Exhibition, Racine 2013
The exhibit celebrates Wright's architectural vision for the development of cities that featured affordable and practical, yet beautiful, homes he referred to as "Usonian." Wright prototype Usonian home was built in Madison, WIsconsin in 1936, during the Great Depression.
99percentinvisible.org – Usonia Episode 343
Few creative professions can point to a single figure as famous in their field as Frank Lloyd Wright. This architect’s legacy includes some of the most iconic and gorgeous buildings in the United States, such as the spiraling Guggenheim Museum in…
Frank Lloyd Wright – From Within Outward
Usonia 1 was featured in the 'From Within Outward' show. Fifty years after the realization of Frank Lloyd Wrights renowned design, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates the golden anniversary of its landmark building with the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright:…