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He was born to locally admired parents. His father was a well- known minister and his mother was a teacher.
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Frank spends much time playing with these blocks. He attributes many of his later designs and their geometrical design to have been influenced by his years of playing with these blocks.
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He finds a job at an architectural firn, Silsbee, as a draftsman.
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This house was designed by Frank Llyod Wright during his early years, and falls under one of his famous styles known as "prarie house." The Winslow house as well as other houses he designed at this time is very straightforward and incorporates very simple geomtetic elements. The bottom structure is long, horizontal and cmposed of rectangular windows that are outlined. The roof is a trapezoid.
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This house is much different from the Winslow house. It contains much more complex geometric features. The studio is hexagonal and the house has triangular structures, along with rectangular and circular structures. It is much more complicated and intricate, at least from its exterior view.
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Fallingwater is one of the most famous private residences ever built by Frank Llyod Wright. His plan was to incoporate the the geometry of the surrounding natural area with his structure. He used a different stone for all vertical structures and a different stone for all horizontal structures, making clear perpendicular images. The house has long horizontal, rectangular shaped structures at its front, which is contrasted by tall, rectangular shaped structures in the back.
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The Guggehiem Museum took Frank Llyod Wright 16 years to complete. It is considered to have become as famous as the art it houses. The museum has a central design, where visitors walk through a spiral ramp that outlines the center of the site, almost as though they are walking in concentric circles. The exterior and interior are completly circular, directly contrasting the tall, rectangular skyscrapers throughout New York City.
