文档介绍：建築大師萊特的17件代表作
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has designated seventeen American buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to be retained as an example of his architectural contribution to American culture.
1. Frank Lloyd Wright Residence (1889), Oak Park, Illinois.
Wright constructed this house for himself and his family while working for the Chicago firm of Adler and Sullivan. Surfaced with wood shingles, it is the oldest extant building attributed wholly to Frank Lloyd Wright.
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2. William H. Winslow House (1893), River Forest, Illinois
The Winslow House was Wright's first mission after leaving the offices of Adler & Sullivan. Although the design is related to his work with Adler & Sullivan, some scholars think the Winslow House is his first "mature and original" building.
3. Ward W. Willets House (1901), Highland Park, Illinois
The Willits House was the first house to embody all the classic elements of the Prairie style. Wright believed that the "space within the building was more important than its enclosure," and, with this house, he "opened the box."
4. Unity Church (1904), Oak Park, Illinois
Unity Church was the "first significant American architectural statement in poured concrete." Wright's use of concrete was truly original, and Unity Church introduced this type of construction on a grand scale.
5. Frederick C. Robie House (1906), Chicago, Illinois
The Robie House is considered Wright's masterpiece of the Prairie Style. Concealed, cantilevered steel beams create long, uninterrupted spaces that extend through windows onto porches and balconies, making walls disappear.
6. Hollyhock House (1917), Los Angeles, California
The Aline Barnsdall "Hollyhock House", built about 1920, was named for its ornamental forms. The structure's monumentality and decorative elements evoke the architecture of the Maya which Wright admired as "mighty, primitive abstractions of man's nature."
7. Taliesin III (1925ff), Spring Green, Wisconsin
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