The Emergence of Modernism- Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright was the first major modern architect. He first started out his carrier working for Louis Sullivan. After he left Sullivan, he established his own office at his home in Oak Park, Illinois. Throughout his carrier, he designed 1,000 structures and completed 532 works. Most of his work was residential. With his "prairie style" design, he designed the Winslow House in 1893, the Hickkox House in 1900, the Robie House in 1908, the Martin House in 1904 and many more. All of his houses were significant by the use of a hip roof and a strong horizontal profile. Although most of his work was residential, he did complete some commercial buildings as well. He designed a unity temple, a building called the Rookery which housed over 600 offices, and the Johnson Wax building in 1939.

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