Wright's Philosophies and the Prairie School
Chicago Architecture Crash Course 12-Week Series
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36m
Prairie School buildings smashed through traditional architectural aesthetics in the early 20th century. Part six of our Chicago Architecture Crash Course looks at this breathakingly modern style, especially the way its most famous practitioner, Frank Lloyd Wright, fused his personal philosophy into every building he designed.
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