... in his work. He wanted all of his building to relate harmoniously to their natural surroundings. A dynamic structure with open, flowing interior spaces was composed of geometric shapes. He used a grid of squares, diamonds, hexagons, and other geometric shapes to make up a free flowing floor plan. "Owners of Wright homes consider a legacy; irresistible offers for his works endanger legacy" (The New York Times). The ... ...

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... Wright himself was a very short man and designed everything to his scale. These esplanades weave in and out and the support piers were of a triangular shapes made up concrete block painted white and they were trimmed with copper along its ceiling line. Though not a native material or organic of Florida, it ... one continuous building. They flowed into each structure as if it was an extension of itself. The design of most of the buildings incorporated triangular shapes and lines of the esplanades. The Polk County Science Building, one of the last of Wright's building to be constructed was...

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... of Chicago, where they lived and raised their five children. In this house you can see one of the strongest principles of Wrights architectural career, which is geometry and clear shapes that interlock in a dynamic harmony. This first fully acknowledged residence's most striking external feature is the monumental shingled gable that shelters the house and covers the entrance and the bay ... gathered from nearby riverbeds, setting them in the wall as they lay on the ground, uneven, patterned by erosion, solid and unmistakably "Organic". The sense of this home is less geometric than his p...

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