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The Elizabeth Murphy House is an American System-Built Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed American System-Built Home

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Downsizing with Frank

Posted on July 21, 2017July 22, 2017 by Nick Hayes

Part of organic design, we're learning, is that spaces are sensory, social and evocative; meant for people, not things. 

Posted in History, SpacesTagged American System-Built House, Architecture, ASBH, Cabinets, closets, downsizing, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, Organic Design, PrairieLeave a comment

Coming April 2021!

The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available for pre-order now.
The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available for pre-order now.

“Beautifully written. A significant contribution to the field, this volume provides a useful unpacking of one of the largest and not yet thoroughly studied projects of the architect's career. Hayes's description of this early independent building program in line with Wright's overall aesthetic aims are on point.” —Michael Desmond, Louisiana State University School of Architecture

Read more:

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    Elizabeth Murphy and the End of Frank Lloyd Wright's American System-Built Experiment
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    Vast Brilliance in One Simple ASBH Drawing by Frank Lloyd Wright
  • "We learned about biomimicry"
    "We learned about biomimicry"
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    A quality roof by Frank Lloyd Wright
  • ASBH Window Study Reveals a Cost-for-Quality Decision made by Wright and Richards
    ASBH Window Study Reveals a Cost-for-Quality Decision made by Wright and Richards
  • Tracking the restoration and preservation of a 102-year-old Frank Lloyd Wright house
    Tracking the restoration and preservation of a 102-year-old Frank Lloyd Wright house
  • The new, old water closet
    The new, old water closet
  • Sunday Morning Forum (April 5th): Join the Hayeses on a virtual (Zoom) tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Home for the People.
    Sunday Morning Forum (April 5th): Join the Hayeses on a virtual (Zoom) tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Home for the People.
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