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Emphasizing the horizontal

Posted on November 17, 2017November 19, 2017 by Nick Hayes

After a year of living here, we stumbled upon more horizontal lines in a subtle, but historically significant place: the masonry of our small fireplace.

Posted in SpacesTagged A203, Architecture, ASBH, FLW, FLWW, Frank Lloyd Wright, History, horizontal, Learning, Organic Design, Prairie, Prairie Design, usonian3 Comments

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The Book

The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available at fine local booksellers.
The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available now at fine local booksellers.

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