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Frank Lloyd Wright Famous American Home Building Talking

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Episode Id ESLPod 482
Episode Title Talking About Architecture
Title Talking About Architecture
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Born in the state of Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright was a famous American architect who designed over 1,000 museums, office buildings, hotels, schools, churches, and other buildings. He became well-known for a style called "organic architecture," where buildings should "blend" (mix; combine) with the natural environment around them.

One of his most famous buildings is a home known as "Falling Water" in Pennsylvania. He built the home almost on top of a "waterfall" (an area where water from a river or stream falls down over rocks, making a loud noise and usually looking very beautiful). The home looks a little bit like a waterfall itself, so it blends into the "surroundings" (the area around a place).

He is also famous for his "prairie house" designs of homes that seem to blend with the "prairies" (large, flat areas of land covered with grass) around Chicago. Prairie houses have low roofs, flat "skylines" (the line that one sees when looking at a building's roof against the sky), and "open floor plans" (a building interior with few walls and many large spaces).

Frank Lloyd Wright also designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The building has an unusual "spiral" (with circles of increasing size) design and on the inside it is a little bit like a "seashell" (the hard piece that many small oceanic animals live in for protection). Museum visitors can start at the top of the building and slowly walk down the spiral to see all the artwork.

In 1991, Frank Lloyd Wright was "honored" (awarded; recognized) as "the greatest American architect 'of all time' (ever)" by the American Institute of Architects.

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