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ARCHITECTURE Frank Lloyd Wright. Fallingwater Many of Wright’s structures: Are inspired by nature Blend with their surroundings.

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1 ARCHITECTURE Frank Lloyd Wright

2 Fallingwater

3 Many of Wright’s structures: Are inspired by nature Blend with their surroundings

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8 Frank Lloyd Wright is the role model of a visionary. The skills he used, such as experimentation, communication, technology, and creativity, will always mark the future.

9 Like Father, Like Son… Well, Almost Wright’s son invented which popular children’s toy? Why was it given its name?

10 Other Architectural Elements

11 COLUMNS Doric Ionic Corinthian Doric columns have a plain curved capital and no base. Ionic columns have elegant scrolls at the ends of their capital. Corinthian columns are very fancy with leaves and flowers used as ornaments.

12 ART STYLES

13 Parts of a House

14 And don’t forget about those flying buttresses! What is a flying buttress, you ask?

15 Notre Dame… and its famous flying buttresses

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