Collection by Allie Weiss

Iconic Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings

Ten buildings by the architectural legend were nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The group contains the first works of modern architecture to be nominated by the U.S.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1943, New York, New York). The museum, with its sweeping spiral staircase, is an international icon.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1943, New York, New York). The museum, with its sweeping spiral staircase, is an international icon.
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House (1936, Madison, Wisconsin). This brick and wood abode, built affordably for a family, is an example of indoor-outdoor living—a wall of full-height glazed doors open onto a terrace.
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House (1936, Madison, Wisconsin). This brick and wood abode, built affordably for a family, is an example of indoor-outdoor living—a wall of full-height glazed doors open onto a terrace.
Hollyhock House (1918, Los Angeles, California). This residence, the architect's first commission in Southern California, revolves around a central patio and contains multiple rooftop terraces.
Hollyhock House (1918, Los Angeles, California). This residence, the architect's first commission in Southern California, revolves around a central patio and contains multiple rooftop terraces.
Marin County Civic Center (1957, San Rafael, California). Wright's design for the Marin County Civic Center blends into the surrounding hills, and even bridges over two with a series of arches.
Marin County Civic Center (1957, San Rafael, California). Wright's design for the Marin County Civic Center blends into the surrounding hills, and even bridges over two with a series of arches.
Price Tower (1952, Bartlesville, Oklahoma). This design is Wright's only realized skyscraper. Its distinctive facade features patinated copper cladding and sun louvers.
Price Tower (1952, Bartlesville, Oklahoma). This design is Wright's only realized skyscraper. Its distinctive facade features patinated copper cladding and sun louvers.
Frederick C. Robie House (1908, Chicago, Illinois). This house established a new concept for open-plan living that no longer relied on walls to designate interior spaces.
Frederick C. Robie House (1908, Chicago, Illinois). This house established a new concept for open-plan living that no longer relied on walls to designate interior spaces.
Wright's home and studio, rebuilt after two fires, is a peaceful retreat that demonstrates the architect's graceful merging of architecture and landscape.
Wright's home and studio, rebuilt after two fires, is a peaceful retreat that demonstrates the architect's graceful merging of architecture and landscape.
Unity Temple (1905, Oak Park, Illinois). This structure was one of the first public buildings to be made with affordable, poured-in-place reinforced concrete.
Unity Temple (1905, Oak Park, Illinois). This structure was one of the first public buildings to be made with affordable, poured-in-place reinforced concrete.
Taliesin West (1938, Scottsdale, Arizona). Wright experimented with architectural techniques on his winter home and studio over the course of two decades. He developed a stone masonry out of boulders and rocks found around the site. The property houses the offices of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation; the resident staff and students who live and work at Taliesin and Taliesin West; and the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.
Taliesin West (1938, Scottsdale, Arizona). Wright experimented with architectural techniques on his winter home and studio over the course of two decades. He developed a stone masonry out of boulders and rocks found around the site. The property houses the offices of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation; the resident staff and students who live and work at Taliesin and Taliesin West; and the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.