Prairie School
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Prairie School was an early 20th-century American architectural style, exemplified by Frank Lloyd Wright, characterized by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs, and integration with the surrounding landscape.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie School architecture | 2 |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School architecture | 1 |
| Prairie School architects | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architectural movement
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architectural style ⓘ |
| architecturalStylePeriod | Modern architecture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declinePeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| designGoal |
create an indigenous North American architecture
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express the flat, expansive Midwestern prairie landscape ⓘ |
| emphasizes | continuity between interior and exterior spaces ⓘ |
| floruit | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
art glass windows
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bands of windows ⓘ broad overhanging eaves ⓘ built-in furniture and cabinetry ⓘ casement windows ⓘ central hearth or fireplace ⓘ centralized mass with extending wings ⓘ emphasis on craftsmanship ⓘ flat or hipped roofs ⓘ horizontal emphasis in exterior design ⓘ integration with surrounding landscape ⓘ low, sheltering roofs ⓘ low-pitched roofs ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ open floor plans ⓘ projecting terraces and balconies ⓘ strong horizontal lines ⓘ strongly defined geometric forms ⓘ use of natural materials ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Modern architecture
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surface form:
Modernist architecture
Organic architecture ⓘ Usonian houses ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arts and Crafts movement
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Chicago School architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago School (architecture)
Japanese architecture ⓘ |
| notableProponent |
Dwight H. Perkins
NERFINISHED
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Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ George Grant Elmslie ⓘ Louis Sullivan ⓘ Marion Mahony Griffin ⓘ Walter Burley Griffin ⓘ William Eugene Drummond ⓘ William Gray Purcell ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dana–Thomas House
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Gamble House (Chicago area Prairie example, not Pasadena Greene & Greene) ⓘ Robie House ⓘ Unity Temple ⓘ Willits House ⓘ |
| opposedTo | historical revival styles ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Organic architecture
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Usonian houses ⓘ
surface form:
Usonian architecture
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| typicalLocation |
Chicago metropolitan area
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surface form:
Chicago region
Midwestern United States ⓘ Oak Park, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
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Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School architecture
this entity surface form:
Prairie School architecture
subject surface form:
Glessner House
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Prairie School architects
this entity surface form:
Prairie School architecture