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Johnson Wax Administration Building and Research Tower: Racine, Wisconsin, 1936 and 1944: Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture in Detail

Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative streamlined brick

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By Brian Carter (au); Peter Cook (ph); John Hewitt (il)
Year: 1998
Pages: 60
Binding Paperback
ISBN 714832820

Product Code: 1422391116

Description

Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative streamlined brick & glass Admin. Building & Research Tower, built for S C Johnson & Son, are landmarks in the history of both Amer. architect. & in building for the working environment. Wright was responsible for conceiving everything from the innovative structural system to the furniture. The phenomenal success of the building led S C Johnson & Son to employ Wright again to design the striking Research Tower. This remarkable addition, planned to house the lab’s. for industrial res. & product develop., was the tallest building Wright had built to that date. This book includes a lucid text; large-format color & b&w photos; a comprehensive set of technical drawings & working details; & a bibliography, & chronology of the building.

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