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Thetwomajorwri.ngsin1stdecadeof20thcentury

“IntheCauseofArchitecture”wri>enforArchitectural Record , March1908“WasmuthPorEolio”publishedworks/drawingsbyErnstWasmuth,1910

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Simplicity‐nomorethan3roomsonmainfloor‐fenestra.onsareintegralpartsofstructure‐nodécor‐furnitureandfixturesdesignedaspartofschemeSite‐influencesen.rebuilding:

layoutForm(Prairie:horizontal,low‐profile)materialscolorsorganic

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Siteinfluencescolors,material,andfinishesdirectly

Materialsshouldfitthesiteandbeintheirnaturalstate‐brickandrakingthemortar‐woodisstained,novarnish‐plasterisleYnaturalcolor

Colorsshouldmatchthesite‐complimentary‐fromtheearth,matchtheearth‐warm,soY,op.mis.ccolors

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PRAIRIESTYLE‐RobieHouseisfinestexample‐HorizontalLines,materials,site,etc.Shouldbeasmanystylesastherearepeopleandindividuals‐Allhousesbuildforindividuals,hencetheirnames

Character‐Characterinsureslongevityofbuilding‐RobieHouses.llstandsandwasrecovered,obvioussignofcharacter

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Beauty‐Vitruviouswaswrong,beautyisnotinordersormeasurement‐Beautyisfoundinnature,flowerStyle‐alreadydiscussedRoleofArchitect‐moreoYenthannot,theclientisignorant‐individuality‐totaldesign

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Wright’stheory,simplifiedtothecore,reliesonabalanceoffourelements,simplicity,nature,originality,andfirmness.Insteadofanypartbeingmoreimportantthantheother,likeprevioustheorists.Allarerequiredforthebuildingtobesuccessful.

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