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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