The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site

Official name

The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright | UNESCO

Country

United States | Map

Continent

North America

Location

39.9055° Lat, -79.4664° Lon | Map

Code

1496

Time Zone

America/New_York (EST, -0500)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2019. The property consists of eight buildings in the United States designed by the architect during the first half of the 20th century. These include well known designs such as Fallingwater (Mill Run, Pennsylvania) and the Guggenheim Museum (New York). All the buildings reflect the ‘organic architecture’ developed by Wright, which includes an open plan, a blurring of the boundaries between exterior and interior and the unprecedented use of materials such as steel and concrete. Each of these buildings offers innovative solutions to the needs for housing, worship, work or leisure. Wright's work from this period had a strong impact on the development of modern architecture in Europe.