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  Architecture | TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Futuristic architecture was an early 20th century form of architecture, characterized by long horizontal lines.
See also 1848 in architecture, 1849 other events of 1849, 1850 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
See also 1952 in architecture, 1953 other events of 1953, 1954 in architecture and the architecture timeline.
www.tutorgig.co.uk /encyclopedia/sencyclo.jsp?keywords=Architecture   (397 words)

  
 June 8 Birthdays: Frank Lloyd Wright
At a time when poured reinforced concrete and steel cantilevers were generally confined to commercial structures, Wright did pioneer work in integrating machine methods and materials into a true architectural expression.
He was the first architect in the United States to produce open planning in houses, in a break from the traditional closed volume, and to achieve a fluidity of interior space by his frequent elimination of confining walls between rooms.
Wright's architectural philosophy was expressed in his lectures and writings.
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