What We're Hearing: Frank Lloyd Wright houses shortlisted for World Heritage status

From top: Fallingwater, Frederick Robie House, Hollyhock House

Eleven buildings designed by modernist architect Frank Lloyd Wright are being considered by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for World Heritage status. Despite being many miles apart, the nominated designs are being considered as a single entry. They include: Fallingwater in Pennsylvania; Frederick Robie House in Chicago; Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, and Jacobs House, Taliesin and Taliesin West, all in Wisconsin. The U.S. Department of Interior recommended Wright’s work on the basis of its creative contribution to twentieth-century architecture.

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