Frank Lloyd Wright: Most Prominent Architects In The Twentieth Century

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Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the most prominent architects in the twentieth century, was very influential in the field of stained glass windows. He designed over 160 buildings containing many stained glass windows, of which almost 100 were built, which amounts to around 4,000 windows in total. Many of Wright’s houses had many windows, including the Dana and Martin houses with around 200, and the Little house with around 300. Wright also developed new styles of stained glass windows, including his Prairie windows and Playhouse windows. Wright originally struggled with windows, and he explained this, saying, "Often I used to gloat over the beautiful buildings I could build if only it were unnecessary to cut holes in them." However, the Prairie

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