Modernism, the architectural ideal of bringing the outside in, was largely born in the early 1900s by architectural pioneers such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Joseph Leopold Eichler. His works of art inspired many young architects, including Eichler. Eichler took the style of Wright and expanded and modified it, helping bring modern style to the masses and shaping it into what we know today. Eichler was originally inspired by a Frank Lloyd Wright home he lived in for a brief period. While staying there, he fell in love with the home’s style, and sought to build new homes in a similar style. In doing so, he developed the distinctive style he came to be famous for: open, airy designs, with large windows, skylights, and his distinctive atrium. Frank
