99% Invisible: 247- Usonia the Beautiful

February 15, 2017 7:10 AM

Frank Lloyd Wright believed that the buildings we live in shape the kinds of people we become. His aim was nothing short of rebuilding the entire culture of the United States, changing the nation through its architecture. Central to that plan was a philosophy and associated building system he called Usonia.

This is part 2/2 in Avery Trufelman's Usonia series. Fanfare Post for Part 1

Episode page on 99pi.org

Bonus: Fueling Up at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Visionary Gas Station

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