Millard House

house, Pasadena, California, United States

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The Millard House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1923, is located in Pasadena, California. This residence exemplifies Wright's principles of organic architecture, integrating the building with its natural surroundings.1

Key features of the Millard House include:
* Materials: Constructed with concrete-block walls that were cast with decorative patterns.1
* Design Philosophy: It embodies Wright's concept of reducing the number of rooms, defining them with point supports, and closely associating buildings with their sites through extended planes parallel to the ground. The design also emphasizes the free flow of space and the exploitation of a material's nature.1
* Context: It is noted as a significant example of early 20th-century American architecture, reflecting a regional and modern aesthetic.1

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His Millard House at Pasadena, California (1923), exemplified many of these principles; its concrete-block walls were cast with decorative patterns. Taliesin East, Wright’s house near Spring Green, Wisconsin, went through a series of major rebuildings (1911, 1914, 1915, and 1925), and each fitted the site beautifully;…
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His Millard House at Pasadena, California (1923), exemplified many of these principles; its concrete-block walls were cast with decorative patterns. Taliesin East, Wright’s house near Spring Green, Wisconsin, went through a series of major rebuildings (1911, 1914, 1915, and 1925), and each fitted the site beautifully;…
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