Nine data on Casa Ennis, the tribute to Mesoamerica by Frank Lloyd Wright

Casa Ennis, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's peak works.

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When we talk about the architecture of the twentieth century, it will undoubtedly mention Frank Lloyd Wrightconsidered by the American Institute of Architects as «the largest American architect of all time» and whose architectural style is unique and unrepeatable. So it is, in 2019 a handful of his works, among which the Guggenheim Museum New York, the Cascade housethe Robie house and the Unity Templethey were called World Heritage by UNESCO.

The American architect had a prolific career, with more than 500 constructions signed with his name.

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During the first decade of the twentieth century, Wright had already established its own and highly recognizable style, the famous Prairie Style Houses. However, for the 1920s and in search of innovation in construction systems and architectural styles, Wright designed a prefabricated blocks of “textile” concrete blocks, which he used in different projects in Los Angeles such as the Millard house, the Freeman house and, of course, the Ennis houseemblematic project of the architect and of which we will give you some data that you might not know: