Английский язык. 11 класс (О. В. Афанасьева и др.)

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Style has dominated architecture until very recently. This style resulted 
in numerous office buildings, apartment complexes, hospitals and hotels 
that look like almost identical glass boxes all over the world.
Not all contemporary architects agree with the principles of modern 
International Style and most of their buildings are instantly recognizable 
in their individuality, as were the great buildings of the past.
One of such architects, an American named Frank Lloyd Wright, 
designed quite a number of original buildings, among which is the famous 
Kaufmann House “Fallingwater”. To integrate the house with its setting, 
the roofs and terraces of it were built over the waterfall. Thus the house 
actually looks like a part of the waterfall. Another famous building 
by Frank Lloyd Wright is Civic Centre in San Rafael, California. The 
rounded forms of the building repeat the shapes and the rhythm of the 
hills around it.
Wright has become one of the most influential 
figures in modern 
architecture. He called his style “organic architecture”, meaning that 
his style was based on natural forms: trees, seashells, snails, etc. His 
buildings were clearly romantic, poetic, and intensely personal. At his 
death in 1959, he left a lot of completed buildings of great beauty, some 
writings on architecture and a number of disciples. His influence on both 
sides of the Atlantic was great.

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