Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, And Louis Khan

In the field of Architecture, it takes not only talent, but creative vision to create works that stand the test of time in the collective imagination of the world. Three architects that accomplished just that were Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Khan.

If any architect is credited with pioneering modern design, it is undoubtedly Frank Lloyd Wright. Indeed, his sense of intricacy combined with an innovative style places him among the ranks of the most accomplished architects of the twentieth century. Interestingly, Wright began his architectural career in industrial work, but found his true calling in residential buildings. It was in contemplation of these residential buildings that he conceived of the idea of "organic architecture," or the idea that a building should develop out of its natural surroundings.

To be sure, if Wright despised anything, it was the common "neoclassic/Victorian"...
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