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Posted on January 15, 2020January 8, 2020 by Tommy O'Donnell

Crystal City and The Plan for Greater Baghdad: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Urban Planning

Frank Lloyd Wright's design for the Crescent Opera House, the central feature of the Plan for Greater Baghdad. Credit: James Vaughan on Flickr

In the years after creating Broadacre City, Frank Lloyd Wright had a handful of chances to plan real urban environments. Few of these projects were ever built. Two of the biggest, though, provide a window into the changing urban ideas of one of the most influential modern architects. Read more

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