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Johnson Wax Tower Frank Lloyd-Wright
The exterior walls are non-load bearing and were constructed using red brick. Other materials used in the construction of the…
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‧‧‧ One of 6088The exterior walls are non-load bearing and were constructed using red brick. Other materials used in the construction of the Johnson Wax Building included red Kasota sandstone and reinforced concrete with cold drawn mesh used for the reinforcement. He also designed over 200 different shapes of bricks that can be found in the building. The earthy colors he used including his signature Cherokee Red color were typical of Wright’s work at the time’.
Designed by AFrank Lloyd Wright for the company’s president, Herbert F. “Hib” Johnson, the building was constructed from 1936 to 1939.
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