Architects

The Story of Buildings

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We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them, go to school in them, and work in them. We're surrounded by buildings practically every moment of our lives! But why and how did people start making buildings? How did they learn to make them stronger, bigger, and more comfortable? And why did they start to decorate them in different ways?

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1060L
The Story of Buildings

Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)

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Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest of all American architects. He was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was destined to redesign the world, creating everything anew.

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Middle
High
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02:30
Frank Lloyd Wright

Architecture (1997)

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Build up your science with the “Architecture” show.

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Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Architecture