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Prairie schoolGroup of architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright, who created low-lying “prairie houses” in the U.S. Midwest c. 1900–17. Prairie houses were generally built of brick, wood, and plaster, with stucco walls and bands of casement windows. The Prairie architects emphasized horizontal lines by using low roofs with wide, projecting eaves. They discarded elaborate floor plans and detailing for flowing internal spaces organized around a central fireplace or hearth. The resulting low, spreading structures are characterized by light, crossing volumes and spaces; they reach out to nature, not to other buildings. Other architects working in the style included George Grant Elmslie (1871–1952) and Barry Byrne (1883–1967). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For example, Illinois' Indian Prairie School District provides Mapquest-generated driving directions to each of its more than 30 schools. Gail McKinzie, superintendent, Indian Prairie School District, Naperville, Ill. Judy Freedman, a social worker at the Prairie School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, says that students-- and adults--often pick on others to make themselves feel better. |
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