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The paper discusses how Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural designs were reflections of societal changes and progressive movements in both technology and society itself. The paper discusses the changing gender roles in particular that greatly influenced Wright's evolution of new designs.

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"Frank Lloyd Wright is often regarded as the defining architect of the last two centuries. He is still regarded today as the most famous and influential American architect in modern history. Many of his designs still continue to influence traditional thinking today and entirely revolutionized the field of architecture. His influence and his subsequent designs were not made blindly, but were reflections of societal changes and progressive movements in both technology and society itself. Wright's special talent was in developing a key understanding of the shifting needs of individuals and families. He was able to translate these needs to redefining architecture as a genre to fit the changing tastes and needs of individuals."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Hart, Spencer. Frank Lloyd Wright: An Evolving Architecture. Greenwich:Barnes & Noble, 1993.
• Brendan Gill, Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright, William Heinemann, 1998
• Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Taschen, 2003
• Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright: Master Builder, Thames & Hudson, 1997
• Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright - The Masterworks, Rizzoli International, 1993

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