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First Christian Church

In 1949 the president of Phoenix’s Southwest Christian Seminary commissioned Wright to design a Classical University.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Though Wright conceived of Community Christian Church as “the church of the future,” financial considerations, wartime material shortages, and restrictive building codes forced him to abandon many of his original visions for the space.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Blue Sky Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery

Wright designed Blue Sky Mausoleum at the request of Darwin D. Martin, the secretary of the Larkin Soap Company (Wright’s first public commission) and Wright’s longtime friend.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Beth Sholom Synagogue Preservation Foundation

Each element of Wright’s only synagogue was carefully designed with a contemporary approach to Jewish faith, history and religious practice.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Wright’s design for the structure he affectionately termed “a little St. Sophia” is defined by the symbols of the Greek Orthodox faith (it is essentially a Greek cross inscribed  in a circle), but it is a marked departure from traditional Byzantine church architecture.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

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