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2. Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses - Wikipedia

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   The house is constructed from concrete block with horizontal board and batten siding. A row of windows just below the soffit make the chunky flat roof appear to float above the house. A carport attached to one corner of the house completes the design. [1] Prefab #2 Houses: Walter Rudin House – Madison, Wisconsin (1957)

3. Textile block house - Wikipedia

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   The textile block system is a unique structural building method created by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 1920s. While the details changed over time, the basic concept involves patterned concrete blocks reinforced by steel rods, created by pouring concrete mixture into molds, thus enabling the repetition of form.

4. Suspended structure - Wikipedia

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   An example of a catenary-shaped suspended structure is the Eero Saarinen designed Dulles International Airport. The roof of the structure is made up of suspension cable which stretches across angled concrete columns. In the design of Dulles airport, the floor, the columns and the roof all work together to allow the walls and ceiling to float. [6]

5. Don M Stromquist House - Wikipedia

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   The house is constructed using salmon-colored concrete blocks, steel beams, glass, and Philippine mahogany. In addition to the architectural elements, Wright also created plans for the furniture, creating a cohesive look throughout the house. The dining room table, for example, mirrors the grid pattern on the floor.

6. Cedric G. and Patricia Neils Boulter House - Wikipedia

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   Wright designed them a Usonian style house with a square module of 4 feet on a side. The house uses concrete block, with Douglas fir used as a structural wood.(Storrer, 407) The home is a split level, with the second floor (which has the first bathroom, the Master Bedroom and a study) overlooking the living room.

7. Wimpey no-fines house - Wikipedia

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   The Wimpey No-fines House was a construction method and series of house designs produced by the George Wimpey company and intended for mass-production of social housing for families, developed under the Ministry of Works post-World War II Emergency Factory Made programme. "No-fines" refers to the type of concrete used – concrete with no fine ...

8. Toufic H. Kalil House - Wikipedia

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   The Toufic H. Kalil House is a house museum in the North End neighborhood of Manchester, New Hampshire, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955. The Usonian Automatic design of this house allowed Wright to meet the requirements of Dr. Toufic and Mildred Kalil, a Lebanese professional couple.

9. Concrete Block House - Wikipedia

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   Concrete Block House may refer to: Concrete Block House (614 N. 4th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Maricopa County, ...