Eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings nominated to the UNESCO World Heritage List, a first for the US


A collection of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings have been nominated by the United States to the World Heritage List. Submitted by the National Park Service, the nomination will be reviewed by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in July of 2019.

Widely considered one of the greatest American architects of the 20th century, the considered buildings include his recently restored Unity Temple in Oak Park, the Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, Taliesin and Taliesin West, and the defining Fallingwater. The Guggenheim Museum building, the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House in Wisconsin, and the Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago are also among those nominated.

The collection of buildings are the first examples of modern architecture to be nominated by the US for world heritage status. The proposal was originally submitted in 2015, but has been revised in accordance with the Committee’s request, which also noted Wright's global importance and "outstanding universal value." Among the chang...

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