Prairie School

プレーリー・スクール / 1893–1920s / Style / Modern Architecture

An architecture of the horizontal line answering the midwestern prairie: deep eaves, ribbon windows, low roofs and continuous interiors — the first American modern house independent of imported European styles.

Emphasized horizontals / Deep overhanging eaves / Ribbon windows / Low-slung roofs

Prairie School — ライト ロビー邸 1910（CC BY 4.0）Prairie School — ロビー邸の水平線（CC BY 4.0）
ライト ロビー邸 1910（CC BY 4.0） ／ ロビー邸の水平線（CC BY 4.0）

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