Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff House

Sansui Shakkei in New York

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https://doi.org/10.62161/sauc.v11.6151

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Frank Lloyd Wright, Fenollosa, Conder, Landscape, Shakkei, Prairie Houses, Usonian Houses

Abstract

Wright's Eastern culture, ingrained through his prints and Japan's travels, emerges singularly during a time of personal, professional, and financial crisis in the Graycliff House summer residence (1926-1929). The treatment of its exterior spaces relies on the application of the concept of borrowed landscape, or Shakkei, researched by Fenollosa and Conder at the dawn of the new 20th century. This marked the beginning of the transition from Prairie Houses to Usonian Houses, seeking a natural representation, integral to the site, the environment, and the lives of its inhabitants.

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2025-11-29

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Sola Alonso, J. R. (2025). Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff House : Sansui Shakkei in New York. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 11(7). https://doi.org/10.62161/sauc.v11.6151

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Vol. 11 No. 7 (2025): Special Issue: Smart City World Congress

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