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Frank Lloyd Wright's mile high skyscraper proposal (2021)

by Christopher James Botham onverticality.com published 2021-02-16

Frank Lloyd Wright was an outspoken advocate for low-density cities without skyscrapers. With this in mind, it’s hard to believe the tower design pictured above came from Wright. It’s called The Illinois , and it was planned to be a mile (1,609 meters, or 5,280 feet) in height. That’s more than fou

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