Frank Lloyd Wright's Only Planetarium Restored in Florida
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In short
- The domed planetarium was completed in 1958 on the Florida Southern College campus.
- The campus holds 13 Wright-designed buildings, the world's largest single-site collection of his work.
- The building has recently been restored to its former glory.
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The planetarium is the only one Frank Lloyd Wright designed. Its restoration keeps a piece of mid-century architecture in use on a campus that already holds the largest single-site collection of his buildings.
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Completed in 1958, the domed building is located on the campus of Florida Southern College, home to 13 Wright-designed buildings, the world's largest single-site collection of the architect's work
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A famous architect named Frank Lloyd Wright designed a special dome building in Florida. It was built in 1958 so people could look up at the stars. Now it has been fixed up so it looks the way it did long ago. What is your favourite thing to look at in the night sky?
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