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Why Is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Sitting Empty?

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

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The Legacy and Challenges of Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower

This chapter examines Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper, the Price Tower, originally designed for Manhattan but built in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It highlights Wright's philosophy of organic architecture, the tower's design and historical challenges, and its current state of emptiness.

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