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Usonian

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1. Usonian - Noun

2. Usonian - Adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to the United States of America.

This much was already evident in the opinions expressed by Usonian politicians and ideologues following the end of the War of 1898.

Of Frank Lloyd Wright's vision for a utopian United States.

The great Usonian Life, the universal life of our own true democracy.

Of or relating to a style of construction introduced by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Their residential design is strongly influenced by Prairie and Usonian architecture.

Pertaining to Usonia, New York, or similar Wrightian communities.

Okemos, Michigan, was to be the site of Wright's first Usonian community.

An inhabitant or citizen of the United States of America.

An inhabitant of the Wrightian community of Usonia, New York.

A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Usonian style.

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As in the Prairie Houses, Usonian living areas focused on the fireplace. Source: Internet

Intended to be highly practical houses for middle-class clients, and designed to be run without servants, Usonian houses often featured small kitchens — called "workspaces" by Wright — that adjoined the dining spaces. Source: Internet

Usonian houses most commonly featured flat roofs and were mostly constructed without basements, completing the excision of attics and basements from houses, a feat Wright had been attempting since the early 20th century. Source: Internet

Fewer than 60 of Wright's Usonian houses were built. Source: Internet

His Usonian homes set a new style for suburban design that was a feature of countless developers. Source: Internet

Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home, his unique vision for urban planning in the United States. Source: Internet

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