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Portable Network Graphic  |  1994-11-15  |  15KB  |  502x410  |  4-bit (14 colors)
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OCR: Wright used the grid or "unit systen, as he preferred to call it This simple device prov ieed astructure to uuify the parts iuto alarger whole The reasous for Wright's fascination with this ordering device may stem from his exposure the "unit line system of Froebel blocks Through the coustant reliauce ou grids or "unit systen structuring device Wright incorporates both compositional aud thematic order within the heart o his desigu process The grid becomes au armature 0 framework for experimentation with both the relatiouships betweeu building elemeuts and the expression their common aesthetic Wright's attitude toward the ui system was similar Corbusier' attitude his modular grid, thatis not asa formula for design but as a coutext within which to pose questions from Frank Lloyd Wright: Betw ...