The Johnson Building

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Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. The Johnson Wax Building, which houses offices and a research laboratory, is numbered amongst his masterpieces. Located in Racine, Wisconsin, the Johnson Building is an example of a streamlined modern architectural design. The Great Workroom has no internal walls and its ceiling is held up with "mushroom" columns tapering to narrow points. Curved bricks make up the building exterior and Pyrex glass tubing lets light into the building through the several opaque layers. Columns initially did not meet building codes and it was hard to seal roof glass tubing to prevent leaking. In spite of these problems, Johnson was extremely pleased with the design. In 1944, he commissioned Wright to design the Research Tower that became a company symbol.

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