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Read the passage and answer the following question Considered the most influential architect of his time, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)was born in the small rural community of Richland Centre, Wisconsin. He entered the University of Wisconsin at the age of 15 as a special student, studying engineering because the school had no course in architecture. At the age of 20 he then went to work as a draughtsman in Chicago in order to learn the traditional, classical language of architecture. After marrying into a wealthy business family at the age of 21, Wright set up house in an exclusive neighbourhood in Chicago, and after a few years of working for a number of architectural firms, set up his own architectural office. For twenty years he brought up a family of six children upstairs, and ran a thriving architectural practice of twelve or so draughtsmen downstairs. Here, in an idyllic American suburb, with giant oaks, sprawling lawns, and no fences, Wright built some sixty rambling homes by the year 1900. He became the leader of a style known as the “Prairie” school - houses with low-pitched roofs and extended lines that blended into the landscape and typified his style of “organic architecture”. By the age of forty-one, in 1908, Wright had achieved extraordinary social and professional success. He gave countless lectures at major universities, and started his Taliesin Fellowship – a visionary social workshop in itself. In 1938 he appeared on the cover of Time magazine, and later, on a two cent stamp. The most spectacular buildings of his mature period were based on forms borrowed from nature, and the intentions were clearly romantic, poetic, and intensely personal. Examples of these buildings are Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel (1915-22: demolished 1968), and New York City’s Guggenheim Museum (completed 1959). He continued working until his death in 1959, at the age of 92, although in his later years, he spent as much time giving interviews and being a celebrity, as he did in designing buildings. Wright can be considered an essentially idiosyncratic architect whose influence was immense but whose pupils were few.
With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?
The development of modern architecture in America
The contributions of the “Prairie” School to modern architecture
The life and achievements of a famous architect
The influence of the style of “organic architecture” in America
Let's go through the options:
- Option 1: The development of modern architecture in America
This isn't the main focus. The passage is primarily about one architect, not the broader field of architecture.
- Option 2: The contributions of the “Prairie” School to modern architecture
This is part of the passage but not the main focus. The Prairie School is mentioned as one of Wright's achievements.
- Option 3: The life and achievements of a famous architect
This is the correct answer. The passage details Frank Lloyd Wright’s life, work, and achievements.
- Option 4: The influence of the style of “organic architecture” in America
While the passage mentions organic architecture, it is not the primary subject.
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