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 Solomon R. Guggenheim Memorial Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright, (New York, New York); 1943 - 1959; Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and The Chicago School Swelling out towards the city of Manhattan, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was the last major project designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright between 1943 until it opened to the public in 1959, six months after his death, making it one of his longest works in creation along with one of his most popular projects. Completely contrasting the strict Manhattan city grid, the organic curves of the museum are a familiar landmark for tourists and neighbors. The Building Walking inside, a visitor's first intake is a huge atrium, rising 92' in height to an expansive glass dome. Along the sides of this atrium is a continuous ramp uncoiling upwards six stories for more than one-quarter of a mile, allowing for one floor to flow into another. The ramp also creates a procession in which ...

 Fisher Fine Arts Library (Furness Library) of University of Pennsylvania , Frank Furness, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); 1888-1890; 18 th -19 th Century Architecture in America Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , in Philadelphia (PA) is the oldest art academy and museum in the United States, founded 1805. Specializing in American painting and sculpture of the 18th to the 20th century, the Academy’s Art Museum was built between 1872 and 1876 according to designs by architect Frank Furness. The building’s architectural style is high Victorian. For its centennial year (1976), which coincided with the U.S. Bicentennial, the museum underwent a complete renovation. A 12,000-volume library of art history focuses primarily on American painting and sculpture. The Building Located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, this historic library, built from red sandstone and brownstone, was designed to...

COLLEGIATE GOTHIC- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Collegiate Gothic is a modern time form of Gothic Revival design, mostly applied in Canada and America. It became popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s in high schools and historic, wealthy colleges. The inspiration comes from old European Gothic buildings and mimics styles elements of the Gothic just for show without function. It has a purpose of implying history although the outside ornament was for show and not aged throughout the years. In 1924 Princeton University Chapel began construction after the original one burned to the ground, the chapel seats close to 2,000 people and was built approximately 200 years after Gothic style architecture faded out of style. It finished construction in 1928 and has had several renovations since, including one in 2002 which cost the institution $10 million.  Although this building was constructed for modern needs, the Gothic style predominates all, it is picturesque and dramatic. This build...