SC Johnson Wax Headquarters, Wisconsin (1939)*

Artist/Designer: Frank Lloyd Wright

Project Location: United States

Figure 1: Building exterior, Frank Lloyd Wright, SC Johnson Wax Headquarters, Wisconsin, USA, 1939 ( Source | Photographer: Flickr – User: catasterist )

Figure 2: Door detail, Frank Lloyd Wright, SC Johnson Wax Headquarters, Wisconsin, USA, 1939 ( Source | Photographer: Flickr – User: catasterist )

Figure 3: Ceiling Detail, Frank Lloyd Wright, SC Johnson Wax Headquarters, Wisconsin, USA, 1939 ( Source | Photographer: Rafael A Garcia )

Figure 4: Open Office, Frank Lloyd Wright, SC Johnson Wax Headquarters, Wisconsin, USA, 1939 ( Source | Photographer: Rafael A Garcia )

Figure 5: Roof Design, Frank Lloyd Wright, SC Johnson Wax Headquarters, Wisconsin, USA, 1939 ( Source | Photographer: Flickr – User: catasterist )

Figure 6: Atrium Detail, Frank Lloyd Wright, SC Johnson Wax Headquarters, Wisconsin, USA, 1939 ( Source | Photographer: Rafael A Garcia )

Style/Period(s):
Modern, Prairie

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Concrete, Brick

Function(s):
Workplace

Related Website(s):

S.C. Johnson Administrative Complex

AD Classics: S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building / Frank Lloyd Wright

Designed to Inspire: SC Johnson’s Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Administration Building

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1936, 1939

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867-1959: Building for Democracy. Köln,: Taschen, 2015.

Lipman, Jonathan, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Buildings. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2003.

Siry, Joseph M. "Frank Lloyd Wright's Innovative Approach to Environmental Control in His Buildings for the S. C. Johnson Company." Construction History 28, no. 1 (2013): 141-64. www.jstor.org/stable/43856032.

Building Address:
1525 Howe St, Racine, WI 53403

Significant Dates:
Construction: 1936-1939

Supporting Staff/ Designers:
N/A

Tags:
Workplace, Frank Llyod Wright, Prarie Style, Modern, Cherokee Brick.

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