The Johnson Wax Building

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Project Location

Racine, WI

Year of Completion

1939

Project Architect

Frank Lloyd Wright

Owner

S. C. Johnson & Son

Student Author

Ali Ward

Archived Year

2016

Climate

Humid Continental

Application

Exterior

Material and its Properties

Pyrex Glass Tubes

Other Sources

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Environmental Response

This material was used in the building to allow for maximum natural lighting, hoping to reduce the amount of electricity used in the building. The tubes however, proved to have little insulation and had to be reworked from the original design intention.

Recommended Citation

Wright, Frank Lloyd, "The Johnson Wax Building" (1939). Building Case Studies. 231.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/231