Project Name
The Johnson Wax Building
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Project Location
Racine, WI
Year of Completion
1939
Archived Year
2016
Climate
Humid Continental
Application
Exterior
Material and its Properties
Pyrex Glass Tubes
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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
Owner
S. C. Johnson & Son