Frank Lloyd Wright Darwin D. Martin House

Frank Lloyd Wright Darwin D. Martin House

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT MODEL - Build a Frank Lloyd Wright architectural masterpiece with your own two hands with this Atom Brick model building set that is officially licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. DARWIN D. MARTIN HOUSE - The Darwin D. Martin House is a prime example of Frank Lloyd Wright�s Prairie House ideal, with strong horizontal lines and planes, deeply overhanging eaves, a central hearth, prominent foundation, and a sheltering, cantilevered roof. These details and more are vividly captured in this 1961 piece model. MODEL BUILDING FUN - Enjoy hours of family fun with this unique architectural model. A perfect activity for rainy days. A wonderful gift for Frank Lloyd Wright aficionado, architecture student, or lover of models and puzzles. ATOM BRICKS - Atom bricks are 3/4 size of standard building blocks, allowing for more detail in the design. Set includes 1,961 pieces. Finished size 14 1/2" wide x 3" high x 10 1/2" deep. Recommended for ages 14 and up. OTHER SETS AVAILABLE - Look for other Frank Lloyd Wright building model sets from Atom Brick including the Darwin D. Martin House, Taliesin West, and the Unity Temple, each sold separately. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House was built between 1903 and 1905 in the historic Parkside neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. This important Prairie School Home built for businessman Darwin D. Martin and was referred to as “the opus” by Wright himself. Prominent rectilinear lines of the architecture hug close to the prairie landscape. These hard edges are softened by the ground’s considerable gardens and plantings woven throughout property. Frank Lloyd Wright and Darwin D. Martin would build a life long friendship that would span 22 years and included other projects such as the Martin's summer home on Lake Erie, Graycliff, and the Blue-Sky Mausoleum that was never built. This The Atom Brick set highlights the Prairie Style design of the home and its site allowing the builder to understand the total layout of the house and highlights features unique to the property including the “T” shaped floor plan and extensive art glass windows. The Atom Brick was founded with the mission to provide an educational experience for an array of subjects found throughout the world by “building” them right before your eyes! The Atom Brick is 3/4 the size of “standard” building bricks. This size allows for more details to be represented in models while still allowing for ease of handling for builders.