Frank Lloyd Wright's only built planetarium reopens after restoration
In short
- The restored 1950s-era building reopens at Florida Southern College.
- It keeps its original circular seating.
- It has a new digital projection system.
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The building is the only planetarium Wright designed and built, so its survival is a rare piece of architectural history. Restoring it keeps the original seating and form while adding modern projection. The source describes the reopening but gives no visitor figures.
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at florida southern college, the restored 1950s-era building reopens with its original circular seating and new digital projection system. The post stars return to frank lloyd wright’s only built planetarium after twenty years appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
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A famous building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright has been fixed up. It is a planetarium, a place where you can watch stars on a round ceiling. Now the stars are back after twenty years. Talk about it: what would you most like to see projected up on a planetarium ceiling?
