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===Architecture=== [[File:Fallingwater3.jpg|alt=A modernist-style house in the woods, with a terrace over a waterfall|thumb|Rand's descriptions of Roark's buildings were inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, such as [[Fallingwater]]]] Rand chose the profession of architecture as the background for her novel, although she knew nothing about the field beforehand.<ref name="Berliner58">Berliner, Michael S. "Howard Roark and Frank Lloyd Wright". In {{harvnb|Mayhew|2006|p=58}}</ref> As a field that combines art, technology, and business, it allowed her to illustrate her primary themes in multiple areas.<ref>{{harvnb|Den Uyl|1999|p=30}}</ref> Rand later wrote that architects provide "both art and a basic need of men's survival".<ref name="Berliner58"/> In a speech to a chapter of the [[American Institute of Architects]], Rand drew a connection between architecture and individualism, saying time periods that had improvements in architecture were also those that had more freedom for the individual.<ref>Ralston, Richard E. "Publishing ''The Fountainhead''". In {{harvnb|Mayhew|2006|p=58}}</ref> Roark's modernist approach to architecture is contrasted with that of most of the other architects in the novel. In the opening chapter, the dean of his architecture school tells Roark that the best architecture must copy the past rather than innovate or improve.<ref>Boeckmann, Tore. "Rand's Literary Romanticism". In {{harvnb|Gotthelf|Salmieri|2016|p=427}}</ref> Roark repeatedly loses jobs with architectural firms and commissions from clients because he is unwilling to copy conventional architectural styles. In contrast, Keating's mimicry of convention brings him top honors in school and an immediate job offer.<ref>Boeckmann, Tore. "''The Fountainhead'' as a Romantic Novel". In {{harvnb|Mayhew|2006|pp=130β131}}</ref> The same conflict between innovation and tradition is reflected in the career of Roark's mentor, Henry Cameron.<ref>Cox, Stephen D. "[https://www.atlassociety.org/post/the-literary-achievement-of-the-fountainhead The Literary Achievement of ''The Fountainhead'']". In {{harvnb|Thomas|2005|p=46}}</ref>
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