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===Architecture=== [[File:Taliesin Courtyard 02.jpg|thumb|[[Taliesin (studio)|Taliesin]] was the studio of architect [[Frank Lloyd Wright]].]] With the immigration of [[Nordic and Scandinavian Americans|northern Europeans]] into Wisconsin and the [[upper Midwest]], they brought the techniques of building [[Log house|log homes]] with them.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 27, 2016|title=The History of the American Log Home|url=https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-history-of-the-american-log-home/|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=Hankering for History|language=en-US|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190344/https://hankeringforhistory.com/the-history-of-the-american-log-home/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Milwaukee Art Museum]] is known for its Quadracci Pavilion created by Spanish architect [[Santiago Calatrava]]. The Quadracci Pavilion contains a movable, wing-like Burke ''[[brise soleil]]'' that opens up for a wingspan of {{convert|217|ft}} during the day, folding over the tall, arched structure at night or during inclement weather.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Museum |first=Milwaukee Art |title=Visit {{!}} Milwaukee Art Museum |url=https://mam.org/visit/ |access-date=November 5, 2024 |website=mam.org}}</ref> [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], an architect known as the pioneer of [[Prairie School]] architecture and the [[Usonia]]n home concept, was raised in Wisconsin. Wright's home and studio in the 20th century was at [[Taliesin (studio)|Taliesin]], south of [[Spring Green, Wisconsin]]. Taliesin and the Usonian [[Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House|Jacobs I House]] in Madison are listed as [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]s as part of "[[The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright]]".<ref name="whs"/> Other notable works of Wright in Wisconsin include the [[Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church]] in Wauwatosa, [[First Unitarian Society of Madison]], and [[Johnson Wax Headquarters]]. [[Monona Terrace]] in Madison, a convention center designed by Taliesin architect Anthony Puttnam, is based on a 1930s design by Wright.<ref>[http://www.purecontemporary.com/Interview/article/11 Pure Contemporary interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012181448/http://purecontemporary.com/Interview/article/11 |date=October 12, 2007 }} with Anthony Puttnam</ref>
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