2024-12-21T23:10:30-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150334884/three-unbuilt-frank-lloyd-wright-skyscraper-projects-brought-to-life-by-3d-imagery Niall Patrick Walsh 2023-01-09T12:40:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d4/d446d877a6490e7f355c07269cf9f178.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Three unbuilt projects by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4673/frank-lloyd-wright" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> have been recreated in 3D renderings by Spanish architect David Romero. Images of the high-rise schemes, located in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4611/chicago" target="_blank">Chicago</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/35048/washington-dc" target="_blank">Washington D.C.</a>, have been published in the latest edition of the <em>Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly</em>, a hard-copy magazine of the <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/57479141/the-frank-lloyd-wright-foundation" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation</a>.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aa/aac9f9e567d4075fa458ced9c5adff06.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aa/aac9f9e567d4075fa458ced9c5adff06.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Illinois. Image credit: David Romero via The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation</figcaption></figure><p>The tallest of the three, 'The Illinois,' remains one of Wright&rsquo;s most famous unbuilt works. The mile-high skyscraper was unveiled by Wright in 1956 and would have stood four times taller than the world&rsquo;s then-largest building. "The Empire State Building would be a mouse by comparison," Wright boasted at the time.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/759d3b7262f3886feae910f0ae4deec0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/759d3b7262f3886feae910f0ae4deec0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Illinois. Image credit: David Romero via The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation</figcaption></figure><p>The 528-story, 18 million-square-foot concept would have accommodated 100,000 people. Four major highways, along with rail lines and a heliport, would provide access to the building, with docking s...</p>