The John and Catherine Christian House, SAMARA

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Samara House located in West Rafael, Indiana, USA, is the greatest architect in the United States Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867-1959, also an interior designer, writer, educator) designed the house for the Christian couple of Purdue University professors in the 1950s, built in 1954-1956. Professor Christian was still living here when he visited, and his wife died, and Christian died on July 12, 2015. Christian, a professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at Purdue University, hopes to build a home near Purdue University that integrates with the natural environment and can often entertain students at home. The couple want Wright to design it for them. In 1950, Christian called Wright’s office, but he didn’t expect to speak directly to Wright. In the next few years, Wright and Christian repeatedly hooked up the design, and finally decided to use Samara, a wing fruit in the woods where the house was located, as a design concept, and this abstract shape appeared in many places such as skylights, wheelchairs, and living room carpets. The living room has a long sofa that can accommodate 50 people. The furniture, tableware, lamps, sheets and so on are all designed by Wright. This house built in the 1950s is still a model of a good life today after 60 years. Visits need to be booked by email first, and the tour fee is $10. On the day of the visit, there were kindergarten children visiting, and the atmosphere was very happy.