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Wright’s new style of building sparked the modernization of architecture throughout the United States. When Wright started being recognized as an innovative architect, he founded a school for aspiring architects in his Wisconsin home, Taliesin. He often thought of this school as a way to get work done for free. He taught his students the fundamentals of architecture, and the school kept him out of major debt. When the Great Depression hit, most people were not looking to buy a house, much less a designer one. As he was already heavily in debt, Wright sought out new places to build, and eventually went to Europe. He had several buildings constructed there, and some of his designs were built in Tokyo, Japan. When the depression was over, he returned to the United States. Wright originally designed homes in the Midwest, often in Chicago or suburbs of Chicago. His effect on architecture started in the Midwest and slowly spread across the United States and even into other countries. Ultimately, his designs were built in 36 states, Canada, and Japan. Many of his early domestic works were built in Illinois, where Wright lived at the time. Some of the domestic works he is best known for are the Robie House, Falling Water, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio.