Completed in 1958, the domed building is located on the campus of Florida Southern College, home to 13 Wright-designed buildings, the world’s largest single-site collection of the architect’s work
October 23, 2026 2:08 p.m.
The planetarium is in Florida Southern College's Polk County Science Building. Florida Southern College
Frank Lloyd Wright , one of America’s most famous and prolific architects, designed over 1,000 architectural works during his career. More than 500 were built, including countless houses, several churches , a few theaters and one planetarium.
That single planetarium opened its doors in 1960 in the Polk County Science Building on the campus of Florida Southern College , a hotspot of Wright architecture. When its projector died in 2004, the planetarium fell into dormancy for over two decades.…
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