Frank Lloyd Wright’s only built planetarium reopens after two decades

For more than two decades, the stars inside a remarkable Frank Lloyd Wright creation had largely gone dark. Now, the universe is once again unfolding beneath its distinctive dome. Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, has reopened Wright’s only built planetarium following a multiphase restoration, bringing a rare piece of architectural and scientific history back into active use, states an online report by West Orlando News.A Wright design unlike any otherAccording to West Orlando News, located inside the Polk Science Building, the planetarium is part of Florida Southern College’s extraordinary collection of 13 structures designed by Wright. The campus holds the largest single-site collection of Wright architecture anywhere in the world.The report states that the planetarium occupies a special place within that collection. Wright had spent decades considering the idea of designing a planetarium before incorporating one into his plans for the science building.