Frank Lloyd Wright's Baghdad SANTA MONICA, CA (KCRW) - It is widely reported that in the so-called Arab street, America and the West are regarded as a hostile force intent on destroying Islamic culture. One path to reversing that perception could lie in drawings of America's greatest architect. Architect-historian Mina Marefat, Rockefeller Scholar at the Library of Congress, says Frank Lloyd Wright's grand vision for the city of Baghdad was designed to honor its cultural and historic past. © Copyright 2012, KCRW