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The Usonian house was Wright's attempt to fulfill the Jeffersonian ideal that land and home ownership were the birthright of all Americans, Wright's goal was to create well-designed, efficient homes for the American middle class. "Usonia" was derived from "USA" and signified in Wright's mind the America of the future. Technological innovation was important and exploited, hence my typewriter (typeWRIGHTer!!) reference...(Perhaps a bit of a stretch, I concede... ;) ) Gehry's model/proposal for a Bilbao-like Guggenheim waterfront museum for downtown NY was at the Guggenheim awhile ago. It's almost certainly still there--they are trying to raise the tons of money the massive project will cost.
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If you look back at the Sears-Roebuck "mail-order homes" that were available to folks in the 30's, 40's and 50's, you can see some available plans that mimic FLW's architecture's strong horizontality and bold roof overhangs. No denying Wright's influence on American design, that's fer sure.
FReegards...MUD