▁Through out ▁his ▁cre ative ▁work , ▁Wu ▁sought ▁to ▁integrate ▁the ▁Western ▁ent hr all ment ▁with ▁technology , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁rational ism ▁of ▁the ▁Bau haus , ▁with ▁Chinese ▁rom antic ism , ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁intr insic ▁cal ming ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁expressed ▁in ▁his ▁preference ▁for ▁the ▁warm th ▁of ▁organ ic ▁materials , ▁natural ▁light ▁and ▁pictures que ▁views . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War ▁ultimately ▁halt ed ▁the ▁project , ▁which ▁never ▁moved ▁beyond ▁the ▁design ▁phase . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁were ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁architect . ▁The ▁young ▁professor ' s ▁ideas ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁academic ▁community , ▁who ▁typically ▁possessed ▁more ▁open - mind ed ness ▁than ▁money . ▁Wu ▁designed ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁fin est ▁works , ▁re lying ▁on ▁architect ural ▁cre ativity ▁rather ▁than ▁large ▁bud gets ▁to ▁create ▁beauty . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁R ouse ▁house , ▁he ▁designed ▁the ▁cru c iform ▁Du P ont ▁House ▁with ▁its ▁interior ▁cour ty ard ; ▁a ▁virtual ▁one - room ▁house ▁raised ▁into ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁hill ▁for ▁Albert us ▁Magn us ▁College ▁professor ▁Dor othe a ▁Rud nick ; ▁a ▁small ▁brick ▁house ▁with ▁covered ▁pat io ▁that ▁neat ly ▁included ▁a ▁private ▁r ental ▁a partment ▁for ▁psych ologist ▁Maria ▁Rick ers ▁in ▁St or rs ; ▁and ▁an ▁un built ▁house ▁and ▁car port ▁that ▁presented ▁a ▁blank ▁fa