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re: Anyone else not a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright?
Posted on 3/7/20 at 6:26 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 3/7/20 at 6:26 pm to DavidTheGnome
I disagree. I “collect” unique houses. I moved a lot as a kid. My dad was in the military and in various residency programs. I never imprinted on a “home” so to speak. I buy and sell older, architecturally interesting homes every 5-10 years. I would love to own a FLW or Philip Johnson home for a few years. There is a web page listing many of the FLW homes that are for sale - savewright.org
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Posted on 3/7/20 at 6:39 pm to DavidTheGnome
I have always leaned to contemporary design, so there are very few things from FLW that I do not like. He was so far ahead of the time. History has proven that his architecture survives generations.
Posted on 3/7/20 at 6:54 pm to tigernnola
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I have always leaned to contemporary design, so there are very few things from FLW that I do not like. He was so far ahead of the time. History has proven that his architecture survives generations.
The Prairie style from around 1910 look surprisingly modern today. Pretty amazing.
I'd love to have a Wright Prairie.
Interestingly, the art glass removed from some of those homes has sold for more than the entire house.
Nice video documentary I'm watching now;
LINK
Posted on 3/7/20 at 7:07 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 3/7/20 at 7:10 pm to tkeefer
quote:Are they back together? I love "You Aint Seen Nuthin Yet"
Bachman-Wilson House
Posted on 3/7/20 at 8:28 pm to BuckyCheese
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Nice video documentary I'm watching now;
LINK
Thanks, watching now also
Posted on 3/7/20 at 9:19 pm to DavidTheGnome
Here's one on Fallingwater with Kaufman Jr. (His father had the house built) talking about Wright and the construction of the house during the Depression. Even has some old family movies from what I have seen to far. Including construction. Shows them using wheelbarrows to pour the concrete foundations/walls.
LINK
eta-Gives firsthand information on how he did the initial design of the house in 2 hours.
LINK
eta-Gives firsthand information on how he did the initial design of the house in 2 hours.
This post was edited on 3/7/20 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 3/7/20 at 9:36 pm to DavidTheGnome
You be sure to tell him that next time you see him.
PS Thanks for the pics.
PS Thanks for the pics.
This post was edited on 3/7/20 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 3/7/20 at 9:44 pm to DavidTheGnome
I like his aesthetic, but flat roofs are a disaster.
Posted on 3/7/20 at 11:46 pm to Luke
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Beautiful home.
I mean everyone’s tastes are different but that house just reminds me of a 1970’s elementary school. When I think beautiful homes something like Oak Alley comes to mind.
Posted on 3/8/20 at 8:00 am to BuckyCheese
I watched both of those documentaries and do say I have a new respect for him but I still don’t like his works though. The house he lived at and taught the classes for instance, really not my cup of tea. The Falling Water documentary was especially good and I do have a newfound respect for it so hank you for posting that. Not what I would have designed though. 
This post was edited on 3/8/20 at 9:42 am
Posted on 3/8/20 at 9:38 am to BuckyCheese
Buckey - thanks for the link.
Posted on 3/8/20 at 9:57 am to AUsteriskPride
Reminds me of the house in the classic movie North by Northwest
Posted on 3/8/20 at 2:45 pm to Mike da Tigah
I like his work,but I never could find any closets or cabinets.
Posted on 3/9/20 at 12:40 pm to SantaFe
In January 2020, the closure of the FLW school in Arizona, Taliesin West was announced. Money woes.
Today's Chicago Tribune announced
The only possible hangup is that the Three years long Masters program is one financial entity; the ownership of the land it's on is a separate financial entity with a separate governing board.
Today's Chicago Tribune announced
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Aaron Betsky, the school’s president, said Friday that the school has secured financial backing that would allow it to stay open.
Two Chinese universities have guaranteed that they would send students to the school and provide a “substantial deposit by May,” he said, adding that the school’s alumni have promised to raise $500,000.
The only possible hangup is that the Three years long Masters program is one financial entity; the ownership of the land it's on is a separate financial entity with a separate governing board.
Posted on 3/9/20 at 12:44 pm to BuckyCheese
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Probably Penwern.
It doesn't look like it, because that one doesn't have the pool. I'll do some digging.
Got it. It's the Henry Wallis Cottage. In the first picture the pool and guest cottages are behind the picture taker. These appear to be pre-renovation pics.
Zillow lists the zestimate at over 1.6MM.
This post was edited on 3/9/20 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 3/9/20 at 12:47 pm to DavidTheGnome
Probably been said already, but anyone that puts a flat roof on a house in the southeast is a dumbass.
Posted on 3/9/20 at 12:50 pm to DavidTheGnome
I like most of his residential work. I hate the Guggenheim though.
This Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home is very close to my house:
He's designed a lot of homes in Oak Park and in River Forest outside of Chicago. Most of them are really beautiful.
This Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home is very close to my house:
He's designed a lot of homes in Oak Park and in River Forest outside of Chicago. Most of them are really beautiful.
Posted on 3/9/20 at 1:18 pm to SaintsandTigers
Not simple...that's just a homer look on things. Being from what I would presume is Louisiana, Town's regional expression resonates with you. A gabled roof and sugar kettle fountain isn't the right fit for every home.
Wright started an entire architectural style that was uniquely American.
It's shocking that an architectural style born in the Midwest does not move the needle on a Louisiana message board.
Wright started an entire architectural style that was uniquely American.
It's shocking that an architectural style born in the Midwest does not move the needle on a Louisiana message board.
Posted on 3/9/20 at 3:00 pm to NATidefan
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but anyone that puts a flat roof on a house in the southeast is a dumbass.
And that was a highlight of Wright's Usonians.
The Pope Leighey house (Usonian moved to Arlington National Cemetery) had a so-called flat roof. Except it isn't flat, it's a bowl. Lots of bright young things look at it and proclaim it's an early "swamp cooler". The architect who was giving tours the day we visited said he was so damned tired of trying to explain a design flaw is not a swamp cooler, it's just a mistake.
(I wonder if the labels in Fallingwater have ever been corrected to label the wood used correctly. Using the ripple marked sandstone in the dining room was wicked and almost the mark of a misogynistic architect who wanted to break the ankles of anyone wearing high heels.
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