Wright Chat

Sad news for sure. Bert Goderstad was a class act! He will be missed.

Back issues of the FLlW Quarterly are usually available through the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and/or the Visitors Center / Gift Shop at Taliesin West.

The Summer 2010 issue of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly included an article about an exhibition of the box projects that was held at Price Tower. The exhibition and the article was titled, "Fellowship: 75 Years of Taliesin Box Project."

Maybe this particular Lloyd Wright designed house isn't the best example. Picture this . . lets say the Rose Pauson opus was extant but faced impending demolition. Would you think it okay that it be moved to Pennsylvania just to save it? Or the Guggenheim moved into the middle of Central Park or Chi...

I'm uncomfortable with moving a house to save it . . its a slippery slope, especially with regards to Organic Architecture. I understand that it may be the only solution at the end of the day. And I know its not a decision made lightly. But I'm still uncomfortable with the end result. We learned aft...

If you are serious regarding selling models of Frank Lloyd Wright designs for profit, before you go too far, you might want to check with Sean Malone, president and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, to be sure you don't overstep copyright or trademark boundaries. I'm just sayin . . .

I had a friend and colleague in Fort Lauderdale, FL who, without fanfare or self-promotion, sought to visit and photograph all of Wright's extant works. It was his own deeply personal quest. Unfortunately and tragically cancer ended his ability to reach that goal on December 17, 2014. He almost made...

The August 2015 issue (Volume 3, Number 2) of the Journal of Organic Architecture + Design, published by the OAD Archives, is focused entirely on the American System-Built Houses.

Patrick Meehan has been researching the Lake Geneva Hotel project for years for eventual publication.

Or it could be simply that Wright was looking for draftsmen upon his return from Europe.

I was under the impression (and hopeful) that the perf study was eventually going to be published. Does any one know its status?

There was a Donald Thompson and wife Mary (both from Cleveland) who were in the Fellowship from November 1934 until sometime in the summer of 1935. Donald wrote at least three known At Taliesin columns and Mary wrote one.

There is another semi-circular element at TWest. On the way to Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer's house beyond the Atrium building off the path to the right there is a small intimate semi-circular seat wall. There was a working 3-bowl fountain built (no longer extant) and a small sculpture (no longer present)....

Palli - Just curious as to if/when your research on Usonian perforated boards will be published anytime soon?

I enjoyed the video. Unfortunately, it has factual errors, the most significant of which was stated that the original design included a tea house, retail shops, and a gallery for local artists. That couldn't be further from the truth. Wright's plans clearly and simply provided for only a cold-storag...