Wright Chat

Thank you. I ask because I've just finished some continuing ed. credits on mech. systems and it's on my mind. Has anybody here used or heard of a residential A/C system that will take cool air from a basement and blow it into the upper floors before the cooling cycle kicks in? This is probably rath...

https://www.azcentral.com/obituaries/par063566 Does anyone know anything about the new book referenced in the obituary? Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living it does not seem to be listed on Amazon yet. Yes. The book is mentioned here: See below: 46 of 14,239 OA+D Newsletter - Issue ...

Shocked, disheartened and dismayed to learn of Susan's passing ... the first person I know who succumbed to Covid.     Susan was a remarkable woman ... a consummate musician and artist ... hard-working, but always young, vital, and positive.   For several years she and I worked side-by-side in the o...

Wrightdom---at least that cohort who are interested in everything having to do with Taliesin (or, after T West was established, Taliesin North, per Mr Wright in "The Natural House")---have Keiran Murphy to thank for her endless and ongoing explorations of the Spring Green stamping grounds...

Yes, there are ten photographs, but there are eleven selections ... two FLLWright houses. Here's the one not pictured: The Ray Brandes House, 1952, Sammamish, Washington #FrankLlyodWright #UsonianHouse pic.twitter.com/NYA3vf0kpX — NeoUsonian (@NeoUsonian) May 2, 2017 Ray Brandes House, Washington, b...

SDR wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:16 pm Imagine the hours that were spent, over a two-year period, to create that model. Congratulations and thanks, to Razin Khan and the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust.

The main dining hall was Wright's cathedral or Hagia Sophia ? S

Imagine all the hours spent designing all that ornament!

I guess I mean in general, as in where does Phoenix get water, but also is there a specific place on site where the water originates? Phoenix gets most of its drinking water from the Verde River ... which empties into the Salt River northeast of Phoenix, not too far from Taliesin West As it says .....

Where does the water come from at TWest? I guess I mean in general, as in where does Phoenix get water, but also is there a specific place on site where the water originates? Have to imagine that this was a major concern when they first started to camp out there. The well at Taliesin West is about ...

This is a photo of the Office. https://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonphotography1/4534219574/in/photostream/ Has anyone seen a plan drawing of the Office ?S Yes, but the plan is simplicity, itself ... like a small section of the draughting room. After Mr. Wright's time the space became the financia...

The photo in question shows entrances to two apartments at the Sun Cottage ... located across the wash and directly to the right of the Apprentice Court.

The apartment to the right was occupied for years by Iovanna and Eve, her daughter. The apartment to the left was usually used as a guest cottage.

This is one of the least published houses by Jones, yet among the most interesting. The one detail I would take issue with is the choice of arched openings on two of the 4 fireplaces. They look as though they don't really belong in the house. I wonder if a review of his work would show that he made...

All well said. But . . . underwhelming ? https://untappedcities.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Albany-State-Capitol-Building-Interior-Governor-Cuomo-Press-Briefing-Behind-the-Scenes-NY-023-copy.jpg https://untappedcities.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Albany-State-Capitol-Building-Interior-Governor...

SDR wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:34 pm Thanks for that. I wasn't aware that there was a gallery at T West. Where is it located ?S

It's the original "theatre" ... used now as an exhibition space.

The PBS NewsHour is having a "moment" with masters of Midwest architecture, it seems. Tonight's PBS News Weekend contains a segment on a new exhibit of Dale Chihuly's glass creations, said to be the first art exhibit to be held at Taleisin West. https://www.pbs.org/video/chihuly-in-the-de...

Noticed the changes to the fireplace between the preliminary drawing and the working drawings