Wright Chat

Thank you both, much appreciated.

Reading about wind uplift forces today. Thinking about standard Usonian details. Usonian walls have no slab anchors and roofs have no tie downs. If I'm right about that, it seems remarkable there are no stories about catastrophic wind failure of Usonians. Especially considering their generous eaves....

Leaded glass patterned windows were designed for this house.
Wonder if they were ever executed or where they are now?

Thanks for the links.

In the meantime I'll work on posting the image of the Rosenbaum detail.

Check out the free hand sketch in the lower right hand corner immediately above Wright's signature square. This is the Rosenbaum House. It's a drain detail at the threshold of the 'french' door line:

https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/285 ... 6765561274

Duncan,
How did you ever come across this? Thank you.

Can't find a dedicated Wingspread thread so ... Several details of the project have caught my attention. Bringing them to attention here, no particular order. 1): Extensive "gutter" system in floors at all French Door lines first and second floors, Seems to indicate that Wright avoided thi...

ADDENDUM: I am incorrect in what follows in supposing that the built version might have been put together after Wright's death and which I refer to as the WWP version. This drawing shows a note in Wright's hand on what I speculated might not have been approved by him: https://library.artstor.org/#/a...

Beth Sholom:

https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/286 ... 4083934116

Love this project; sure, distilled, relaxed, struggle free.
Design sketch by Wright, CD's signed by WWP.

https://library.artstor.org/#/search/ar ... e=1;sort=1

... also labeled on one of the drawings as the "Conventional House" Archives gives the date as 1928 but one of the drawings is labeled 1929. In any case close to the breakthrough decade of the 30's. Project seems worthy of note and post in how closely the Usonian is anticipated: https://li...

Need to review that interview. It's hard to watch, if I remember correctly, because Wallace is such a show boat - waving that cigarette all round. I'd never heard of a 4 Mile Highs scheme - puts Corbusier to shame.

... I also think the house for Stanley Marcus is direct descendant of House on Mesa.

Well, Beth Shalom was built with this concept.

I've seen the color drawing of the plan. It's beautiful. Would love to see the other two in the original color.
Steel Cathedral and Mile High share concept: tripod and cables in tension.