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I am the Restoration Architect for the Lloyd Lewis House. It is a great architectural work. If you get stuck in a particular area. PM me and I can help you.

Thanks for posting this. Unfortunately, I didn't see it until March 5. I offered to purchase it. I hope that it is not sold.

Cooler heads will prevail. Please fellow chatters don’t get overly emotional yet. The speed that the government moves at, as well as, the time it takes to get a project done, this edict will have little effect. Once the Federal Government commissions an architect and spends millions on archi...

Trumpenfuhrer, like Adolf the Fuhrer before him, sees Classicism as a way to further his megalomaniac ideals. Both like to scapegoat modern architecture and minorities.

I suggest hiring a intern to save every thread as a pdf and create an online book that is searchable.

It was a major win for the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright and historic preservation that the Anna Lloyd Wright House and the Italianate House will both be kept intact with the possible exception of non-original minor additions to the rear of each. Kudos to the FLW Trust for listening to what the commu...

FLW Trust accepts the decision of the HPC and will not appeal it. Kudos to the FLW Trust. It was posted on their web site today.

The restoration of Darwin Martin is notch above Robie. I have seen both. Robie is fine but wood stain is not accurate in my opinion.

FLW Trust strategy: 1866 farmhouse, a truncated version of the Anna Lloyd Wright House. Goodbye Anna Lloyd Wright. 1908 FLW Home and Studio. 2022 Visitor Center that has larger footprint the the Home and Studio. It has an extremely dominant presence in relation to the FLW Home and Studio. None of th...

I am only qualified to offer an opinion about historic preservation matters. I and others disagree with their decisions on this project. Beyond that, who they choose for leadership is their business and not my business. There is nothing personal about these types of issues. I am hoping that the vill...

The Society of Architectural Historians also wrote a strong letter in opposition to the demolitions. Kudos to them also. Unfortunately, the FLW Trust is losing credibility and the support of critical stakeholders, including FLW Homeowners, Architecturally Significant Homeowners, their neighbors who ...

The proposed demolition of 40% of the Anna Lloyd Wright House was voted down unanimously by the Historic Preservation Commission. The proposed demolition of the adjacent Italianate House was voted down unanimously also. Speakers opposed to the demolition included the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Cons...

The Historic Preservation Commission hearing is this evening.

The Italianate House will be income-producing as either rental housing or as office space for a non-profit organization or possibly small business. That income will be more than sufficient to cover its operation and maintenance. The Ann Lloyd Wright House is planned to be used by the FLW Trust. The ...

The compromise alternate for an L Shaped building that retains the two historic structures has been widely embraced as a reasonable compromise by everyone except for the FLW Trust. It is similar in many respects to what was done for the Darwin Martin Visitor Center which has been widely acclaimed. T...