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by Paul Ringstrom
Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:57 am
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Topic: ASB in Camp Point, IL ?
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Here is the NRHP entry for the Camp Point house: http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201339.pdf

For background, here are some pics of Wood's office: https://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/14933321799

HT: Mike L.
by Paul Ringstrom
Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:25 pm
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Topic: ASB in Camp Point, IL ?
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ASB in Camp Point, IL ?

https://is.gd/LpW8eb Ernest Wood is not listed in any of Geiger's lists of apprentices, non-apprentices or associates. He might have been the contractor who purchased the ASB kit and assembled it... or this was just inspired by his study of FLW. Wikipedia: https://is.gd/XRiPgT YouTube: https://www.y...
by Paul Ringstrom
Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:22 am
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Topic: Oh, the horror . . .
Replies: 10
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SDR wrote:Although it apparently doesn't freeze in Arles -SDR
Does Gehry's "style" change depending on the climate of the site?

Is his Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis a paragon of energy efficiency?
by Paul Ringstrom
Mon Aug 14, 2017 1:01 pm
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Topic: Oh, the horror . . .
Replies: 10
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It is hard to imagine that this building would be able to be insulated properly to become energy efficient. An energy efficient structure should contain an uninterrupted/continuous insulated envelope/shell, the exception being the necessary addition of windows and doors.
by Paul Ringstrom
Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:22 pm
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Topic: Articles: Mason City, IA Wright activities
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Frank Lloyd Wright mural planned to beautify downtown Mason

Frank Lloyd Wright mural planned to beautify downtown Mason City
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by Paul Ringstrom
Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:25 pm
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Topic: Taliesin turmoil 2005
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James Goulka could have brought them into the 21th Century, but wasn't allowed to make the necessary changes.
by Paul Ringstrom
Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:14 pm
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Topic: Twelve Ways of Looking at Frank Lloyd Wright
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Twelve Ways of Looking at Frank Lloyd Wright

Twelve Ways of Looking at Frank Lloyd Wright , by Martin Filler in the New York Review of Books August 17, 2017 issue (subscription necessary) excerpt: Few things are more satisfying in the arts than unjustly forgotten figures at last accorded a rightful place in the canon. Then there are the peren...