Wright Chat

So the Legacy program DID work -- on occasion.

Looks good. Wish we could see more. . .

SDR

Thanks for replying with that. Do you have other facts or experiences to share with us ?

SDR

Thanks. The long and convoluted story of the deterioration and the attempted rescue of the house (or "design," as it is insistently called) all predates the tragic 2006 fire. What a tale. . .

SDR

I say, put it out of its misery. Build something new and wonderful there. Or replicate it from scratch, with some of the remaining fireplace bricks incorporated, perhaps -- and better structured than the original. Note the sag in that long entry overhang. I wish I could believe that this was ever a ...

Thanks. 3000 years ! I guess we'll just have to wait and see. . .

Note also a digital model of the Huntington Hartford Sports Club. It's good to see these new visualizing efforts coming along.

SDR

Without reviewing this thread in its entirety, to learn if the subject has already been addressed, I'll add an image that seems related to the Chahroudi/Massaro effort: the 1953 Joseph H Brewer residence, East Fishkill, New York. The illustration is published in "FLLW: three quarters of a centu...

Having presented certain apparent facts, and some opinions, about copyright law and related matters, I will leave it to readers to delve further for themselves. Rather than asking my online friend, after the fact, for permission to quote him here, I have removed some material from my previous posts....

Read on: Design patents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent "A US design patent protects the ornamental design of an object having practical utility. An object with a design that is substantially similar to the design claimed in a design patent cannot be made, used, copied or imported i...

Reading the above descriptions and definitions, it would appear that, as long as copyright protection was claimed by Mr Wright at the time of initial publication, the drawings, photographs and other images of his work are protected -- but not the objects themselves. Of course, the Foundation has pro...

"Patents cover inventions; they are not 'form' related and require both originality and inventiveness. Both aspects are researched by the patent office before a patent (usually for 20 years) is granted. The copyright law is based on a claim made at the first publication of the work. It is limi...

Don't be silly -- you have started an important discussion. I criticize everybody's spelling -- an unfortunate effect of my upbringing. I only suggested it because it would be easy for you (and nobody else) to do ! I apologize sincerely if I offended you, Jimmy. http://www.designaddict.com/design_ad...

[ Jimmy, would you consider correcting the spelling of "dining chairs" in the title of these threads ? If so, thanks ! ] Jimmy is closing in on the truth of the matter, I believe. http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread_show_one/thread_id/2794/ "To...

Thanks. So that's three locations that have portions of the Little residence interiors. I've seen pictures of the Allentown installation, and it looked good. How many think it's a good idea to have all of one project together if possible, and how many like the idea of spreading it around so that mor...

If one compares the original photos of the office with the color images linked above, the cypress seems to have darkened a good bit -- as could be expected. But I suspect that the finish is not original; though the wood was never stained, of course, a coat of varnish or other glossy material seems t...

http://www4.bfn.org/bah/a/archs/wright/va/index.html

Close-up of label, probably at V&A; the "solid plywood" is undoubtedly meant to read "solid wood"
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