Wright Chat

I'm not sure if this was shared earlier or not.

https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/12147 ... e/13056789

https://chicago.curbed.com/2017/5/16/15 ... se-chicago

Ah, yes... Not such a big deal in California, but with Chicago winters, that is a drawback, isn't it? Looking at the street view, we see the gravel driveway leading to the right side of the house. Wouldn't there be enough space for a Prairie Style carport, maybe disguised as a pergola?

Sure, they belong on the ground floor, but does the architecture want to celebrate that fact, or engage in some sort of reflective critique of it? To use watered down Prairie forms for current conditions strikes me as somewhat dishonest, and at least in this case, I think, not very attractive. One w...

Whatever happened to empty rooms? It's as if people no longer possess the fantasy required to envision the space properly furnished. Maybe the thinking is that staging obscures defects as well as showing how much "stuff" potential buyers might be able to cram into a new home?

Bottom heavy, with living area given over to the internal combustion engine and storage for "stuff".

@properties is a huge Chicagoland realty: https://atproperties.com The staging leaves much to be desired, and reveals something that I have noticed with other listings in Chicago. Overall, the midwestern realtors are not as sophisticated as their California and New York counterparts. An exception is...

As to the price... the lot is not huge, but the street and location is one of the most charming spots in Oak Park. The design also predicts the cantilevered balconies of Fallingwater, and because of its importance, maybe it warrants the price. It's still a bargain compared to California.

George Nakashima was with Wright on this matter, at least in the case of solid wood. He talked often about "Kevinizing": "...Good solid wood, with a penetrating oil finish, on the other hand, is a very different material—it is an actual surface, and not merely a protective skin. The...

"In September of 1938 the Sturgeses bought their land for 10 dollars." !!

https://www.palmerreport.com/opinion/po ... blic/2796/

This is not to be missed...

If you enlarge the strange Victorianesque chair upholstered with the 501 fabric it's possible to get a sense of the scale.

Is there nothing he won't lie about?

https://www.indy100.com/article/donald- ... ws-7732046

So many "coincidences":

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/reveal ... interview/

There are significant roof overhangs and the structure is placed well above any running water that might be flowing below. How much shear is necessary in such a tiny box? The sound of pounding rain on the plastic roof would be deafening, but that rarity might have its charm. Staying warm on a cold n...

The lies concerning the Coney firing coming from Trump and his spokespeople grow by the minute: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fact-checking-donald-trump-s-interview-nbc-s-lester-holt-n757981 "My Dinner with Comey": http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/my-dinner-comey-...