Wright Chat

Great photos--thanks for posting them. Whoever staged that Arizona Highways photo put a large plant right in front of the fireplace. Considering the importance Wright placed on the hearth, I would call that a shame.

Found this in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/movies/homevideo/15kehr.html?ref=movies Relevant Quote: Released in 1951, Arch Oboler’s “Five� is an early example of the postapocalyptic survival film . . . . Oboler, a multifaceted pop-culture figure best known for the radio...

Is this from Carlson?

http://cgi.ebay.com/frank-Lloyd-Wright- ... 240%3A1318

SDR--excellent post, as usual. Isn't it interesting that Wright refers to the gift shop as the lesser design? I can think of many adjectives to apply to this magnificent building, but "lesser" would never be one of them.

On the topic of soaring/daring cantilevers--how do current building codes impact that design element? Extremely? Not at all?

An artist's rendering of the unbuilt Donahue Triptych. (I always thought it was Donaho?)

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artist ... onahue.htm

The information I heard from Dana employees in June turns out to be even worse than I thought. The house will close as of October 1st.

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com ... iveth.html

The sight on this decision seems very short, indeed.

I saw the awnings too, but given how close that back side is to the street, I wasn't sure if they were there because of the elements or because of privacy. They were quite an ugly element, and the day I visited was in November, and it wasn't particularly warm.

I wonder if it's a bit premature to think that this is going to happen. Politicians say all sorts of things when running for office. Any number of these suggestions end up being little more than vapor.

Paul R-- You may be right about the Illinois budget. But I was also at the Dana event, and the tone of the comments from the docents, managers, etc. really indicated a larger issue with Dana specifically--they led me to believe that long-term closure was being discussed, not just a short term budget...

For what it's worth, according to the sticky note at the top of the chat, the "Site Associate Program" is a program of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. According to that same note, the program is intended for owners of public sites, rather than private homeowners. The rather extensive an...

SDR--thanks for the info and the reference.

I'd always heard the old man "approved" his son's addition, but I've always wondered what that meant. Does anyone know the level of approval? Did he simply sign off on Lloyd as architect of the expansion before any plans were made, or did he get a look at the plans or a rough outline of th...

A quick web search turns up evidence that Weinberg is an admirer of Wright's work. A couple of examples: http://media.www.dailyutahchronicle.com/media/storage/paper244/news/2007/10/25/News/Weinberg.Speaks.About.Nakedness-3056547.shtml http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/born-renovate/story.aspx?gu...

http://architecturelab.net/2007/09/15/loving-frank/ This is a link to a post with several pictures/views that I hadn't come across before. My bad in advance if the link's already been posted here. Are the concrete walls as blue as they look in the 6th photo here? Surely, they cannot be and it's jus...