Wright Chat

for those of you who don't subscribe to the WSJ:

https://www.6sqft.com/own-frank-lloyd-w ... ct-for-8m/

Ellis Island ‘city of the future’ – 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright After the immigration centre was decommissioned in 1954 the site was offered to developers. The highest bid proposed a ‘completely self-contained city of the future’ designed by recently deceased Frank Lloyd Wright. It feature...

SDR,
I got them from https://visionsofwright.wordpress.com

Texas Historical Commission will probe disputed historical marker in Bandera County David Texas Historical Commission will probe disputed historical marker in Bandera County by Zeke MacCormack, San Antonio Express January 11, 2017 BANDERA — The Texas Historical Commission plans to take a closer l...

Roderick,
Do you know anything about North Carolina Housing (1957) which looks like a version of Suntop/Cloverleaf?

DavidC wrote:Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced townhome models available to view David

just sad...

Rush Creek Village

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5793- ... 8977_zpid/

HT: Scott T.

Roderick Grant wrote:Another FLW scheme for multi-family housing, the 1937 All-Steel Project for the Windsor Hills area of Los Angeles

Is this project discussed in any book on FLW other than the Monographs?

Elizabeth Wright Ingraham designed house endangered:

http://www.inforum.com/news/4192590-it- ... gacy-fargo

Latest News on the Flying L Ranch: http://www.banderabulletin.com/news/article_7be611a6-d1ef-11e6-94cb-df27862ab604.html FTA: "Without seeing convincing evidence to bolster the critics’ opinions or receiving any indication that the state commission had second thoughts about Jenkins’ finding...

I was informed by a reporter today from the San Antonio Express that the owners of the Flying L Ranch (1947) have decided to go forward with the posting of their historical plaque that identifies it as having been designed by Wright without supplying any blueprints with Wright's signature. Backgroun...

Last time I checked the chairs were between $1,000 and $1,500 and is seems that the table is the large version (98.4") of Cassina's 608 Taliesin 2 table. So it seems like a reasonable price. You are basically paying for the chairs and getting the table for free, but shipping could be pricey.

The exterior of the Egyptian museum resembles the Imperial Triangle fabric produced by Schumacher.