Wright Chat

I have read the original roofs were intended to be "green roofs" and planted with vegetation. Yes, the original Fuller-esque bathrooms are still there. Looks like something from a sleeping room on a train. Obviously cutting-edge at the time. If you get too close to the cutting-edge you may...

Dick Carney was a long-time fixture of the Fellowship and the Foundation and lived at TWest until he died.

Yes, I've been there. No perfs that I am aware of. Don't forget to photograph the boat house and council fire circle. Ask if the roof still leaks. I commented to the tour guide about the water running down the brick wall in the living room and she said they were planning on re-roofing. I said "...

GOOD NEWS

E. Fay Jones's Fisher House in Lebanon, MO has been acquired by some Wright Chat friends from St. Louis, MO.

It is nice to see these special homes in the hands of people who appreciate them and will restore them properly.

Nicht schlecht in English?

"Not bad" is the correct translation.

Of all the FLW houses accused of being too dark, Weisblatt is the one that most fits the bill. The interior has a lot of concrete and dark I have been in this house and I agree with Roderick that this house is dark, but upon examining the the orientation of the two walls of glass in the living room...

Since the term "Lieber" can be translated "beloved" and "Meister" can be translated to "Master" and one of the definitions of "Master" is "a person whose teachings others accept or follow" we can surmise the that by referring to Louis Sulli...

September 3rd is Sullivan's 154th birthday.

Louis Sullivan (1856-1924)


Happy Birthday Lieber Meister

William Kaeser is well known in Wisconsin as an architect who has done some wonderful usonian houses. He was not an apprentice.

I believe he did work for James Dresser at one time who was an apprentice.

Scott Templeton can correct me if I am incorrect on this connection.

David, this link does not bring up anything related to Wright.

I am with John on this one. My ideal: 50 acres with my house in the middle and not a neighbor in sight.

An obvious copyWright violation.

Craig, I don't know if it is possible but I prefer these types of books to be spiral bound. That way you don't have to break the binding to get the book to stay open to a particular page. Maps in the back would be fine. An area map that shows all the houses in a city (say Fayetteville) and their rel...

Palli,
My memories of the Master Bedroom hallway are exactly the same as yours. That hallway can not possibly be 3'-6". FLW happened to like 1'-10" hallways.