Wright Chat

The roof in the image is very different than the final one. The only original concrete roofs were the Kiva and the Cabaret, you are right. Probably not a coincidence that both places were intended to show films. Perhaps initial ideas for the 'Movement Pavilion' (as it was noted on the drawing) was t...

Finally got to searching thru the Appendices of the Taliesin West Preservation Master plan.

Some great images of the pavilion.

ScreenShot by Owen Collins, on Flickr

ScreenShot by Owen Collins, on Flickr

Oh my goodness this is an amazing resource. Did you see the drawings of the pavilion, one mentions a concrete roof.

Heard this podcast on the city of Bijlmer :

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/ ... re-part-1/

Seems like a very unsuccessful piece of architecture. It seems a lot of bad assumptions were made by the planners.

Rood: Thanks for those page listings. I will have to track down the books and look thru them. My dad has the complete Monograph series.

A stage with a fireplace. We see it again at the Little Dipper: I think there is a difference between an actual theater and a 'theater' built as a play space in a school or playroom for children. Small rooms for the imagination are not designed with the considerations for actual performing arts. I ...

In summary: The Theaters of Frank Lloyd Wright & the Taliesin Architects -- Bandstand for Wolf Lake Amusement Park (1895) Kehl Project (1914) Midway Gardens -FLW (1914) Movie Theater San Diego Worlds Fair -FLW (1915) IMperial Hotel -FLW (1923) Theatre on Olive Hill -FLW (1917ish) Motion Picture ...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... FFW_10.jpg

Found an image of the theater in the imperial hotel.

With the knowledge gained from the execution of Grady Gammage at ASU, TAA led by William Wesley Peters (and others as principal designers? Rood, wjsaia any input would be welcome) developed something of a specialty at the design of performing arts centers. Yes that is something I want to look at. H...

Thanks everyone, This is a great start for me.

The ones I can think of: Hillside theater at Taliesin Kalita Humphreys/ Dallas Theater Center - Based on a 1931 proposal for Woodstock NY. Music Pavilion at Taliesin West Cabaret Theater at Taliesin West The Kiva at Taliesin West was used to show movies, and might not count. Did Midway Gardens have ...

Hi I am, in addition to being a fellow Wright enthusiast, a professor of Theater Design. I am trying to compile a list of various theater buildings designed by both Mr. Wright and the Taliesin Associated Architects. Should I track down the Monographs and just comb thru them looking for theater Struc...

That said, the performance, including its music, would be interesting to witness. Were such performances ever filmed ? Contrary to my expectation, the majority of dancers were men. I count seven women among the 26 performers. SDR All the music was transcribed by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, which I think...

Neat, I will look that up. Was it designed for that location or like the Pfieffer house, a design that was re-purposed?