Wright Chat

I have heavily researched Richard Pearse's flights in the very early 20th century. I have been to Yes, we could believe that he was the first TRUE pilot, and first with powered flight in 1903 except for one thing: in 1922 he wrote to the Otago Daily Times and denied that he had flown before the Wrig...

Another vote to ban anonymous postings. Anonymous posting simply allows those with small brains and large mouths (hands?) to submit their verbal diarhea! Oscar Wilde said it best: It is better to remain silent, and thought a fool, than to open one's mouth, and remove all doubt. Also, becoming a memb...

Nice to see this piece. But I am more interested in reading the original article! I bet it reads like puritanical bullshit in the 21st century.



Wright truly was a hundred years ahead of his time: mostly I say this because I want him to design my home!

In the book "Building with Wright" Herbert Jacobs details the constant stream of visitors to Usonian #1 beginning almost immediately after construction was finished. Both husband and wife enjoyed the attention. At one stage however, Katherine put her foot down when the local bridge club st...

Electrical heating in a bathroom is typically placed OVER the concrete slab but UNDER the tiles on the floor. In this way, the floor can be heated in 15 minutes or so. But the heat is not long-lived, as is obvious because you are not heating the floor slab. I have heard horror stories from an electr...

That was me BTW.



STUPID FORUM DOES NOT LOG YOU IN WITH A SINGLE ATTEMPT!

Mr. Sutton - congratulations on your Usonian. You must be very proud, and very happy with how your design has come out. Truly, you will be reaping the rewards of such a design, and "in spades" I might add. Well done. Kim, perhaps you might consider selecting one of FLWs Usonian designs, an...

That book on amazon is showing as $299! OUCH! GA Books also have a book with some good internal and external photos, as well as elevations. http://www.ga-ada.co.jp/english/ga_traveler/index.html click "005" in the top navigation. There are 11 other usonians featured, including some very ra...

It was Frank who first coined the term "Gotham", and it was originally applied to Chicago, by Frank in 1919, shortly before he invented the cowl, cape and now famous "Batarang" - derived from the Australian aboriginal hunting boomerang which so amazed the peopleof the day. So, by...

Heh! I know the show, but don't watch it. It's painfully like watching an American Sitcom. :P The phones and most components in the model are bog-standard components which come with SketchUp the 3D modelling tool I used. I made some furniture which we already own, but tried to keep it minimal: I spe...

OK, we are progressing apace with the plans and the pricing! Should have a final-provisional price (if that makes sense!) by the middle of the coming week. I am very much hoping it can be built for less than $325K. We are still trying to figure out how to handle the cladding. It seems Onduline may b...

It would also be nice if the site ACTUALLY LOGGED YOU IN WHEN IT SAYS IT HAS! Rather than giving you a spurious message, so that you THINK you are logged in, but when you hit POST, it posts as guest. Was me above...

Thanks for your input. Specifically: For GUEST (?): The garage door has vexed me somewhat. To date the specifiation is "Vertically descending sectional door with 2 remotes and door sensor. 510cm wide, 240 cm tall. Cladding: UNKNOWN " So you can see I have thought about this too, with no ob...

Thanks for your feedback thus far. The rooves are pitched at 3 degrees - as this is the minimum pitch which can be obtained with with any product without having to cover the roof with Butynol (rubber) and the associated cost of having to ALSO install heavy duty plywood underneath it. The roofing pro...

The images are large, but the files sizes are not. I'm unconvinced I should be posting, as my last post seemed to upset a few people. So I request please, in advance, that if my project upsets you in any way - then please stay quiet, boil your head, or whatever: just resist the temptation to hit the...