Wright Chat

It is a cool place. I don’t know exactly what it was like when it was originally built, nor do I know what it was like when it was rundown and abandoned. With this new refurbishing it now feels fresh, but also maintains a patina of having been there for a long time. The owners have a good marketing ...

I have a mountain house that is 2 miles from Skyline Lodge. The lodge is newly renovated and I went there a few weeks ago to try out their new restaurant (which is very nice). The natural surroundings were still winter dormant, so not yet as splendid as they will be when Spring arrives. Here are som...

I have both of those books. They’re good.

Also, at the 5:19 mark, ever so briefly we get a glimpse of the roof of the garden room at the main house where there appears to be lumber stacked on the roof for some construction project..

Here’s some vintage exterior film footage from 1952 at Taliesin. Looks to be late autumn. No sign of Mr Wright, but he was quite busy in that particular era, shaking buildings out of his sleeve in the crowning decade. I recommend watching this video with the sound off and the playback speed at 25 or...

Then, in this interview at the 5:15 mark, Charlie Rose remarks on the combination of Turrell’s work within FLW’s space..

https://youtu.be/_bvg6kaWIeo

James Turrell was 16 years old in 1959 when Wright died, so their creative paths never crossed. To speculate, it might’ve been interesting had they known each other, to see how Wright would’ve reacted to Turrell’s art. Turrell’s Roden Crater is located in high desert near Flagstaff, engaging the Ari...

Paimio:
Overview: https://youtu.be/TNlvqwXjBX4
Drone footage: https://youtu.be/fmgRC8BLtAY
Looks to be in good condition here : https://youtu.be/ZTKVJm18IbU

I’ve been recently discussing with friends the architect Alvar Aalto and potential similarities and sympathies with Wright, which hadn’t previously occurred to me. I’m not too well versed in Aalto’s work, other than having been to his Baker dormitory at M.I.T. and also having a handful of his Savoy ...

Forgive me if this has already been posted, but I was excited to run across this 1962 documentary about FLW. (I'm used to seeing the Mike Wallace as host, but when I saw Walter Cronkite I knew I hadn't seen this before.) I just love much of this footage, so unique & rarely seen https://youtu.be/...

Looking at Storrer's floor plan I'm only seeing one bathroom in the bedroom wing (master bedroom). Is the unlabeled room beside the carport a guest/children bathroom? Also, the carport location is strangely inconvenient to the kitchen/living/dining area as well as the uncovered entry door. I must be...

Some poetic insights typical of Scully. Also some quirky old photographs I haven't seen before.

https://youtu.be/Xp6pZQSn7gI

The Corbett house came up in a conversation I was having yesterday, and it made me want to check Google Earth to see the status of things there. Their most recent satelite image appears to be a year & a half old, but we can already see the McMansions have blossomed. One winces when contemplating...

Tom asked about the red pipe thing, which appeared to be a screened porch enclosure in the 70's -ish photos. Loren Pope house does have a screened porch that is similar in that it's top is also screened, but it's primarily a wood affair. But it does have cool little metal members that form the outer...

https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/hollyhockhousetables?utm_campaign=Wright%2BSociety&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Wright_Society_185 Unless I missed it, I don't seen an explanation of the whereabouts and reason for the price tag for the fundraiser. Who owns them now and is looking to...