Wright Chat

Guest viewpoint: What the Wright homes mean now — and in the future


David

Houses behind Westcott to be torn down


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Let there be light (again): Unity Temple celebrates a restoration milestone Tuesday night


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The Architecture of John Lautner on View at the Lighthouse in Glasgow


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Likewise. And ditto, too! I was talking w/ a few Wright Chatters at a meal on Friday evening prior to last Saturday's Wright Plus event, and we all agreed that this forum is filled w/ very giving and knowledgeable folks - and is a truly fantastic resource for those w/ a 'Wright interest'. Thanks, St...

Mr. Neils suggested all the major materials (cull marble, clear Western larch and extruded aluminum) and was able to provide them through companies he was personally or professionally associated. The marble is all remnant from projects - including the Minneapolis Post Office - undertaken by the Nort...

Speaking of support, Neils has an immense gabled roof over the living room without any deck. The glazed walls seem to depend for support upon slender posts (which supposedly are aluminum) plus whatever cantilever the masonry wall provides. What keeps it up? What mitigates racking from the winter wi...

The room in Willey w/ the red is non-original. It is the storage space over the garage that the current owner re-habbed to use as office/meeting space. It's very sympathetic to the rest of the home. Here is some information on the storage space from the restoration journal that they kept. <--- PDF f...

Natural light shows off eclectic interior elements in Vista Park mid-century modern home


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Joe Pytka sells Taggart House in Los Feliz


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Life with Wright, Jensen and Olmsted


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John: Thanks for posting the photos. I've really enjoyed them and the house itself, as well. And thanks for keeping a copy of the Robert Green site - and for your continued interest in his work. I've enjoyed the Green houses that I've seen in person, and in pictures. I see where his son has been ad...

According to this article (see: left-hand side, "Robin Hood (1922)), Lloyd Wright designed a set for this silent movie.


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The Wright stuff


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Tnguy, is Johnson's Davis House a new name for the Rosen House in Edina? Is it the one with the Gehry guest house in the back? The Richard Davis House is in Wayzata and was built in 1952 for the then director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The Davis House did have the Gehry Guest House, but ...