Collected Writings of Frank Lloyd Wright: 1931-39 v. 3 (Frank Lloyd Wright Collected Writings)
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
ELIKINS PARK, PA (AP).- Did you hear the one about the rabbi and the architect? Few people have. Which is why the members of Beth Sholom — who worship in the only synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright — are stepping forward to tell the story of how their landmark spiritual home was built. Described as a symbolic Mount Sinai made of concrete, steel and glass, the iconic building somehow...
WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | yesterday
Did you hear the one about the rabbi and the architect?
Studiopjj (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
I thought Ron Arad's architecture was stunningly beautiful. The building looks very similar to Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim New York. I liked it. Useful links: www.dmh.org.il www.ronarad.com
Abduzeedo by design - (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
He was a truck driver and boxer, he taught himself architecture as he didn't like school and preferred to study his way, visiting and analyzing the works. Tadao Ando has consolidated his name by performing an architecture that's pure, allowing the user to experience space and nature in his works. <!--break--> Tadao Ando was born in Osaka, Japan, on September 13, 1941 and was raised by his grandmother....
Inside Out blog (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Some of the world's most famous design brands (which often also grace the pages of Inside Out ) will be available at Corporate Culture from January 2010. The company will carry Cassina, Poltrona Frau, Alias and Cappellini ; these brands feature the work of designers such as Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand , Frank Lloyd Wright, Marc Newson and Tom Dixon. A definite mental note for designers, decorators...
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you find yourself in Chicago for the holidays, then make plans to check out what celebrating the Season was like back-in-the-day at the Frank Lloyd Wright Oak Park Home & Studio...for FREE! Get more details here. Image via GoWright.org
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | yesterday
PrairieMod reader, Eric S., sent me the exciting news that the The University of Minnesota has digitized several of their John H. Howe (chief draftsman for Frank Lloyd Wright) drawings and uploaded them to their website. Check it out here. Image via The University of Minnesota
Sandpiper's Thoughts (Free subscription) | yesterday
This weekend, Steve and I went to Pennsylvania. We began our day on Saturday with a stop at Fallingwater , a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. On the way, we came down a hillside and were surprised to find a beautiful set of waterfalls in a river running along the side of the road. We had to pull over and take pictures. It was beautiful to look at and gorgeous to listen to. And it was completely...
MooPig Wisdom (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
1500 and Keepin' it Mature in the Middle by Pat Darnell and the C-club at MooPig Enterprises Soon MooPig Wisdom will have accomplished submittal of 1500 posts in its blog. We celebrated our 1000th postings with great joy amidst our staffers and friends. F.A.Q. Introduction MooPig Wisdom is a source of a sort'a thread of continuum we call the " Maturing Organism ." Gretchen, someone, in 1976-ish,...
monochrom (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Historians of Modern Architecture have cultivated the image of the architect as a temperamental genius, unconcerned by issues of politeness or pragmatics—a reading reinforced in cultural representations of Modern Architects, such as Howard Roark, the protagonist in Ayn Rand's 1943 novel The Fountainhead (a character widely believed to be based on the architect Frank Lloyd Wright). The perception...
A continuum of design (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
For quite a long time "new" and "modern" were values in and of themselves. Nevertheless many voices did not agree at all with that, especially as regards "modern architecture." Prince Charles among many others accused modern architecture of being "all stumps and carbuncles." And it's quite true that the market value of many modern architecture houses is low as...
Sandpiper's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
A different perspective on a waterfall -- standing on one of the terraces of Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, looking down on the waterfall. It is a reminder that sometimes our interpretation of something is based on where we are standing. Go see Fallingwater -- a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Former Taliesin Apprentice, John W. Geiger, has undertaken a really exciting website documenting his experiences while working with Frank Lloyd Wright and his personal ideas regarding the geometry behind Wright's architecture. One of the first article explorations of this architectural geometry discusses Wright's Oak Park home. Read more by following the link. Image copyright John W. Geiger
Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Just over a year ago, New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum completed a three-year restoration project for its great landmark building by Frank Lloyd Wright. Among much else, the beautifully done project put a grayish white skin on the original...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Muji's going to start selling hole-punches that knock out patterns that can be threaded between two Lego bricks. They go on sale in a week, and open up many possibilities for crafty Lego extensions. LEGO for MUJI Paper and Block Sets (via Make) Previously:USB devices stuffed into legos -- Boing Boing Gadgets - Boing Boing Frank Lloyd Wright Lego -- Boing Boing Gadgets - Boing Boing Patching ancient...
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