Now in the Features section: a look at Taliesin School of Architecture student Russell Mahoney's challenge of bringing the historic and the cutting edge together in his student shelter design. Read it here.
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Scott T. sends word that the Charles A. Haertling-designed Menkick House (1970) in Boulder, CO is on the market for the first time in 30 years for $6.5 million.
This Usonian-esque design is a dream from the outside—but its contemporary "whitewashed" interiors sadly depart from the home's original Organic Architectural intent.
Nothing a design savvy new owner with some extra money can't make right. See more here.
Contemporary images via americasbestagents.net
Historic image courtesy Scott T.
Following-up on the proposed redevelopment of the 100 block of State Street in Madison, WI, which would demolish several historic buildings. Mark H. sends a link to an update on the story from The Capital Times. Apparently, the city's planning department staff report rebuffs the plan and states it should be reworked to be more sensative to the historic quality of the block. It remains to be seen if this will stop the developers quest to see their redevelopment vision come to fruition. Read more here.
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Nelson B. sends a link to an article in the Sunday Los Angeles Times, which details the building celebrity anger and outrage at the planned demolition of the Bart Prince-designed Morgenthaler house (2005) in Malibu. Why a practically new, 7,000 sqft house is not sufficient enough for a couple with two kids certainly boggles my mind. Looks like another case of people having more dollars than sense. Read the article here.
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Travel on timeless rays of light with this modern classic from the 1950s. Relive the modernist’s passage from conformity to expression with this twelve multi-colored metal shafts.
Now on sale for $55, go to site.
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We got some exciting news for anyone wanting to hang a beautiful image of a Frank Lloyd Wright architectural drawing in their home. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced a new licensing agreement with 1000Museums, the premier provider of archival reproductions from museums around the world. Now, with the help of print-on-demand technology, never-before-printed selections from the Foundation’s Archives will be available to admirers of Wright’s work. Find out more after the jump...
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Mark H. sends a link to a troubling story in the New York Times about the often unconsidered (and terrible) human cost associated with the making of Apple's must-have products, such as iPads, iPhones, etc. Read it here.
Image via the New York Times
A couple of PrairieMod readers sent word that the Isidore Heller House (1897), an early masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, is officially on the market for $2.5 million. Check out a lot of great photos here and a virtual walk-through here.
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Even though the holidays have past, you can still recall the mood by checking out this link that Scott T. found, featuring yummy Frank Lloyd Wright gingerbread building creations that were on display in December 2011 at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. Gobble it up here.
Image via designwire.interiordesign.net
Canada's National Post features its home of the week: A 3,120-square-foot residence in Ontario designed by architect W. Millet Salter, who met Frank Lloyd Wright on a few occasions and was apparently influenced by the master architect in his work. Read and see more here.
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Here's a link to an article at the Madison, WI Capitol Times news site that discusses the possibility of the demolition of the 1867 Vallender Building, an example of a 19th century German architectural style called Rundbogenstil. Of interest is a mention of some of the notable figures who have passed by or spent time at the building, including Frank Lloyd Wright. Read it and see more photos of the historic 100 block of Madison's State Street here.
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Blair Kamin shares a special treat on his Cityscapes blog: Lecture notes from last Saturday's program on Mies van der Rohe's Tugendhat House by Chicago architect Dirk Lohan, in which two of Mies' residential masterpieces (Farnsworth and Tugenhat Houses) are compared and contrasted. Read it here.
Image via Blair Kamin/Cityscapes
Curbed LA reports that for the first time in 40 years, an upper unit in the Gregory Ain-designed Avenel Cooperative Housing Project is on the market for $595,000. See the listing here.
Image via curbed LA
Here's a link to a question and answer interview on Frank Lloyd Wright's religious architecture with Joseph Siry, author of the new book on Wright's Beth Sholom Synagogue. Read it here.
Image via wesleyan.edu
Scott T. sends sad news for those of us that appreciate progressive architecture and its history: The endangered Marshall Erdman office designed by architect William Kaeser in Madison, WI that we brought to your attention in September 2011 is now a pile of rubble. It's a real shame and waste--but I guess "progress" cannot be bothered with such things as historic buildings. As we learn more on the story of its demise, we'll let readers know.
Image credit: Scott Templeton
Here's a link to an article about Elmhurst college students exploring the hot topic of sand-casting bronze. It's a labor intensive art form that few people still practice. This article is of specific interest to architecture lovers in that one of the students expresses his desire to turn his experience in casting bronze into a way to help Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple replace the bronze epigram letters that were stolen off the building a few years ago and need to be replaced. Now that's a hot idea!
Image via the elmhurst.patch.com
Wright Chat user "m.perrino" was kind enough to post info and a link to an online collection of fantastic photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West for the Arizona Memory Project. It's a fitting tribute in this year marking T-West's 75th anniversary. Follow the link to check them out.
If you want to celebrate T-West in person, then plan on attending the special Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy event on March 17, 2012. Details here.
Image via azmemory.lib.az.us/Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Mark Hertzberg sends a link to an interesting article about the "taste gap" between what the general public likes architecturally and what is liked by architects themselves (the article uses the 2012 AIA 25-year award for the Gehry House in Los Angeles as the example). Why does it matter? Seems the disconnect makes people distrust architects. Read more about it here.
Image via articles.boston.com
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