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Boynton House For Sale

Fresh off of all the architectural news coming out of New York this last week is the notice that the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Boynton House is up for sale. Check out this YouTube video about buying this amazing home.

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"Strange" Buildings In Kansas City

Looking for a list of "odd architecture" in Kansas City, MO? Then peruse this list of K.C. buildings by Wright, Goff, Yanda and others here.

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Guy Dreier in Palm Desert, CA

The "Ugly House Causing A Ruckus" by Guy Dreier was named Robb Report's House of the Year this past April. View the photos here. 

Uncovered by PrairieMod reader Karlitos.

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Visual Acoustics: Chicago Film Festival Screening!

The Visual Acoustics documentary about iconic architectural photographer Julius Shulman is going to be screened in Chicago and I am so there! Oct 19th, 2009 at 4pm and Oct 20th, 2009 at 8:30pm -- both at the AMC River East. Find out more about details here. Via Chicago Bauhaus & Beyond.

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Wright In Wisconsin's Beautiful B1

I've been getting great weekly eNewsletter updates from Wright in Wisconsin on the fantastic restoration work happening at their American System-Built Model B1 home in Milwaukee, WI. I can't wait to visit this little gem again and see first-hand all the hard work that is going into it. Visit the website to see more and sign-up for the eNewsletter update!

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Eames Genius

Here's a link to a video of Charles and Ray Eames' grandson, Eames Demetrios, discussing the genius and legacy of the dynamic design duo. See it here.

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Type In Two-Rivers

I got the word from P22, that their own Richard Kegler will join Matthew Carter and other typographic and book-arts notables including Richard Zauft and Juliet Shen in presenting during the first ever Wayzgoose weekend at the Hamilton Woodtype Museum in Two-Rivers Wisconsin (where you can also see the Wright-designed Schwartz House!) Get info and RSVP here.

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Reminder: Teco Art Pottery Collection™ Workshop at Room & Board

Space is limited, so RSVP here now!

We'll be giving a workshop about the Teco Art Pottery Collection™ at Room & Board in Oak Brook, Illinois on Oct. 17th at 10:30am. We'll talk about the history of Teco, why we revived the shapes and how to integrate the vases into your home. There will be a drawing to win a Teco vase!

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FLWBC Buffalo Conference 2009: Day Four Wrap-Up

PrairieMod correspondent, Michael Ditmer, completed his last wrap-up of Day 4 from the 2009 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference in Buffalo, NY. Check out what he saw after the jump...

A Little Help For "Cedar Rock"

The state of Iowa is stepping in to help financially support one of its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed treasures, the Lowell Walter House (aka "Cedar Rock). Read about it here and if you can, plan on traveling to see the house and listen to a lecture series on Oct 24, 2009. See you there!

Bauhaus Bonanza

MoMA is ready to open the doors on their huge exhibit titled "Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity" on November 8th. It's just in time for the 90th anniversary of the influential design school and looks like it will be a must see. Read more about it here.

Barbara's Clean Sweep

Barbara Streisand is auctioning off her various collections of Arts & Crafts, Wright, Teco, Stickley, etc. items to support her Foundation. Read more here.

Is It Wrong To Build Wright?

According to this article, one of the hot topics at this year's FLWBC Conference was the one about building unrealized Frank Lloyd Wright buildings (like Buffalo's Boat House and Blue Sky Mausoleum). What do you think? Read more about this controversial issue here.

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FLWBC Buffalo Conference 2009: Day Three Wrap-Up

PrairieMod correspondent, Michael Ditmer, completed his wrap-up of Day 3 from the 2009 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference in Buffalo, NY. Check out what he saw after the jump...

FLWBC Buffalo Conference 2009: Day Two Wrap-Up

Special PrairieMod correspondent, Michael Ditmer, filed his wrap-up of Day 2 from the 2009 Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference in Buffalo, NY. Check out what he saw after the jump...

Winter Series From Heath

Heath Ceramics recently released their limited seasonal edition Winter ware. I'm especially taken with their single serving espresso set, originally designed for MoMA's Blue Bottle coffee bar. Check it out here.

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Chicago Spire Not Dead Yet

According to Blair Kamin's recent article, "starchitect" Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire is not D.O.A. yet. Read more about it here.

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In The Wright Spirit

The Fall 2009 issue of Modernism Magazine features a really interesting article on a 1962 house designed by Wright-admirer Louis Mosbrooker in Beverly Hills, CA. Current owners have renovated and completed an addition that embraces the original home's intent while functioning for their family. Read more about it here and pick up a copy today.

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A Home Springing From The Ground

PrairieMod reader Eric S. sent me a link to a very cool example of Organic Architecture by architect Nancy Copley. Check it out here.

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Craft In America

I caught the last half of a really great show on PBS last night called "Craft In America". Several artists and art schools were profiled, exploring the ideas and craftsmanship behind the work. I'm going to have to try and catch it on DVD, because it was really great. See more here.

FLWBC Buffalo Conference 2009: Day One Wrap-Up

Michael Ditmer, PrairieMod reader and owner of the Wright-designed Schwartz House in Two Rivers, WI, sent us the following report from Buffalo, NY and the first day of this year's Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference. Read all about it after the jump...

Dow's Power House

The blog, Jetson Green, recently posted on Dow Chemical's new "solar shingle", which could be a low-cost way for consumers to capture and utilize alternative energy. Read about it here.

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River Forest Tear Down Must Be Stopped

Laurel M. sent me a heads-up to a recent editorial letter in the Oak Park/River Forest Wednesday Journal. The letter is a passionate plea to halt the unnecessary tear down of the William Drummond-designed home that is slated for demolition. Read it here.

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Wright's Good Time Place

PrairieMod Reader, Randall Kramer, sent us a link to some photos he took at Unity Temple's recent Break::the::Box event Tuesday night, where author Patrick Cannon discussed his new book titled Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple: A Good Time Place. See the photos here. Thanks Randall!

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Teco Art Pottery Collection™ Workshop at Room & Board

Prairie Design Group will be giving a workshop about Teco Art Pottery at Room & Board in Oak Brook, IL on Oct. 17th at 10:30am. Learn about the history of Teco, why the shapes were revived and how to integrate these wonderful vases into your home. There will be a drawing to win a Teco vase! Space is limited, so RSVP now!

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Voorsanger Architects

PrairieMod reader Karlitos also sent us a link to an interesting architectural firm based in NYC by the name of Voorsanger Architects. A cursory look at their work reveals an interesting mix of the modern, with nature and industrial motifs weaving in and out.

Check for your self at www.voorsanger.com.

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Got a Spare $22 Million?

Let me introduce you to Campbell Cliffs in Tuscon, Arizona. Looking for a 31,000 square foot home in the desert with custom-made furniture? Then this is all you.

Thanks to PrairieMod reader Karlitos for sending us the link.

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Highland Park Housewalk

I love our PrairieMod readers! One of them sent us some fantastic images from the recent Highland Park, IL housewalk along with some thoughts on the experience. Read and see more after the jump...

Free Day At The Guggenheim

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum, there will be free admission October 21. Read more here.

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Break::The::Box 2009: Book Signing

Plan on being at Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL tonight! Architectural historian Patrick F. Cannon, author of Hometown Architect, will discuss and sign his newly published book. Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple: A Good Time Place celebrates the ingenuity of a master architect whose vision is evident in every element of Unity Temple. Cannon's text is accompanied by historical photographs, floor plans, and more than 45 artful photographs by James Caulfield. The book will be available for purchase at the event. All sales benefit the restoration of Unity Temple. Event starts at 7:30pm and the cost :: $5 Suggested Donation. Follow the link for details.

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The Taliesins and Machu Picchu Are Being Watched

The World Monument Fund has put out their 2010 watch list of threatened cultural heritage sites and 93 places around the world (including Machu Picchu in Peru and both Taliesin North and West in the US) unfortunately make an appearance. Read more here.

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FLWBC Buffalo Conference: Send Us Some Updates!

The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy's annual conference begins tomorrow in Buffalo, NY. It promises to be chock full of amazing lectures, tours and experiences. While the founding PrairieMod Squad members couldn't make it this year, we're hoping to hear from some of our readers who are attending. If you go, send us your thoughts and photos so we can share!

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This Guy's Bachelor Pad Is The Bomb

PrairieMod reader Molly M. sent me a link to a rather unusual home. Seems Bruce Townsley thought his ideal living space would be inside a decommissioned missile silo. I guess he gets props for pushing the "recycling" envelope. Read about it here.

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Room & Board Now Open in LA

Room & Board just opened another store in Los Angeles. If you're in the area, be sure to stop by and check it out. It looks very cool and I'm looking forward to seeing it the next time I'm in LA.

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FanGuide™ iPhone App Sneak Peek #2!

If you weren't able to sign-up up as a beta tester for our soon-to-be-released FanGuide™ iPhone application series...the next best thing is a sneak peek! If you missed our first sneak peek, check it here.

At left is a screen of a tour stop--in this case FLW's Oak Park Studio. From here you can read a description about the stop, view multimedia, access the tour map or reveal additional details (right most image). Stay tuned...more sneek peeks coming soon!

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2009 Driehaus Award: Bertrand Goldberg's Heimbach Residence

Congratulations to Tom Hawley and Tom Mantel for receiving the 2009 Driehaus Award for Restoration of their Bertrand Goldberg home, the Heimbach Residence in Blue Island, Illinois. You can read more and see restoration photos here.

Via Chicago Bauhaus & Beyond.

Image copyright Tom Hawley and Tom Mantel

Prairie Avenue Celebrates 1909 Chicago Plan

A few weeks ago,the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Burnham Plan for the City of Chicago on the architecturally iconic Prairie Avenue (home of the Glessner House). Read about the festivities here.

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WBG's "Interlocking Squares" In Mason City

Mason City, IA celebrated the groundbreaking of their new Architectural Interpretive Center, which will be based on the "Interlocking Squares" design by Walter Burley Griffin. Read about it here.

Ayn Rand Cottage

Here's a link to an article about the exhibition at the Edward Cella gallery of an original Frank Lloyd Wright rendering of a "cottage" for author Ayn Rand. Read it here.

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Alden B. Dow "Autumn Reflections"

One of our fantastic PrairieMod readers was kind enough to send some photos and information from this weekend's Alden B. Dow "Autumn Reflections" tour in Midland, MI. Check out more after the jump...

William Krisel First PSPF Board Member Emeritus

Famed Palm Springs architect Bill Krisel has been announced as the first Palm Springs Preservation Foundation Board Member Emeritus. Read the details here.

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CBB Event: Embracing Nature through Modern Architecture

Chicago Bauhaus & Beyond has a great looking event planned for October 18th, 2009. The event will include a visit to Avant Gardens, among many other great modernist homes. Get the details here.

Space is limited, so register!

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Modern Cabana

Reader Paul R. sent us a link to Modern Cabana. If I had a larger backyard, one of these would make a pretty cool studio/office.

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Over Stock Sale Still On

We are down to a couple shelves of the Teco Art Pottery Collection™ left in overstock. Now would be a good time to get some holiday shopping done. Check out what's left on sale here.

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Chicago Olympics? Nope.

The Chicago Tribune just reported the early elimination of Chicago for the 2016 Olympics. Read it here. Oh, well--maybe next time...

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Review: Chicago Building Books Series

Want to increase your knowledge of some of the most famous buildings in Chicago? Looking for the perfect gift for that architecture-fanatic on your list? Then you're gonna want to get your hands on this 9-book set from Pomegranate titled the Chicago Building Books series. Read more after the jump...

Opal Glass Studios

On my recent visit to Randall Kramer's studio, I had the pleasure of also meeting and visiting the studio of ceramic and glass artist, Sharon Blandholm. Sharon's Opal Glass Studios is a treasure trove of beautiful works of ceramics, bronze castings, drawings and art glass—many of which depict and celebrate the wonders of the natural world. Check out some of her work here.

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Today Is The Day

Chicago is buzzing with Olympic fingers crossed (though, not all of its residents are super-stoked about the prospect of a Chi-Town Olympics). We'll know this afternoon whether or not the Games are coming.

If they do, it will be interesting to see what role the various works of architecture (both existing and too be built) will play.

One upside would be exposing so much of Frank Lloyd Wright's work in both Chicago and the neighboring suburbs to the world. Read more about the Chicago bid here.

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Taliesin Gets Back To Its Roots

Students from the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture have revived the spirit of agriculture that was originally integrated as part of Wright's vision for life at Taliesin, his Spring Green, Wisconsin estate. Read about it here.

Fallingwater In Florida

Spanish realist painter Félix de la Concha spent a year in residence at Fallingwater and created a series of paintings that are currently on display in a show at the Melvin Gallery at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Florida Southern College. Read about it here.

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