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The Artistic And The Beautiful
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Modern Living At 82nd & Fifth
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Levin House Memories
Wright Chat user "classic form" was kind enough to post a link to a fascinating video slide presentation featuring Robert and Rae Levin discussing their memories working with Frank Lloyd Wright in designing their 1949 Usonian home and the larger Parkwyn Village community in Kalamazoo, MI. Watch it here.
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Get Girard's "January" Desktop Wallpaper
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ABCs Of Architecture Animated Feature
If this adorable video highlighting famous architects (in alphabetical order) by fedelpeye doesn't make you smile, nothing will!
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Quinan's Weekly Wright-Up
Mark Hertzberg sends word that the author and historian, Jack Quinan, has assumed the editor-and-chief role of the D.D. Martin House Complex's blog, The Weekly Wright-Up. Read all the riveting entries here.
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Watch Minding Design
PrairieMod pal George J. sent us a head's up that as a follow-up to last month's exciting event at Taliesin West called "Minding Design: Neuroscience, Design Education and the Imagination," he connected us with Jonathan West at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to get info on the event and a link to a the slew of videos posted to the Foundation's YouTube channel. Watch them here.
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See Cityscape Chicago
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Foam Home
James W. Schildroth sends a link to a Minneapolis TV news item that features a short video about the Winslow Wedin-designed Ensculptic House (aka "Foam House") designed in 1966. See it here.
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Prairie School In Highland Park
If you have not watched it yet, here's a link to a video made for the Highland Park Historical Society to help celebrate their John S. Van Bergen Month activities. Watch it here.
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Lee Bey On David Wright House
Chicago photographer and architectural historian, Lee Bey, recently covered the increasingly desperate situation concerning the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix, AZ. Read and watch a video here. Then support the cause here.
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What's In The Box?
Rob Barros sends a link to rare film footage from 1958 of Frank Lloyd Wright's birthday and the master architect opening "box projects" from his Taliesin apprentices. Watch it here.
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A Real Horror Movie
If you are easily upset by horror movies and an architecture lover, then you may not want to watch the YouTube video that Lee Bey found of the Mid-century Marvelous Edens Theater (formally of Northbrook, IL). watch the sadness here.
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Building For Birds
Every year, millions of birds crash into the glass-covered skyscrapers that make up our city skylines. Adam F. sent a link to a story on NPR about what architects are doing to design buildings that make the skies safer for our fine feathered friends. Read and listen to more here.
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Check Out French Paper's New Website
The 141-year-old French Paper company has been cutting edge for a longtime (they were one of the first to sell stock online and they are 100% hydro powered). Now they've launched a brand-new website that showcases all of their beautiful and original American-made paper stock. Check it out here.
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Weaving Community
To celebrate the kick-off of the NeoCon design exposition and conference this week in Chicago, Herman Miller is offering 10 free wallpapers for your desktop, iPhone or iPad, all inspired by the different ways they define "community."
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A Usonian Walk Through
The work on the "Usonian House," the new educational and visitor center for Florida Southern College that is based on a previously unbuilt Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian home is coming along nicely. Take a virtual walk through of the progress so far and get ready to visit the finished product in Fall 2012. See and learn more here.
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Happy Birthday Jack Howe
The celebration continues later this year, when Rob will speak on Howe at the Friends of Cedar Rock annual speaker event Oct. 27, 2012 in Quasqueton, IA. More details about all of these exciting events to come soon. Happy Birthday Jack!
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Announcing Taliesin West Mobile App
Planet Architecture announces the release of the Taliesin West mobile app — a virtual tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s desert masterpiece. Visit Taliesin West today from anywhere in the world using your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Details after the jump...
R.I.P. Moore House
In light of the terrible news of the loss of the Lloyd Wright-designed Moore House, LAist posted a virtual tour of the home when it was still standing. See the videos here.
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A Look At A "Forgotten" Lloyd Wright
Scott T. sends a link to a YouTube video segment from Orange County's KOCE news which highlights a Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr.-designed strip mall that's been all but forgotten in Huntington Beach. Watch it here.
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Digital Imperial Hotel
Avatar, eat your heart out! Check out an amazing 2-part digital recreation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel that's posted on YouTube. Sadly lost to the wrecking ball in the late 1960s, this digital recreation is the only way we can experience the building as it once was. See more here and here.
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Architecture Goes Digital
Here's a link to a New York Times interview with Timothy Sakamoto of in-D media, the company behind the sleek Planet Architecture CD-ROMs and apps. Read it here.
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Broward On Vimeo
Randolph H. sends a link to a Vimeo video, produced by Third Act Films, showcasing architect Bob Broward, who on February 6, 2012, was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Watch it here.
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The Reviews Are In
Mark Hertzberg has posted a bevvy of new reviews over at his blog, Wright in Racine. They include reviews of Patrick Mahoney's new book about the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Davidson House; Randy Henning's 2011 book about Alfred Browning Parker's work; Roland Reisley's 2001 "Usonia" book, and a link to a demo of Tim Sakamoto's iPad app. Read them all here.
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The Approachable Architect Podcast
Karlitos E. sends a link to a podcast he thought PrairieMod readers would enjoy. "The Approachable Architect" with David Doucette is based in Santa Monica, California and has many great podcasts regarding topics such as "green" living, energy efficiency, conservation, etc. Check it out here.
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Museum Mail
PrairieMod reader Anne S. sent a wonderful link to Guggenheim Foundation's digitized collection of correspondence about the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum's construction—including several from Wright himself. Follow the link, click on the "Folder List" heading, and have fun exploring!
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Fallingwater Gets Interactive
Planet Architecture recently released their newest app, this time giving you an interactive exploration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. Read more about it here and get info to download it here.
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Manning Productions Monkeys Around
Joanne H. sends a link to information about Chicago-based digital creative agency, Manning Productions, and their recent project working with the Lincoln Park Zoo to develop a digital kids' book. The "book" is titled Chimps Should Be Chimps and is intended to help get the word out about Project ChimpCARE, "a non-partisan group committed to improving the well-being of chimpanzees." Find out more here.
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Ice Cube And Eames – An Unexpected Mash-Up
Here's a Q&A with rapper Ice Cube, who elaborates on his appreciation for Eames, his stint studying architectural drafting and his take on Los Angeles architecture. Be sure to check out the accompanying video of Cube touring the Eames house.
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FanGuide™ Palm Springs Now Available
Just released to the iTunes App Store is our newest FanGuide™ architectural tour guide for the iPhone: Palm Springs!
Enjoy the architectural works of Albert Frey, William Cody, Donald Wexler, John Lautner, Richard Neutra, and many more with 43 stops arranged in 6 tours, hundreds of original photographs, bonus audio & video footage for various stops, interactive maps and much, much more.
Get additional details here and download your copy today to start enjoying and exploring desert Modernism.
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Larkin's Final Resting Place
Area preservationists in Buffalo wonder what may still exist buried in the ground of the now demolished Larkin Administration Building, Frank Lloyd Wright's early masterpiece. Could an architectural archeological dig be in the future? Read and watch more here.
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A Frank "Wannabe"
Debbie B. sent a link to a YouTube video showcasing an Oak Park, IL renovated garage/home, which they are calling "wannabe" Frank Lloyd Wright. Debbie adds that she believes the original barn was part of the Herman W. Mallen estate, 300 N. Euclid (at Erie), George W. Maher, architect. Can anyone add more insights? Watch the video here.
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Ashtray House For Sale
WGNO ABC26 reports that New Orleans mayor, Ray Nagin, has put his "Ashtray" House, designed by Modernist architect, Albert Ledner, on the market for $729,000. Why the smoking-related moniker? According to the article:
"If you look closely just below the roofline, you will see 1,200 gold-colored glass ashtrays the architect had set into the walls."
Watch a video and read more here and see the listing here.
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A Visit To Santaranta
Randy H. sends a link to a YouTube video featuring a look at the only Eric Lloyd Wright (grandson of Frank Lloyd Wright) design in Europe. Find out more here.
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Park Inn Restoration Time Lapse
Randy H. sends a link to a fascinating time lapse You Tube video showcasing the expert restoration of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, IA. Watch it here.
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Chicago: City Of Superlatives
Lee Bey has unearthed some very cool news reel footage of Chicago from the early 1930s showcasing the city's magnificent architecture. Read and see more here.
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A Look At Wright's Annunciation Church
The Wauwatosa Patch provides a brief article on Frank Lloyd Wright's Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, along with a video of Reverend James Dokos, Construction Supervisor John Ottenheimer, and Parish Council Member John Galanis discussing what makes the church so special. See it here.
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A Bit More About The "Butterfly Bridge"
PrairieMod readers Paul R. and Linda E. were kind enough to provide a little more background info about the pro-bono bridge design that Frank Lloyd Wright proposed for the Wisconsin River at the Dells. Made of reinforced concrete, the twin arches of the bridge were intended to rise above the water, evoking the graceful butterfly wings that it was named after.
Though never built, Wright tried to pitch the same design to San Francisco—but only a cool model was the result. Watch a video featuring this model here and learn a bit more about this bridge design here.
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Google Goes Mobile
No, not cell phone type of "mobile" but the Alexander Calder type "mobile". In honor of the artists 113th birthday, the search engine giant has turned their logo into an interactive sculpture homage. Play around with it while it lasts here.
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Make Your Reservations Now To Stay Wright
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, IA is not only nearing the completion of its multi-million dollar restoration, it's started taking reservations for guests to stay amidst the building's architectural grandeur. Read more and watch a video here. Information on booking reservations here.
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Robie Contractor's Son Speaks
Thanks to Wright Chat user DavidC for posting a link to a YouTube video of William Barnard, son of the original Robie House contractor, who celebrated his 90th birthday at the Robie House and spoke with Laura Dodd of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. Watch it here.
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Sommerhaus Looks Sweet
MocoLoco recently featured the wooden prefab Sommerhause Piu by Patrick Frey + Björn Götte, which can be built anywhere to enjoy warm weather vacations in Mod style. See more here, including a building video.
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Art Glass Restoration How-To
Marty Hackl sends a link to a great 9-part series of videos walking viewers through the process of restoring historic art glass windows from the John S. Van Bergen-designed Allan Miller House. Watch the videos here.
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Nakomis: How It's Made
Love finding out how things are made in the USA? Then you're going to want to check out two videos produced by the HF Coors company detailing how they make the beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Nakomis ceramic statue. Watch part one here and part two here.
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Talking Sculpture And Sketching With Richard Serra
On the drive up to Milwaukee yesterday to catch the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum before it closed, I listened to an interesting interview with sculptor Richard Serra on Bob Edwards Weekend. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City just opened a new exhibit titled Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective which showcases this often overlooked aspect of his creative output. Find out more here and about the Met exhibit here.
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