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Unfinished Business – Wright’s Cantilevers

Posted on September 16, 2018September 17, 2018 by Nick Hayes

Flower box cantilevers have been missing from the house. We decided to rebuild them and found another Wrightian surprise.

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Posted in History, RestorationsTagged American System-Built Home, American System-Built House, Architecture, Cantilever, Elizabeth Murphy House, Facade, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, horizontal, Renovation5 Comments

FLW Architectural Tiles

Posted on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 by Nick Hayes

Fourth graders from Atwater School visited, then created Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired architectural tiles, adding their own flare.

Posted in SpacesTagged Architecture, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, horizontal, Learning, Prairie, Teaching, ToursLeave a comment

Emphasizing the horizontal

Posted on November 17, 2017November 19, 2017 by Nick Hayes

After a year of living here, we stumbled upon more horizontal lines in a subtle, but historically significant place: the masonry of our small fireplace.

Posted in SpacesTagged A203, Architecture, ASBH, FLW, FLWW, Frank Lloyd Wright, History, horizontal, Learning, Organic Design, Prairie, Prairie Design, usonian3 Comments

Read more:

  • Piecing together her history
    Piecing together her history
  • "She thought he was an immoral man"
    "She thought he was an immoral man"
  • Compress, release, repeat.
    Compress, release, repeat.
  • Wisconsin House by Frank Lloyd Wright Forgotten for 50 years
    Wisconsin House by Frank Lloyd Wright Forgotten for 50 years
  • Elizabeth Murphy and the End of Frank Lloyd Wright's American System-Built Experiment
    Elizabeth Murphy and the End of Frank Lloyd Wright's American System-Built Experiment
  • Fibonacci, here and there.
    Fibonacci, here and there.
  • Pebble Dash was not Wright's Idea (Part 1)
    Pebble Dash was not Wright's Idea (Part 1)
  • Pebble Dash was not Wright's Idea (Part 2)
    Pebble Dash was not Wright's Idea (Part 2)

The Book

The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available at fine local booksellers.
The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available now at fine local booksellers.

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