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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:

  • Emphasizing the horizontal
    Emphasizing the horizontal
  • The Gutter Myth and Wright's Frugal Side
    The Gutter Myth and Wright's Frugal Side
  • Frank Lloyd Wright assumed that we would be kind to each other
    Frank Lloyd Wright assumed that we would be kind to each other
  • Did you miss the tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's historic Elizabeth Murphy House? Here is a recording.
    Did you miss the tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's historic Elizabeth Murphy House? Here is a recording.
  • Appreciating an Art Teacher for Teaching Art Appreciation
    Appreciating an Art Teacher for Teaching Art Appreciation
  • We Miss the Peeping Toms and Nancys
    We Miss the Peeping Toms and Nancys
  • Plywood in a Wright-designed American System-Built Home, before "plywood" was a thing
    Plywood in a Wright-designed American System-Built Home, before "plywood" was a thing
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House - The Book, Coming Spring 2021
    Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House - The Book, Coming Spring 2021

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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