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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, RenovationsTagged 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

Join Taliesin’s Catherine Boldt and author Nicholas Hayes at Boswell Book Company



The Shorewood Historical Society and Boswell Book Company will co-host an evening with Nicholas D Hayes and Taliesin’s Catherine Boldt (Educational Outreach Docent) as they discuss Hayes’ findings in the new book FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FORGOTTEN HOUSE: How an Omission Transformed the Architect’s Legacy.

May 17th, 2021, 7pm. ZOOM

RSVP or learn more here.

The Book

The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available for pre-order now.
The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available now.

“Beautifully written. A significant contribution to the field, this volume provides a useful unpacking of one of the largest and not yet thoroughly studied projects of the architect's career. Hayes's description of this early independent building program in line with Wright's overall aesthetic aims are on point.” —Michael Desmond, Louisiana State University School of Architecture

Read more:

  • Prototypes and their progeny are never the same
    Prototypes and their progeny are never the same
  • Vast Brilliance in One Simple ASBH Drawing by Frank Lloyd Wright
    Vast Brilliance in One Simple ASBH Drawing by Frank Lloyd Wright
  • MKELifestyle story: Wright Project, Wrong Time
    MKELifestyle story: Wright Project, Wrong Time
  • "How to build a warm, strong and dry house"
    "How to build a warm, strong and dry house"
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House - The Book, Coming Spring 2021
    Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House - The Book, Coming Spring 2021
  • A quality roof by Frank Lloyd Wright
    A quality roof by Frank Lloyd Wright
  • Taliesin's Catherine Boldt to join conversation about "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House"
    Taliesin's Catherine Boldt to join conversation about "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House"
  • Emphasizing the horizontal
    Emphasizing the horizontal
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