Frank Lloyd Wright’s was considered the most influential architect of his time. Wrights designed about 1,000 structures, about 400 of which were built.Wright described his “organic architecture” as one that “proceeds,persists, creates, according tot he nature of man and his circumstances as they both change.” Wright’s ideas were well ahead of his time and he ...
It’s easy to spend a lot of money quickly in Scottsdale and have a great time doing it. However, after living there for over a year, I found many attractions, events and experiences, both fun and educational, for about the cost of a moderate dinner for two. The following list only scratches the surface but ...
Buffalo is quickly becoming the place for architectural buffs to visit. Stately Victorian homes line historic Richmond Avenue. Mansions, some of which appear in Lauren Balfour’ book, City of Light, populate the Frederick Law Olmsted designed parkways like Chapin Parkway, Bidwell Parkway, and Lincoln Parkway. Louis Sullivan’s Guaranty Building stands out as one of downtown’s ...
A highway in Dallas, TX nicknamed “The High Five” is a masterpiece, say some experts. “Driving it is like entering a surreal Piranesi drawing in which you are suddenly enveloped by ramps, arches, and columns that conflate mysterious shadows and melodramatic light into a motoring dreamscape,” said writer David Dillon. The bold Lone Stars on ...
There are many types of modern pieces of furniture and many types of modern design categories, but the best pieces are the vintage modern furniture. A oxymoron, combining vintage with modern, but considering that the modern design movement began in the early 1900s, it is what it is. During the early 1900s, new technologies, the ...
Frank Lloyd Wright was an architectural genius who designed and oversaw the construction of many famous buildings in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. His beautiful designs and his knack for building one-of-a-kind structures made him very famous during his lifetime. That is why, in 1914, people were shocked to hear that Frank’s Taliesin was ...
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