A Florida business magazine, Florida Trend, has an article on Wright’s buildings on the campus of Florida Southern College. FSC is home to the largest single-site concentration of Wright-designed buildings with 12 (18 were planned). The buildings have not fared well in the Florida climate, and restoration costs are expected to run about $50 million.
The […]
Vanquishing the dark forces of procrastination, I have at last whipped the event calendar into a rough approximation of a useful thing. I’m sure I’m missing a bunch of stuff (for example, Buffalo is oddly Wright-free for the next few months) but if I don’t know about it, I can’t post it; if you know […]
Sunday’s Chicago Sun-Times features Kevin Nance’s review of Lisa Schrenk’s book Building a Century of Progess: The Architecture of Chicago’s 1933-34 World’s Fair. (first brought to my attention by PrairieMod) At one time, Lisa Schrenk worked for the Home and Studio, and Frank Lloyd Wright plays a supporting role in the book (the role he […]
PrairieMod mentioned this nearly a month ago, but I just got around to picking up the Fall 2007 issue of American Bungalow this week.
My wife and I have a soft spot for Samara — it was the first real Wright expedition we took (lesson learned: don’t expect a quiet night’s sleep in a cheap […]
[ October 7, 2007; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
This is the first public showing of the Willey House since the completion of a 5 1/2 year restoration. An informal walk-through, though the owners and restoration team will be available to answer questions.
This event is associated with the Frank Lloyd Wright for Everyman: The Malcolm Willey House and the Lindholm Service Station.
$5, no reservations […]
[ December 9, 2007; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
The monthly opportunity to tour this Wright-designed rental property.
$2
[ November 11, 2007; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
The monthly opportunity to tour this Wright-designed rental property.
$2
[ December 8, 2007; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
Pre-restoration tours of the American System-built home on West Burnham St.
$2, reservations not needed
There are still spots open on the Alden B. Dow Ultimate Walking Tours the week-end of October 5-7. I thought Lisa and I missed our chance, but organizers opened new tours, and there is still room on tours Saturday and Sunday. If you haven’t visited before, you should book both the Walking Tour and the […]
[ October 14, 2007; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
The monthly opportunity to tour this Wright-designed cottage that is now a rental property.
$2
MOre information and directions are available from the website