Frank Lloyd Wright

PHOTOS: Touring America's Iconic Modernist Homes

George Hobica | Posted 05.09.2012

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During the 20th century, a group of architects staged a controversial revolt. Why, they asked, couldn't less be as impressive as more?

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Photo Exhibition Highlights Wright Architecture

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

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SPRING GREEN, Wis. — A new exhibit features photos of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and architects he influenced. It's being held at...

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They Wrote Too??!

Posted 03.12.2012

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We know that you've probably read an artist's biography or two, but have you ever read artists' own account of their lives? Let us provide you with th...

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World Famous Architect Built Doghouse For Local Boy

AP | By SUDHIN THANAWALA | Posted 03.11.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The Fallingwater home in southwestern Pennsylvania. But a child's doghouse? Frank...

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Is The Wrecking Ball Pointed At Historic Wilmette Home?

WBEZ | Posted 04.21.2012

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In what could be a stunning architectural loss, a beautiful Wilmette residence with ties to three prominent 20th century architects--including Frank L...

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The Week In Art

Posted 02.18.2012

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This week was full of awe-inspiring creations that touched our hearts, and there a touch of Valentine's Day sass in there as well. First w...

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Redesigning Housing For The Homeless

Joel John Roberts | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Poverty, Homelessness, Third World America, Geodesic-Domes, Buckminster Fuller, Frank Lloyd Wright, Loft Living, Affordable Housing, Impact News

We need to start thinking "outside of the home" when it comes to design. Changing the way we house homeless Americans could end homelessness.

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A Dog House by Frank Lloyd Wright

J. Michael Welton | Posted 04.15.2012

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Jim Berger was 12 years old in 1956 when he put pencil to paper, wrote to Frank Lloyd Wright and asked a favor. He was earning extra money with a p...

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WATCH: Anish Kapoor Gets A Disco Makeover

Posted 02.13.2012

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Cloud Gate, the commandingly large sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor known affectionately as "The Bean" is the focus of a new project that will make yo...

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Pan Am Memories of My Adventures to Tokyo and Kyoto

Carole Mallory | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Hawaii, Miyako Hotel, Pearl Harbor, The Kitayama, Pa.Meiji Mura Museum, Hong Kong, Merrill Lynch, Shinto Shrines, Koyadofu, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Mayan, Shimeji Mushrooms, The Higashiyama, German, Pan Am, Lutheran, Mushi Zushi, Tokyo-Japan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Kyoto, Pennsylvania Dutch, Nama Yatsuhashi, Misozuke Miso, Great Kanta Earthquake, Mrs Wagner, The Imperial Hotel, The Nishiyama, Spielberg, Yokahama, Shoemakersville, Nogava, The Tokaido Shinkansen, Buddhist Temple, Culture News

At Tokyo's airport I kissed Michael 'goodbye' and gave him my address in New York, but after a few letters, I never heard from him again. 'Tokyo Michael' was how I remembered him and don't regret one moment we spent together.

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Edward Durell Stone: A Son's Story

J. Michael Welton | Posted 03.12.2012

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Edward Durell Stone: A Son's Untold Story of a Legendary Architect seeks to lay a new foundation for understanding the architect who brought us Radio City Music Hall and the Museum of Modern Art.

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PHOTOS: Preservationists Snag Historic Frank Lloyd Wright House

Posted 12.16.2011

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The only handicapped accessible Frank Lloyd Wright house was sold at an Illinois auction for $578,500 Thursday. The Rockford Register Star reports...

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PHOTOS: The Week In Art

Posted 02.08.2012

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This week on HuffPost Arts, we were scolded by Kevin Spacey as Richard III, saw Frank Lloyd Wright's dark side and possibly found a long-lost Da Vinci...

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Biopic Reveals Frank Lloyd Wright's Dark Past

Posted 12.08.2011

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It comes as no big surprise that Frank Lloyd Wright was dubbed "the greatest American architect of all time" by the American Institute of Architects. ...

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PHOTOS: Frank Lloyd Wright Home, Facing Sale At Auction, Spurs Community Action

Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 11.26.2011

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A handicapped-accessible Frank Lloyd Wright home in Rockford, Ill. is facing sale at auction and a newly-formed preservation society is rallying the c...

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PHOTOS: Architecture For The City Bird

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 12.29.2011

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Architect to the urban aviary set, Street Artist XAM is one rare bird. Averaging one per week over the last year, the California born former graffiti ...

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WATCH: Dear Frank Lloyd Wright, 'Up Yours Pal!'

La Carmina | Posted 12.06.2011

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If Alex Jordan were alive today, he’d be on the TV show "Hoarders". The Wisconsin eccentric wasn’t happy with a single tea set. He had to own a...

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PHOTOS: Frank Lloyd Wright House On The Cheap

Posted 11.28.2011

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Although his expansive, organic Prairie-style mansions may be the most memorable landmarks of Frank Lloyd Wright's seven decade career, the architect ...

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On the Waterfront

J. Michael Welton | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Fallingwater, Mies Van Der Rohe, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Architecture, Tod Williams, Dwell, Modern Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Meier, Farnsworth House, Harbor Springs MI, Frank Harmon, Slideadbigshot, Arts News

It took nine months before Michael McCarthy and Marcia Myers fully realized what they'd actually purchased in Harbor Springs, Michigan. "We saw this w...

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Previously Unseen Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings

ARTINFO | Posted 11.04.2011

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The long-gone but never forgotten architect Frank Lloyd Wright continues to leave traces of himself to thrill his diehard fans. After the recent resto...

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Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Ennis House' For Almost $4.5 Million

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 09.18.2011

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Friday afternoon, a press release announced the sale of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Ennis House' to celebrity billionaire businessman Ron Burkle for just sh...

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PHOTOS: 10 Icons Of Modern Architecture

Tom Mallory | Posted 09.05.2011

A few weeks ago ICOMOS' recommendation against the registering of 19 buildings designed by Le Corbusier in the World Heritage List provoked heated dis...

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Vino and Views at the Hollyhock House

One For The Table | Posted 08.30.2011

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My new favorite wine shop -- Silverlake Wine -- has joined forces with the Barnsdall Art Park, where the Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House is located, for Friday night tours and wine tasting.

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PHOTOS: Frank Lloyd Wright House On The (Relatively) Cheap

Erin Chan Ding | Posted 08.24.2011

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The Charles R. Perry House in Glencoe carries the iconic horizontality and the angular wooden interiors that are the unmistakable hallmarks of legenda...

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F. Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, at 75

J. Michael Welton | Posted 08.09.2011

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater is 75 years old this year, and its director is celebrating with a new book of essays and photography addressing the residence, its restoration and its landscape.

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