Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin: Take a photo tour of an architectural gem
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Just found your blog through pappapepper and he's good and so are you. Frank Lloyd Wright was a genius and you have introduced this through your story and photos so well that I felt I was there. As an English person I admire so much about American art in it's so many different forms, architecture being one of them and Mr Lloyd Wright had so many sides to his art and great taste. Well done you for sharing this. JV
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Thank you, @pfunk, for this lovely and comprehensive tour.
It is interesting to me to see the mix of Christian symbolism and oriental influences. Also intriguing to observe the obvious wear on furniture and various appointments.
I wonder how Wright would have done with CAD software and modern tools? Whether his productivity might have been enhanced, or his style somehow changed?
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Do you mean the cross-carrying priest statue? That was kind of an outlier. Most other objects were Asian, art-deco, or prairie school.
Good question about the CAD. He would have excelled in the early days of it for sure. Ever notice how buildings made in the 80s look like they are from early 3D games? Funny how software shaped our landscape back then.
More modern software suites would astonish him. Chief Architect and especially Revit come to mind.
Yes, that's one. Also, over the fireplace, there are carvings of a couple of texts from scripture. There was another statue that I took as possibly a madonna figure.
Kids today playing Minecraft may be the architects of tomorrow... ;)
AAHHHH Ive been only dreaming of walking around on one of his designs. There currently is an untouched Lloyd building for sale that I can only dream of owning. This tour is really eye opening. THAT LAMP THO! wow..just wow.
For sale? Look for an open house :)
sadly its took far away from me...BUT maybe with enough Steem WE ALL should invest in buying it as a communal STEEMIAN house?! Ha:)
thank you for detailed photos, @pfunk! this Frank Lloyd Wright's house is a real masterpiece. I saw one house made by Wright, in Barcelona, but only outside view.
You are welcome man! There are a couple Wright houses in Minneapolis, and then at least one that I know of in the suburbs. One house in a suburb was up for sale, last I heard. But I've only seen them from the outside too. There are many in the Chicago area that can be toured though.
lucky you! we have some Corbusier's buildings in Moscow, and other constructivists', but not many.
Fascinating! About two years ago I passed by the property while I was on a road trip in Wisconsin. I wish we had been able to stop for a tour. Your post motivates me to plan a trip to check it out!
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Cool, thanks for your comment :)
Visiting there does mean a commitment of at least like 3 hours. And knowing what's in Wisconsin (especially when you're trying to get to Milwaukee or Chicago) that's a big commitment to spend time in what is otherwise the middle of nowhere. Ok, the House on the Rock is down the road, but that's a whole different trip.
I did check out the House on the Rock and waaaaaay underestimated the time it would take to fully experience the place. We didn't make it through all the sections. Who knew rural WI had such random architectural gems?
Haha yeah, the House on the Rock can easily suck up a day. It just never ends.
Congratulations @pfunk!
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Simply wow! Very nice photography displaying architectural beauty. Must've been an awesome experience. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
Thank you for taking the time to view them and comment :) And thanks for the compliment. It was pretty darn cool to see.
Mr Frank was a great Architech. I remember seeing my cousin do tours for some old buildings that were in my hometown. I am from Illinois so I never got to see this building, thanks for posting pictures so I can live vicariously through your experience.
Some of Frank's best work is in the Chicago area!
I'm a big fan of Wisconsin The Dairy State so I really warmed to this post @pfunk - many others have rightly too. I don't normally leave the minnows, but this has been an excellent outing to the @pfunk timeline :) Thanks buddy! UV/RS :))
Thank you very much man. I appreciate that!
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Nice post and beautiful pictures. I just love the stone!
Thank you @team101. Frank seemed to love the stone quite a bit too, and I think it makes for a very nice earthy balance to the otherwise abstract lines of his creation. IIRC all of the stone was quarried locally as well.