Frank Lloyd Wright

June 9, 2016

VIDEO: Frank Lloyd Wright on His Arrogance and the ‘Greed’ That Built NYC

"Fellow architects have called him everything from a great poet to an insupportable windbag," begins Mike Wallace in a 1957 interview with Frank Lloyd Wright. This is the setup for a talk with the famous architect in which he asserts he could rebuild the entire country if he had 15 more years and that the New York City skyline is nothing more than a "race for rent," a monument to "the power of money and greed," and completely lacking any ideas. In this animated video from PBS Digital Studio (h/t Reddit), set to the historic interview, we learn why Wright thinks centuries of architecture failed, what he feels is wrong with St. Patrick's Cathedral, and how he believes he received the title of "arrogant."
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Architecture And Design

June 8, 2016

MoMA Announces Major Frank Lloyd Wright Retrospective in 2017 to Mark His 150th Birthday

By Dana Schulz

Today is the 149th anniversary of prolific architect Frank Lloyd Wright's birth, and with next year being the big 150, the Museum of Modern Art has announced a major exhibition in 2017 that will feature roughly 450 works that he created from the 1890s through the 1950s. "Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive" will include architectural drawings, models, building fragments, films, television broadcasts, print media furniture, tableware, textiles, paintings, photographs, and scrapbooks, some of which have rarely or never been exhibited.
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March 16, 2016

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Former Plaza Suite Gets a Price Cut to $26M

By Michelle Cohen

The 4,000-square-foot Plaza suite that Frank Lloyd Wright once briefly called home just got a price reduction (and a broker change) from $39.5 million to $26 million (h/t Curbed). As 6sqft discovered last year, Wright lived in the corner apartment from 1954 to 1959 while he was working on the Guggenheim Museum. Though the architect's past residency certainly adds interest, the impressive pad at 1 Central Park South does a fine job impressing us on its own—and we're not alone, clearly, since the home was featured in Architectural Digest in 2014. Current owners James and Lisa Cohen (chairman of Hudson Media and home editor at DuJour magazine, respectively) bought the sprawling condo for $13 million in 2009 to use as a Manhattan pied-a-terre (their main residence is in New Jersey). Then they proceeded to gut-renovate and redesign the home with help from Louis Lisboa of VL Architects and interior designer Susanna Maggard. The apartment headed back to the market last year for a renovation-reflecting $39.5 million. Now the colorful, luxurious and impossibly large four-bedroom pad is asking a significantly slimmer but still sizeable $26 million.
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March 31, 2015

Live in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Former Plaza Apartment for $39.5M

By Diane Pham

Did you know that Frank Lloyd Wright was once a resident of The Plaza? Neither did we! The Post reports that the 4,000-square-foot pad the prolific architect briefly called home has just hit the market for $39.5 million. Wright lived in the corner apartment of the storied building from 1954 to 1959 while he was working on the Guggenheim Museum. The location right by Central Park—and a 30-minute walk from the site of his iconic creation—must certainly have bode well for the architect's creative juices.
Inside Wright's former digs here

February 26, 2015

A Comprehensive Database of Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture; New Yorkers Love French Bulldogs

By Dana Schulz

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s website gets a beautiful overhaul that includes a comprehensive, searchable database of the architect’s works. [Fast Co. Design] Tour a tiny, pattern-filled Chinatown studio. [The Cut] The French bulldog was the most popular dog breed in NYC in 2014. See what breed reigned supreme in your neighborhood. [DNAinfo] Second annual Lower […]

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January 15, 2015

Daily Link Fix: A Weighted Blanket That Hugs You; Watch Frank Lloyd Wright Compete on a Game Show

By Dana Schulz

Because we all need a hug sometimes…here’s a weighted blanket that gives you a warm embrace. [Design Milk] Dinner parties inside a dumpster aim to change the way people see food waste. [Untapped] Watch Frank Lloyd Wright compete on the game show What’s My Line in 1956. [Archinect] Staten Island’s deer population has increased 3,304 percent in just […]

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September 2, 2014

Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Destined for NYC But Never Built

By Jason Carpenter

Many wonder why such a prolific and famous architect as Frank Lloyd Wright didn't have more buildings in New York City. It's safe to say he wasn't a huge fan of urban density, but how could one possibly create something as iconic as the Guggenheim's spirals without getting any other work in the city? As we showed in a previous post, two Wright designs have actually been demolished. Now, we will look at the two buildings Wright intended for the New York area which were never fully realized—at least, not in Manhattan.
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June 27, 2014

90 Years Later, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fuel Station Finally Built in Buffalo, NY

By Dana Schulz

Filling up the ole' gas tank is not a glamorous job, and usually not a task that leaves one marveling at the surrounding architecture. But in 1927, Prairie-style extraordinaire Frank Lloyd Wright put together plans for a fuel filling station in Buffalo, New York that would leave even the most seasoned driver awe struck. Now, almost 90 years later, the Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum has realized Wright's vision and constructed the station as a one-of-a-kind installation housed in a 40,000-square-foot glass and steel atrium, made possible by a $6.3 million state grant. The arts-and-crafts gas station, the third Wright recreation in Buffalo, makes a nod to Native American design and thoughtfully mixes practicality with visual appeal.
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June 23, 2014

Temporary Treasures: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Demolished New York Buildings

By Jason Carpenter

Frank Lloyd Wright is one of architecture's most important figures, and you can see his work in five countries and 37 of 50 states. But when it comes to New York City, there is only one major Wright construction to be found: The Guggenheim. There is also a pre-fab house in Staten Island and one in Blauvelt just north of the city, but what other work did he do in the five boroughs? It turns out that Wright designed two other major projects in NYC, but both have been demolished. Here's a look at these lost works by the great architect.
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June 6, 2014

A Retro NY Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Hits the Market for $795K

By Patty Lee

Frank Lloyd Wright has put his stamp on some of the world's most famous and recognizable structures, including New York City's own Guggenheim Museum. But did you know the prolific architect was also the forefather of a revolutionary style of residential housing that informed the airy, open floor plans seen in many modern homes today? Wright's Prairie style took hold in the Midwest during the early 20th-century and quickly spread across the country, profoundly influencing the built landscape we know today. If you've ever wanted to live in an iconic Wright home, this could be your chance: One of the few prefab Prairie homes designed by the architect has hit the market, and it's just a quick half-hour drive from Manhattan.
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