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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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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.
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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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A world traveler’s Catskills haven is now a $2M mountaintop home

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August 27, 2024

A world traveler’s Catskills haven is now a $2M mountaintop home

By Michelle Cohen

Just 15 minutes from trendy Hudson, N.Y., and five minutes from the town of Catskill, this unusual Arts-and-Crafts-style property at 5280 Cauterskill Road has roots in modern architecture and international travel. Asking $1,975,000, this Catskills mountaintop aerie stands on a 32-acre lot, offering a main house, a separate guest house, a heated saltwater gunite pool, and acres of secluded rock paths and lush gardens. The home was built in 1920 for Alleyne Ireland, a British author known for his well-documented travel throughout Asia; his friendship with architect Frank Lloyd Wright inspired the design of this upstate estate.
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September 19, 2023

Famous Bay Ridge Gingerbread House is on the market again, asking $8.75M

By Michelle Cohen

This one-of-a-kind dwelling at 8200 Narrows Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn is anything but cookie-cutter basic. Known as the Gingerbread House, this cute-enough-to-eat Hobbit-esque home is an American Arts and Crafts-style design by architect James Sarsfield Kennedy. Built for shipping mogul Howard Jones in 1918, the home was described as "the most magnificent residence in all of New York City." According to Brownstoner, the home was last listed in 2017 for $9 million. It's currently asking $8,750,000.
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July 24, 2023

The best free museum days in New York City

By 6sqft

When living in one of the most expensive cities in the country, it’s helpful to know the places in New York City that offer discounts and freebies. Thankfully, many of the Big Apple’s world-class museums and galleries offer free admission on certain days, from the tiny Mmuseumm in Chinatown to the iconic Guggenheim Museum. Ahead, we've rounded up some of the best free museum days in NYC to let you pinch pennies and get your culture fix at the same time.
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This $1.2M Princeton home is a modernist gem designed by Otto Kolb

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July 20, 2023

This $1.2M Princeton home is a modernist gem designed by Otto Kolb

By Michelle Cohen

This Otto Kolb original home at 140 Heather Lane, asking $1,195,000, is tucked into a wooded 2.39-acre lot on a quiet Princeton street. The Swiss-born Modernist architect designed this one-of-a-kind jewel box of a single-story home in 1959. Rooms in the five-bedroom house wrap around two courtyards, surrounding them with nature and sunlight.
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March 13, 2023

For $1.5M, a three-bedroom Morningside Heights pre-war co-op with a colorful Mondrian motif

By Michelle Cohen

This sprawling co-op in a classic pre-war building at 532 West 111th Street on Manhattan's Upper West Side offers a considerable amount of space for its ask of $1,495,000–if you don't mind navigating the awkward twists and turns often found in pre-war apartments. The co-op's interior design takes its cue from a Mondrian painting, bringing creativity and color to its classic 20th-century architecture.
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Asking $3.5M, this rare modernist Adirondack lake house was designed by Philip Johnson in 1948

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February 27, 2023

Asking $3.5M, this rare modernist Adirondack lake house was designed by Philip Johnson in 1948

By Michelle Cohen

This early modernist home tucked away on the western shores of Lake Champlain in the Adirondacks was designed by Philip Johnson in 1948, the same year the noted architect designed his iconic Glass House. Asking $3,500,000, this unusual property at 314 Point Road in the northern New York town of Willsboro, which Johnson designed with partner Landis Gores (both were members of the famed Harvard Five architectural group that also included Marcel Breuer, John Johansen, and Eliot Noyes) appears in the book "Houses of Philip Johnson." Known as Paine House, the home's two subsequent owners have maintained it in its original state. Situated on 20 acres surrounded by forest and lake (with 850 feet of waterfront), the home's seclusion has kept it from the public eye.
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Your guide to Carnegie Hill, the essence of history and culture on the Upper East Side

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November 14, 2022

Your guide to Carnegie Hill, the essence of history and culture on the Upper East Side

By Michelle Cohen

Bounded by 86th and 96th streets, Third Avenue, and Central Park's east side, the enclave of Carnegie Hill, well within the refined embrace of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is a neighborhood that transcends trends. A significant portion comprises the Carnegie Hill Historic District with its 19th-century townhouses of brick and brownstone and ornate mansions, converted hotels, and large apartment buildings from the early 20th century. Culturally rich on par with any neighborhood in the world, with a convenience that's hard to beat anywhere in the city, this elegant residential New York City neighborhood appears untouched by time. But within its borders are some of the Upper East Side's most exciting recent residential conversions and new developments.
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This iconic modern home in Westchester, surrounded by natural beauty, asks $6M

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November 7, 2022

This iconic modern home in Westchester, surrounded by natural beauty, asks $6M

By Michelle Cohen

This captivating modernist home at 15 Colonel Sheldon Lane in Pound Ridge, N.Y., asking $5,985,000, is currently owned by “Dirty Dancing” producer Mitchell Cannold. The home was designed by architects Gilles Depardon and Kathy Ogawa; the surrounding grounds, reimagined by landscape architect Glenn Ticehurst under Cannold's direction, were inspired by Maya Lin's "Wavefield" at Storm King Art Center. The home offers six bedrooms, with walls of windows throughout for a front-row seat to four seasons of nature's finest performances.
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Sales launch at new 12-home community in the hills of the Hudson Valley, priced from $1.9M

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October 26, 2022

Sales launch at new 12-home community in the hills of the Hudson Valley, priced from $1.9M

By Devin Gannon

A new development consisting of 12 ground-up homes in the hills of the Hudson Valley launched this week. Dubbed Fox Hollow, the countryside community is located in Germantown, a quiet town along the east bank of the Hudson River about two hours north of New York City. Fox Hollow offers two styles of houses to choose from, a mid-century modern home or a Scandinavian-inspired residence, along with the ability for customized add-ons, like a heated saltwater gunite pool, screened pavilion, outdoor kitchen, and more. Homes, which could include up to 15 acres of land, start at $1,895,000.
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This James Cutler-designed $3.5M converted barn on 76 acres in Central Jersey was an author’s refuge

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October 28, 2021

This James Cutler-designed $3.5M converted barn on 76 acres in Central Jersey was an author’s refuge

By Michelle Cohen

Built in 2001, Freestone Farm at 318 Hopewell Amwell Road in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, was designed by notable Seattle-based architect James Cutler of Cutler Anderson Architects. The property's current owner is best-selling author Richard Preston ("The Hot Zone," "Wild Trees"). The stone, timber, and glass main house sits on 76 acres that includes private walking trails and old growth forest. The property's original farmhouse, also designed by Cutler, is joined to the main home by a bluestone walkway.
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Designed by Paul Mayén, this $4.2M upstate oasis sits on 14 acres with a waterfall and indoor pool

Listing photos by Devin Groody

June 21, 2021

Designed by Paul Mayén, this $4.2M upstate oasis sits on 14 acres with a waterfall and indoor pool

By Dana Schulz

Spanish architect and industrial designer Paul Mayén is perhaps best known for working with Frank Lloyd Wright on the design for Fallingwater, as well as for his modernist furniture designs, many of which are in the permanent collection at MoMA. At WaterRun, a 14+ acre estate in Garrison, New York, all of Mayén's expertise is on display. The 7,500-square-foot contemporary home employs Wright's penchant for bringing the outdoors in, and it is full of lighting and built-in furniture personally designed by Mayén. But the home is most famous for its landscape, where you'll find perennial gardens, pavilions, grottos, obelisks, ponds, winding streams, and even a cascading waterfall.
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Mid-century home in Westchester designed by David Henken asks $1.4M after new renovation

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June 8, 2021

Mid-century home in Westchester designed by David Henken asks $1.4M after new renovation

By Dana Schulz

A three-bedroom home in Pleasantville, New York, designed in 1951 by Frank Lloyd Wright-disciple David Henken, is on the market for $1.4 million. It recently underwent a renovation that includes a new kitchen, refinished cypress walls and vaulted fir ceilings, and modern upgrades like electric heated floors and cedar-lined closets--all of which preserves it mid-century charm.
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With panoramic views and rooftop observatory, this $4M Hamptons home resembles a lighthouse

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April 21, 2021

With panoramic views and rooftop observatory, this $4M Hamptons home resembles a lighthouse

By Devin Gannon

A truly unique home in the Hamptons has just hit the market. Located at 14 Water Mill Heights Drive in the Southampton hamlet of Water Mill, the five-bedroom property sits nestled among trees, while also boasting panoramic water views thanks to its creative design. Asking $3,995,000, the home offers several living and dining areas, a curving wraparound deck, a heated outdoor pool, and a wine cellar.
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This two-bedroom in the Bronx is a Mid-Century time-capsule for $450K

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March 18, 2021

This two-bedroom in the Bronx is a Mid-Century time-capsule for $450K

By Dana Schulz

The Bronx's Concourse Towers were built in 1963, at the height of the Mid-Century Modern movement. And time seems to have stood still at this two-bedroom apartment on the market for $449,500. The sellers are a prominent architectural historian and a property director, so it's no wonder they've decided to outfit the home with authentic decor like cork flooring, a wood ceiling, and retro furniture everywhere you look.
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