“#FrankLloydWright famously claimed that playing with Froebel kindergarten blocks kindled his fascination for form-making. #LeCorbusier, #BuckminsterFuller and #CharlesEames started with the brightly coloured geometric wooden pieces too. Then came #Meccano: look at #NormanFoster’s HSBC Tower in Hong Kong or #RichardRogers’ Lloyd's of London, the lineage is clear.
So what about #LEGO? The world’s best-selling constructional toy this week launched its Smart Bricks but perhaps it is looking the wrong way. Lego’s legacy resides in its inherent #simplicity.”
<https://archive.md/awWYx> / <https://www.ft.com/content/33dfc334-db82-4043-8b4b-632c0cd6c26c> (paywall)
Still shocked I'm unable to find a proper, complete set of floor plans for the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, post-Gwathmey renovation.
I've only found one incomplete set of 3 plans. They look like official architectural drawings, but full of construction marks/dimensions.
Por qué ‘Jungla de cristal’ es la mejor película de arquitectura que se ha filmado nunca (y además navideña)
Hype for the Future 38/284: Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was a very influential architect and perhaps amongst the most significant of architectural icons in the history of the field. Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, his studio would be located at Taliesin nearer Spring Green, Wisconsin, though on the opposite side of the Wisconsin River. Since the Taliesin estate is opposite the Wisconsin River, the place is located within the Town of Wyoming, in Iowa County. Within the entire region, however, is the Driftless Area, which […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/hype-for-the-future-38-284-frank-lloyd-wright/
In my next life, I'd build a Usonian home but I suppose the lot prices are prohibitive here in Lesser Minnesota.
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