Category Archives: FrankLloydWrightroadtrip

FrankLloydWrightRoadTripDay5_July 10 The house where it all began has diamond pane windows. At the time Wright built it for his wife and future children (around 1889), it overlooked prairie, but today it exists among a solid urban grid of houses … Continue reading →

Frank Lloyd Wright Trip Day 4. July 9. Another horizontal line on the prairie, Samara House, West Lafayette Indiana. Dr. John Christian, 29, (taught bionucleonics at Purdue) wanted Frank Lloyd Wright to design his house, and Wright did. It was … Continue reading →

Day Two: Clerestory Windows, cantilevers, dry rhododendrons (97 degrees today) At Falling Water, verandas float over greenery, rooms are stumbled upon unannounced, and unexpected. Design is rooted in eccentricity mixed with ingenuity and practicality, plus an awe of natural beauty … Continue reading →

Day One, July 6: Chuckles, Christ, and Chocolate Milk Americans eat a whole lot of sugar and pray to Jesus. After five hours, a lunch at Cracker Barrel and driving 300 highway miles, that’s a firm conclusion. And the best … Continue reading →

Day One, July 6: Chuckles, Christ, and Chocolate Milk Americans eat a whole lot of sugar and pray to Jesus. After five hours, a lunch at Cracker Barrel and driving 300 highway miles, that’s a firm conclusion. And the best … Continue reading →