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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Se=F1or_Popcorn on July 20, 2007, 11:06 pm
eds wrote:
>> @k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
>>
>>> What is your take on Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture?
>>>
>>>
>> Innovative at the time, inspires a lot of ideas (to me at least),
>> beautiful
>> materials, visually rhythmic and often pleasantly (to me) asymmetrical,
>> yet
>> balanced; in execution, would not meet todays; standards for engineering
>> or energy-efficiency.
>>
>> I was in Wingspread for a conference once, an dit was definitely "way
>> cool" ;) , and 've already gone at some length, in the past, about my
>> experience visiting the Guggenheim; I have several books on FLW's works
>> and
>> often look at them. I don't personally take it "lock, stock, and barrel"
>> so to speak, IOW it is not "my perfect style", but lots of great visual
>> and
>> spatial rhythms.
>
> I was in Falling Water about 20 years ago. I really liked it, but I'm tall
> and the door heads were about 6'-2" and constantly brushed my hair.
So your hair was nice... That would be handy for when you were in a rush
and didn't really have the time. You could curve the door heads just so
for around the ears, that is unless you prefer a flat-top.
> Mr. Kaufman was 6'-4" and must have had permanent bruises on his forehead.
> EDS
Or a hunched back.
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