Comments on: Wright or wrong?

By: admiral dewy wilkins

admiral dewy wilkins — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:59:56 +0000

as a fellow architect i must agree. they are building one here in westchester county in new york on an island….there is no way that the full intent of the building can be realized without the architects physical presence…

By: tvindy

tvindy — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:09:29 +0000

It would be interesting to have reconstructions built of some of Wright’s more interesting buildings that no longer exist, provided detailed plans still exist. I know Wright was very much concerned with his works reflecting their location, but the Larkin building could easily be put back up in the same place, since there’s only a parking lot there now.

By: Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 07:31:07 +0000

Well, I wouldn't recommend traveling to Buffalo for any reason, really, unless it's to satisfy the person holding the gun to your head. But I lived three blocks from Wright's Heath House on the West Side for about ten years, more or less, and I think it's an underappreciated jewel. I also spent a fair amount of time in Graycliff as a kid - the priests who ran my school owned it for some time - and I wish to hell I had a better memory of what it was like inside. Of course said priests came perilously close to ruining the building.

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jenett. — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 12:57:24 +0000

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By: 'mouse

'mouse — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:56:30 +0000

I’m fine with Wright or Wrightian or whatever. I don’t care just as long as more good, simple, high-craftsmanship things are built.

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By: Barbie

Barbie — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:36:42 +0000

This reminds me of “House for an Artist” in Glasgow which was built in the mid 1990′s based onCharles Rennie MacIntosh’s design competition drawings for a German design magazine. Although they started from Macintosh’s original drawings, no construction documents had been prepared so contemporary architects had to try to interpret and work out most of the working details.

By: Isabella

Isabella — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:38:17 +0000

It seems to me that these projects are being built on the basis of Wright’s name, without regard for the validity of the designs themselves. I wonder: why were they not built within his lifetime?

I think you’re right to say they’d be, at best, Wrightian. But I don’t object to them being built, provided they’re functional, efficient, and attractive.

By: srp

srp — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:18:08 +0000

I would think it would detract from his completed works.
I don’t think it would change my mind about visiting Buffalo.
But then I haven’t ever had plans to visit Buffalo.