frank lloyd wright

In an effort to preserve cultural sites around the world, the World Monuments Fund releases a list of endangered sites every two years. This year's list includes 93 sites drawn from 47 countries, from well-known attractions to obscure ruins. Here are the spots from the list that sparked our interest, including some that you may want to visit.  

The Figge Art Museum is devoting gallery space for the next several years to what is arguably one of the greatest names in architectural history. "Frank Lloyd Wright: The Art of Living," which opens for a preview today in the downtown Davenport museum, delves into the smaller picture of his work. "People tend to think of Wright primarily as an architect, which is correct," senior curator Gregory Gilbert said.  

2009-11-20 23:40:05 - A stunning Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced home on Route 69 in Burlington, Conn., will be sold at auction on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 12 noon, by Litchfield Real Estate Auctions, LLC (Mary Helen Levine, broker) and Tim's, Inc., based in Bristol, Conn. (BURLINGTON, Conn.) - A stunning Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced home on Route 69 (Milford Street) in Burlington will be sold at public auction on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 12 noon. A preview will be held from 11-12. The house and property are bei  

The fire sale on pedigreed architecture continues unabated. Is Lautner's Elrod House too flashy for you? Frank Lloyd Wright La Miniatura too small?  

My husband's niece will be living with us while she goes to grad school nearby. He has been doing over the attic for her bedroom -- paneling the ceiling and putting in a new engineered wood. Now it's my turn to decorate, and I don't know what to do with the slanted walls, etc. Any advice or examples would be a big help.  

Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the Wii-holder. The Charge Base IC is a $34.99 induction charging device for Wiimotes and looks like something out of a Frank Lloyd Wright sketchbook. The base sits firmly on the ground while sweeping cantilevered arms reach out to cradle your Wiimotes with magnets.  

For cyclists, the destination is as important as the journey - and they want to arrive in style, not sports clothes. But biking - even on a city commuter bike - asks more from a rider's wardrobe than simply standing on a streetcar will. Bicyclists require clothing that moves with them when they ride, protects them from the elements and doesn't get caught in any of their machine's moving parts.  

The Building Industry Association of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Inc. presented its prestigious 2009 APEX Awards during ceremonies Oct. 13 at the Pelican Beach Resort in Destin. Since 1999, the APEX Awards have annually recognized the "Achievement of Professional Excellence" by its members in a number of categories which include many of the crafts, trades and professions involved in the homebuilding and remodeling industries, as well as citing companies and individuals who support and enhance the indus  

The Garden Suburbs, as envisioned by Olmstead with Riverside, were much like modern suburbs, without retail or industry; he considered them part of the city, connected by rail. Rybczynski calls them a huge success, and considers the New Urbanist themed communities their direct descendant. 2. Although designed by Le Corbusier in the twenties, we had to wait until after World War II to see an explosion of the Radiant City. While it didn't work particularly well for social housing, in cities around the w