Architecture critic Blair Kamin hearts the new skyscraper dubbed "Aqua" by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects. Read all about it here. Then read about some of Gang's earlier accomplishments here.
Image via Chicago Architecture Info.com
Restoring Sullivan
Bob Score of the firm Harboe Architects of Chicago will discuss the restoration of Louis Sullivan's Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Store Building on Thursday, Nov. 19, as part of Landmarks Illinois' Preservation Snapshots series. It will take place at the Claudia Cassidy Theater in the Chicago
Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. Admission is
free to the public and begins at 12:15 p.m. More details here.
Image copyright Blair Kamin
Studio Second Look
A PrairieMod reader sent a link to this review of Communities of Frank Lloyd Wright: Taliesin and Beyond by historian Myron Marty. Part of the article shows this photo of the Oak Park Studio entrance prior to a 1970s restoration. It's a great contrast to the photo I posted previously of the same entrance in an earlier configuration. Have any cool, old photos of historic buildings? Send them and we'll share with everyone!
Image via Illinois Times
Apostles Of Beauty
The new must-see exhibit "Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts From Britain to Chicago" just opened at the Art Institute of Chicago this weekend. Check out the details here.
Movie Review: "Visual Acoustics"
Here's a link to a review by Phil Kennicott of the Washington Post on the new documentary "Visual Acoustics" all about architectural photography icon, Julius Shulman. A few members of the PrairieMod Squad saw it during the Chicago Film festival and said it totally rocks! Read Kennicott's review here.
Image via juliusshulmanfilm.com
Visit Beth Sholom
Mibo's 2010 Calendar Download Now Available
Mibo Lighting & Housewares is offering a free download of their pretty 2010 year-at-a-glance calendar. Also available (for $4) is the equally beautiful month-per-page version. Peruse the rest of the site - the Christmas Creatures are particularly fun!
Image copyright Mibo
Burnham Street Update
Mark Hertzberg's blog, Wright in Racine, just posted an update with tons of photos about the restoration of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed American System-Built house on Burnham St. in Milwaukee, WI. Read and see more here.
Image copyright Mark Hertzberg
The "Fixer-Upper"
PrairieMod reader Eric S. sent me this humorous (if not sadly true) cartoon from marriedtothesea.com about the American mentality towards our residences.
Image copyright Married To The Sea
Dutch Delight
Definitely Not Victorian
A Conversation with the Critics
Looking to rub elbows with Chicago's top architectural critics? Then plan on attending Thursday's Chicago Architectural Foundation's event titled "A Conversation with the Critics: Imagining the Future of the City." More info after the jump...
Your Chance To Tour The Coonley Estate
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy is hosting the rare opportunity to tour the Avery Coonley Estate (including the Main House, Coach House, Gardener's Cottage and William Drummond-designed home "Thorncroft") on December 5th. Tickets are $150 dollars for this Prairie-dream tour and they will go fast--so get yours quick! Follow the link for more details.
Image via Wikipedia
Researching The Tower
Monday night, a couple of PrairieMod Squad members made the short trip to Racine, Wisconsin to hear photographer and author, Mark Hertzberg deliver a lecture to the organization, Preservation Racine, on the S.C. Johnson Wax Company Research Tower. Read more after the jump...
Great Workroom Meets A Great Dining Room
A couple of PrairieMod Squad members were passing through Racine, Wisconsin recently and stopped-off at the local Chipotle for dinner. We smiled when we noticed that the interior of the dining room looked like it took some inspiration from Racine's iconic S.C. Johnson Wax Administration Building Workroom, complete with stylized interpretations of the J-Wax building's "dendriform" columns. The next time you're hungry and in Racine, check it out!
top image via Wikipedia/bottom Image copyright PrairieMod
New and Natural
A PrairieMod reader sent us a link to contemporary done right. The N85 Residence, designed by the Morphogenesis architectural design
firm, is a model of how to utilize the warmth and integrity of natural materials for a modern-day interior. Check out more here.
Image copyright Morphogenesis
Own A Usonian
Here's an original Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian home that is within reach of owning. The Ward and Helen McCartney Residence in Kalamazoo, Michigan is for sale for $279,000. Check out the listing and photos here.
Image via MLS.com
Stumble Upon: Wright Oak Park Studio Photo
Searching the internet often yields some surprising results. Case in point: This fantastic historic photo of Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park Studio showing an early configuration of its loggia entrance. The photo was part of a blog post on Steelcase, Johnson Wax and Wright on the weblog "Beach House". Check it out here.
Image via Beach House
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