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<p>[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 619133, member: 103"]"I love his work, but some of it can be impractical."</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you Phil F., for that lovely paean to Wright. Whether or not I personally like his designs is quite beside the point. I can and do appreciate the effect he has had on architecture. </p><p><br /></p><p>However... When I first saw Falling Water -- and learned where it was, I was confused/surprised. Flat roof? Winter? Later, while I was living near a Usonian enclave, I got to see some of those houses. Shall we say, my idea of function and Wright's were not compatible. (And, he seemed to have a broad streak of misogynism.)</p><p><br /></p><p>So your "impractical" line rang a bell, however innovative he was. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 619133, member: 103"]"I love his work, but some of it can be impractical." Thank you Phil F., for that lovely paean to Wright. Whether or not I personally like his designs is quite beside the point. I can and do appreciate the effect he has had on architecture. However... When I first saw Falling Water -- and learned where it was, I was confused/surprised. Flat roof? Winter? Later, while I was living near a Usonian enclave, I got to see some of those houses. Shall we say, my idea of function and Wright's were not compatible. (And, he seemed to have a broad streak of misogynism.) So your "impractical" line rang a bell, however innovative he was. :)[/QUOTE]
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