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Prairie Style: 1955
Chicago circa 1955. "Frederick C. Robie house, Hyde Park. Exterior." Acetate negative by the architectural photographer Balthazar Korab (1926-2013). View full size.
Completed in 1910, the Robie House is the consummate expression of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie style. Robie House sparked a revolution in residential architecture that still reverberates today and is considered one of the most important buildings in architectural history. The house is a masterpiece of the Prairie style and a forerunner of modernism in architecture. -- Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
I've Seen This (maybe)
Years ago, I visited a friend who lived near Chicago, and he took me to see a Frank Lloyd Wright house. I'm thinking it was this one; he said it was quite famous. If I took a picture of the house I don't have it anymore. Alas, I remember on that trip I took a whole bunch of pictures from the top of the Sears Tower that were all on one frame -- I didn't load the film properly and it wasn't advancing with each wind. That may explain the lack of a picture of the house.
Cheep looking
I understand the upper stone edge of the birdbath, but the shape of the bath itself is so out of sync with everything else about this house that I wish it weren’t there, which I’m sure is part of the intention. Ever so manipulative. But it offendeth mine eye. So I wish it gone.
[That's a planter, and it weighs a ton. - Dave]
Beautiful composition
Just an excellent photograph. The light's directionality shows the 3D arrangement of the horizontal slabs and brick fields, cascading toward us. It's a classical composition, reminiscent of a Japanese garden. As for the house, I personally would cut back that rather exaggerated roof overhang.
Meh
At the risk of being burned at the stake, I've never been a big Frank Lloyd Wright fan.
Amazing house!
Quite a remarkable structure. Wright was far ahead of his time. For more info and a great story, see
https://www.rostarchitects.com/articles/2023/1/23/the-robie-house-by-fra...
Unfortunately,many of his designs suffered from poor construction, such as the Marin County Civic Center, a much later design:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marin_County_Civic_Center
Which has been known for many leaks and poor maintenance over the years. But we love it here!
Robie House Roof(s)
During WWII there were prefab buildings used for (I think) military personnel built on the lot south of the Robie House. After the war they were converted to Married Student Housing, and I grew up (from 6 to 10) in "the barracks." The Robie House was empty then and a bit derelict -- I used to climb up on to one roof and then shinny up the drainpipe to the top roof and feel like King of the Castle. I'm glad it was restored and not torn down for dorms, as the barracks were (no great loss there).
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