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nikola tesla corner
from nikola tesla posted in technology by prof_improbable
On February 26, 1994, the corner of W 40th St and 6th Ave (Avenue of the Americas) in NYC was dedicated as Nikola Tesla Corner. Tesla lived in Manhattan for sixty years, and operated several labs in the area while making his wonderful machines.
view full location details...dr edward la fond house
from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Commissioned in 1956, the La Fond house was completed in 1960, a year after FLW's death. The home is an example of a prefabricated model that Wright completed with Marshal Erdman and Associates (ME&A).
The prefab homes were originally featured in a December 1956 issue of House and Home magazine. Prospective clients were asked to submit a plot map of the lot where the home was to be built, and FLW would come to the house after completion to install his red signature brick (if it met his approval). The La Fond home is an example of the Prefab #1 plan of the FLW/ME&A collaboration.
james b. mcbean house
from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Completed in 1957, the James McBean residence is an example of a prefabricated house that FLW created with Marshall Erdman and Associates. Wright came up with plans for three different types of prefabricated houses that were to be constructed by ME&A. The McBean residence is an example of the second type of prefab homes.
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view full location details...thomas keys residence
from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Undoubtedly in a "keeping-up-with-the-Joneses" inspired decision, the Thomas Keys residence is located just down the street of another FLW home, the Bulbulian home.
Completed in 1950 with a design that was originally meant for a Detroit auto-workers cooperative, the Thomas Keys residence incorporates earthen berms into the architecture. This era of Wright's work is based on his Usonian theories of architecture, where he envisioned a more refined building style for the middle class.
view full location details...a.h. bulbulian residence
from frank lloyd wright posted in art and design by corporate_sunshine
Completed in 1947 for Dr. Arthur Bulbulian, a facial reconstruction specialist for the Mayo Clinic, the Bulbulian house is a later Usonian design by FLW. The exterior features a fortress-like cement brick structure and cypress wood, and was the first of three FLW completed in the Rochester area.
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