Thursday 2 August 2007

Robie House - Frank Lloyd Wright

The 1903 Robie House, in Hyde Park, Chicago. A revolution in space and expression, and designated even by the American Institute of Architects as one of the top five buildings in the United States.

6 comments:

Oswald Bastable said...

Made for a Naval man!

Peter Cresswell said...

Funny you should say that, Os. The neighbours at the time dubbed it 'The Battleship.'

:)

Oswald Bastable said...

That was what I thought when I first saw it!

Anonymous said...

Just a quick note; the Robie House is actually located in Hyde Park, near the University of Chicago on the near south side of Chicago.

Although there are many FLW buildings in Oak Park, including his famous Home & Studio as well as Unity Temple, the Robie House is not one of them.

Peter Cresswell said...

Oops, thanks for the correction.

KRAMSEY said...

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