On a recent visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, we got to appreciate the iconically designed home in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. We figured we’d visit on a daily basis with the new, albeit slightly smaller LEGO Architecture Series Robie House. Showcasing Wright’s simple prairie style, the Robie House contains no fewer than 2,276…
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Midsize in Chicago
2013 Acura RDX: One if by Land
GEAR PATROL SPONSORED POST The 2013 Acura RDX is as all-new as they come. We don’t mean two extra paint colors, miniscule headlight tweaks, and some nifty new wheel designs. We mean all-new from the ground up, rubber to roofline. The 2013 RDX’s sheet metal says modern, urban and sleek — all at once. Plus,…
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A study of the greatest American architect of all time
Frank Lloyd Wright: Complete Works, 1885-1916
Even if you don’t have a clue about architecture, you know the name Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright: Complete Works, Vol. 1, 1885-1916 ($126) is the start of an upcoming three-volume study on Wright’s roughly 1100 designs, only about half of which ever came to fruition. Done in cooperation with the Frank Lloyd Archives…
