I was in the States last month on business and a second honeymoon with my beloved. It had taken us to NYC, Chicago, LA and transit in Tokyo for couple of days. It was in Chicago that I had a epiphany and reminder why I read Architecture. This is where Frank Llyod Wright started his career, experiences tragedy and became an Icon. We went on a tour of the houses he designed but nothing were as inspring of that of Robie House and his studio house in Oak Park. The journey to Oak Park personnally was wonderful as I walked along rows of shimmering trees with my precious companion.
The hit on the head was seen as how much we stray from good design. Basic geometry and designing from the heart is what that makes an Architect an Architect. I feel for all these years practicing is merely being labled a prostitute. (Watch the King Vidor movie - "The Fountain Head") Then you know what I mean.
Read up again the Man's philosophy and design good architecture.
1 comment:
enche kamla,
i went to his home studio at oak park + robie house in 2001 and had the same feeling. i also drove up to taliesin in spring green, wisconsin.
next time, nak kena gi fallingwater la pulak.
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