Would You Attend an Architecture Fantasy Camp?


Updated 09/24/09 8:02 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

Would You Attend an Architecture Fantasy Camp?

Created for nonarchitects, the Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture Fantasy Camp takes place at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL, from Oct. 4-7. No architecture experience is necessary, and the designer you are paired with will help you create a cottage, remodel your kitchen, or even create a dream home. Does this sound like your idea of a fun time? Source Would You Read more

If Money Weren't an Issue . . .


Updated 07/02/09 9:53 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 6 comments

If Money Weren't an Issue . . .

. . . would you buy Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House, on the market for $15 million? Source If Money Weren't an Issue . . . Absolutely! It would be amazing to own this Mayan-inspired masterpiece! No, it's definitely not my style. Read more

On the Market: A Frank Lloyd Wright Home in Central California


Updated 03/09/09 5:41 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 12 comments

On the Market: A Frank Lloyd Wright Home in Central California

If you have a love for midcentury architecture and $2.7 million to spare, then consider moving to California's Central Valley to live in the beautiful, wonderfully maintained Fawcett House. This 3,700-square-foot home was designed by the famous modern architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955, and it was completed in 1961, two years after Wright died. The six-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home is Read more

Coveted Crib: Remodeled to Embrace the Outdoors


Updated 03/04/09 11:18 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 8 comments

Coveted Crib: Remodeled to Embrace the Outdoors

Architect Sarah Robinson believes that homes should be inspiring as well as practical. Living in a home built or remodeled by Robinson will likely mean that you will not only have a home that is functional for your daily life, but will also inspire you to live that life more fully. This Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture graduate accomplishes such a lofty goal in many ways, including Read more

Buzz News Roundup, 12/17


Updated 12/29/08 1:07 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Buzz News Roundup, 12/17

Jesse Eisenberg and Pushing Daisies' Anna Friel are set to star together in the romantic comedy The Wedding. — The Hollywood Reporter Jessica Alba and Cloris Leachman are the newest guest stars for the post-Super Bowl episode of The Office. — TV Guide Olivia Wilde has landed the female lead in Disney's Tron sequel. — Variety Four Christmases director Seth Gordon will direct the comedy Read more

Cool Idea: Frank Lloyd Wright in Thread


Updated 04/22/10 10:23 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

Cool Idea: Frank Lloyd Wright in Thread

Craftster member PencilNeck's embroidery creativity has bowled me over. She made this embroidery of a Frank Lloyd Wright blueprint as a Christmas gift for a family member who works with architectural design. She embroidered almost exclusively with backstitching for the project, and found blue floss to match the blueprint color. For more images of this project, including her cool Frank Lloyd Read more

On the Market: Frank Lloyd Wright's Palmer House


Updated 08/20/08 5:45 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

On the Market: Frank Lloyd Wright's Palmer House

The Palmer House — a 2,000-square-foot, one-story home in Ann Arbor, MI, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright — is on the market for the first time since it was commissioned in 1950. The asking price is $1.5 million. The three-bedroom, two-bath Usonian-style home sits on 1.5 wooded acres, close to the University of Michigan, where its former owner worked. The house includes many Read more

Coveted Crib: The Hollyhock House


Updated 06/11/08 11:30 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

Coveted Crib:  The Hollyhock House

The Hollyhock House was the first house Frank Lloyd Wright built in Southern California. It was commissioned for Aline Barnsdall, an independent woman who was passionate for the arts and theater. Take a look at the slideshow to see the stunning details — including original furniture made by the architect — of this home. Source Read more

Coveted Crib: Frank Lloyd Wright's Massaro House


Updated 05/22/08 8:13 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

Coveted Crib:  Frank Lloyd Wright's Massaro House

Perhaps the most famous architect of the 20th century, Frank Lloyd Wright left behind a legacy of fascinating houses, as well as amazing sketches for homes that were never built. In 2007, one of these sketches, for a home to be built into a large piece of bedrock on Lake Mahopac in upstate New York, was finally designed and constructed. Owner Joe Massaro hired architect and Wright scholar Thomas Read more