Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the main reasons for my visit to Chicago. His residence and studio - immaculately restored - are a little out of town in the Oak Park region - 951 Chicago Ave Oak Park. WEB. I met my friend Jen, and she took me out there which was great, although public transport is good. Although a native of Chicago, she had n0t been there before - so she enjoyed it too. No photos allowed inside, but a walk around surrounding … [Read more...]
Frank Lloyd Wright 1…
In Chicago - architecture was my thing, and in particular the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. So a tour of the Charnley-Persky house was first on my agenda – just a short walk away from The Gold Coast B&B where I was staying. This house was designed by Louis Sullivan in 1891, with Frank Lloyd Wright was his junior draftperson at the time. Sullivan rejected the historical details common to Victorian Architecture in favour of abstract forms that … [Read more...]
Chicago – what a city
www.flickr.com In the afternoon I joined the Chicago Architecture Foundation's First Lady Architectural tour of the river. From the first skyscapers in the 1920s with gothic forms, to the modern and postmodern – this is a fabulous city – with river walks, and the marinas on Lake Michigan. I could not resist a bike ride along the lakeshore, and found a bicycle hire place near the Millennium Park. The city has done a lot to open up the … [Read more...]
