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Samara House

House, Modernist, West Lafayette, IN

by Frank Lloyd Wright

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Samara was completed in 1956. It is named after the helicopter or whirlybird seeds of the pine trees on the site (samara), and… Continue Reading
George Peabody Library

Baltimore, MD, Historic Revival, Library

I do love me some library — stacks of books in an elegant or imposing setting? Yes! And the George Peabody Library in Baltimore comes through on both… Continue Reading
First Christian Church

Church, Columbus, IN, Modernist

by Eliel Saarinen

Built in 1942, the First Christian Church (Columbus, Indiana) is the home of a non-denomiational congregation in Columbus IN. Eliel Saarinen designed it, with help from his son… Continue Reading
Wainwright Building

Modernist, Office Building, Saint Louis, MO

by Louis Sullivan

Opened in 1891 and designed by Adler & Sullivan, the Wainwright Building was their first true skyscraper. It was built for Ellis Wainwright, a wealthy St. Louis brewer. It’s a wonderful example of Sullivan’s emphasis on verticality in… Continue Reading
One Charles Center

Baltimore, MD, Modernist, Office Building

by Mies van der Rohe

One Charles Center is a 23-story skyscraper in Baltimore, MD, built in 1962 and designed by Mies van der Rohe’s. It’s a very Miesian buildings, sharing many elements… Continue Reading
Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park

House, Modernist, Saint Louis, MO

by Frank Lloyd Wright

The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, also known as the Kraus House, is located just outside Saint Louis in Kirkwood, Missouri. It’s a Wright Usonian house… Continue Reading
Wilhering Abbey Church

Church, Rococo, Wilhering, Austria

Of all the Rococo churches that I’ve seen, Wilhering Abbey church is the Rococo-est. You can see pictures and you can read books, but nothing really prepares you… Continue Reading
Charnley-Persky House

Chicago, House, Prairie

by Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan

Back in the early 1890s, when Louis Sullivan employed a certain Frank Lloyd Wright, they worked together to design the Charnley–Persky House. Sullivan primarily designed large commercial buildings,… Continue Reading
Euphrasian Basilica

Byzantine, Church, Poreč, Croatia

On the western coast of Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula, almost directly across the Adriatic from Venice, is the town of Poreč. Established in Roman times, the town has a… Continue Reading
Albany Park Terra Cotta

Art Deco, Chicago, Commercial

The Albany Park in Chicago today stands as the city’s most diverse neighborhood. And housing the varied ethnic shops and restaurants along Lawrence Ave are a number of… Continue Reading
Wingspread

House, Modernist, Racine, WI

by Frank Lloyd Wright

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Wingspread was completed in 1939 for the president of S.C. Johnson, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. It’s located north of Racine WI, in Wind… Continue Reading
First Baptist Church

Church, Columbus, IN, Modernist

by Harry Weese

Of all the prominent architects that have designed structures in Columbus, Indiana, Harry Weese designed the most — at least 18 built projects including many schools, houses, commercial… Continue Reading