Prairie House in the Virginia Woods

Gelotte Hommas Architecture draws inspiration from legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his signature Prairie style designs, which are reflected in our “Prairie House in the Virginia Woods” project, consisting of a 3,000 square-foot main house and 550 square-foot guest house (above). The traditional home, located in Charlottesville, Virginia, displays the horizontal lines, low-perched roof, and open …

Seattle thinking about reuse. Good or bad?

Could adapting office buildings to residential be a viable solution in downtown Seattle? That’s a questionPublicola.com recently asked given the city of Seattle’s goal of bringing more housing to downtown. The one recent example of a large-scale conversion from office to residential in Seattle that the author cites as working: The Cobb, at 4th and University. …

Stimulus for Architecture Students

We found an interesting commentary in ArchitectMagazine.com on a particularly poignant predicament being faced by today’s architecture students upon graduating into an job environment rife with recession pains. As editor Ned Cramer writes, “Job stats for building design and construction look even worse than the national average. A survey by AIA Nevada, for instance, reports …

Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation recently paid $48,800 for the collection of Wright photographs, correspondence and select building plans at a Los Angeles auction, the Associated Press reports. The foundation seeks to preserve the architect’s legacy, and the items purchased at auction include photos of Wright buildings that no longer exist, including his home and the demolished …