Ever since heading over to Springfield to see Frank Lloyd Wright's Wescott House, I've been obsessed with the guy. Hoping one day to make a two-week road-trip, stopping to see as many of his works as possible. I know there are a few other FLW obesessives who read her, so I thought it appropriate to post about the Robie House renovations going on in Chicago. First glancing over the pictures, Robie looks very similar to Wescott's prairie style design Wright was famous for popularizing in the Midwest, constantly contracted out in his early years by wealthy agriculture/industry barons looking to take their city to the next step in modernism.
After looking over this very impressive and interactive site detailing the Robie renovations I can attest that this is almost identical to Westcott's living/dining room layout. No details here about when this is re-opening to the public, but given the attention to detail and workload that goes into one of his renovations, it will be well worth the visit. Maybe I'll hit up Buffalo instead this summer?
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