Tag: frank lloyd wright

  • Marin County Civic Center

    Exterior of the building The more I’ve seen of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, the more I’m convinced he was an interior designer at heart who happened to get tasked with architecture. His interiors are always unique and playful, but the exteriors are almost offensively boring. It’s certainly true of the Marin County Civic Center. From…

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  • Barnsdall Art Park and a curious encounter with the legacy of L. Ron Hubbard

    Once I’d finished sipping my little cup of espresso at Blue Bottle, I hopped on another bus; this time to Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood. It’s a unusual park on the top of a hill, featuring a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright. There’s a not particularly large patch of lawn outside the fence…

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