Inspired by Inspiration

Nothing is more inspiring to us than a happy client.  It encourages us to continue creating, keeping the lives and needs of our clients at the forefront of our designs.  But how amazing it was to find out that one of our designs has not only fit the needs of the client we designed it for, it has inspired a new design professional.  We received this letter in the mail the other day from an occupant of one of our residential designs and were so touched by what they wrote, we just had to share.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcukApDDDoOWma_ZXlkqrxXS28koxVxsGdHps9-KwsnVTO29yOZu9yUOLxYHUiywfbdjmSpQJykdb-mK6CD8FL5yOfj2DsHH82--6pQyLXQ3Sn4TDfFxbaUzpak6l94KMnJGrzDE2pCtm/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcukApDDDoOWma_ZXlkqrxXS28koxVxsGdHps9-KwsnVTO29yOZu9yUOLxYHUiywfbdjmSpQJykdb-mK6CD8FL5yOfj2DsHH82--6pQyLXQ3Sn4TDfFxbaUzpak6l94KMnJGrzDE2pCtm/s320/photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />We have sought to create functional and beautiful architecture that will stand the test of time since this business was founded over twenty years ago, but what an added bonus to have had a small part in shaping the course of someone's life. <br /><br />So to this special client of ours, thank YOU!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Inspired by Inspiration

Nothing is more inspiring to us than a happy client.  It encourages us to continue creating, keeping the lives and needs of our clients at t...

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A little inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL0kdGqeRptKqbvEn4fjLdsThFe5yGJ9WHqK16p-yaYfYdeeTMytO99MwQoHkTQOEiXweiLXsM6r_3XnCW8XmEpozlyWiCOLx6-PQ4RR_HysRx5X0uorXEANrfdgxwe6i0-ZlFhHRCtzj/s1600/473px-Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL0kdGqeRptKqbvEn4fjLdsThFe5yGJ9WHqK16p-yaYfYdeeTMytO99MwQoHkTQOEiXweiLXsM6r_3XnCW8XmEpozlyWiCOLx6-PQ4RR_HysRx5X0uorXEANrfdgxwe6i0-ZlFhHRCtzj/s320/473px-Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg</i></span><br /><br />Believed to be one of the greatest American architects of all time, Frank Lloyd Wright was a pioneer in our profession on many levels.  He designed more than 1,000 structures and 500 projects over his career, which included original and innovative offices, churches, schools, museums and, what has inspired our firm in particular, residences.  He was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home, a distinctly national style of homes meant to be affordable and practical for middle-class clients.  Wright even designed many of the interior elements of his projects, including furniture and stained glass.<br /><div><br /></div><div>After growing up in a farming town in Wisconsin and receiving a partial education from both Madison High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wright worked in Chicago for the architectural firms of Joseph Lyman Silsbee, Beers, Clay & Dutton and finally Adler & Sullivan under the direction of Louis Sullivan, before opening up his own firm in 1893.  Some of the major influences of his designs included...<br /><br /><ul><li>Louis Sullivan: Wright considered him to be his "Lieber Meister" (dear master), although they parted ways on sour terms after Sullivan discovered that Wright had been designing homes on the side during his apprenticeship at Adler & Sullivan, a breach of his employment contract</li><li>Nature: relating to the shapes, forms, colors and patterns of plant life with a desire for his structures to be in harmony with their environment</li><li>Music: Wright's father was a music teacher and shared his love of music with his children, especially that of his favorite composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.</li><li>Japanese art, prints and buildings</li></ul><div>Here are a few of Wrights innovative works:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH5o4ROakS3PgXTwRPe89UXp9s8bw1wVvDTCyEznUIYOJW2jDaO_w9NTOaWneOqAZuUvI_L7LyRPMZQRVmxVj8rV_CNnastmKDsUMImLagJjGoNUI8IGsOGJHBfQmfiyLHEncNEiYNyUi/s1600/800px-NYC_-_Guggenheim_Museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH5o4ROakS3PgXTwRPe89UXp9s8bw1wVvDTCyEznUIYOJW2jDaO_w9NTOaWneOqAZuUvI_L7LyRPMZQRVmxVj8rV_CNnastmKDsUMImLagJjGoNUI8IGsOGJHBfQmfiyLHEncNEiYNyUi/s320/800px-NYC_-_Guggenheim_Museum.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i></i></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_-_Guggenheim_Museum.jpg</span></i></i></div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div>The design of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City took Wright 16 years</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKsJkK4sD4YiuhFPyjHdGXlzbTBVmBuiYvI2nUM_D93Di-Ujpy9A4Y5hHY-gTI-GFXX6rA9Yj8VbXIBxZxfAG7NHUM2sqdwKps0xdwyTWQmRblutv8dOng7K2We2iFN5tkglsrmWBtpVI/s1600/061747pv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKsJkK4sD4YiuhFPyjHdGXlzbTBVmBuiYvI2nUM_D93Di-Ujpy9A4Y5hHY-gTI-GFXX6rA9Yj8VbXIBxZxfAG7NHUM2sqdwKps0xdwyTWQmRblutv8dOng7K2We2iFN5tkglsrmWBtpVI/s320/061747pv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image source: http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/il/il0300/il0317/photos/061747pv.jpg</span></i></div></i><i><div><i><br /></i></div>Wright's home and studio in Oak Park, IL which showcased his developing aesthetics</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYICJd-cLXgKTlD0AEqG1qvLGpY4G1KFfJeAS6MqmoCxR_-IaFotbT0wWSfvpVZmOKnEF-Y5Lir8XaS-ZFLvvzf_hyqJDEoelimHRbsjBIU9Lwnfjyhk6dBBFG4h5giFvg6r51b30OtLD/s1600/Frank_Lloyd_Wright_Unity_Temple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYICJd-cLXgKTlD0AEqG1qvLGpY4G1KFfJeAS6MqmoCxR_-IaFotbT0wWSfvpVZmOKnEF-Y5Lir8XaS-ZFLvvzf_hyqJDEoelimHRbsjBIU9Lwnfjyhk6dBBFG4h5giFvg6r51b30OtLD/s320/Frank_Lloyd_Wright_Unity_Temple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J4ebUJ3WtGvntnMyejJUZ2DhGEuK_-UsSnJEZTFs0-SVOZ8Z0Wb62P19yrpWF-WdJpXC4g8Z0DEwkKvB0LXwqorQ7IMzlWmXEAIhw4q-Y-PRT4fAcPmXLK_CxYFPuMcYtEJT_K_s2Gn-/s1600/397px-Unity_Temple_Interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J4ebUJ3WtGvntnMyejJUZ2DhGEuK_-UsSnJEZTFs0-SVOZ8Z0Wb62P19yrpWF-WdJpXC4g8Z0DEwkKvB0LXwqorQ7IMzlWmXEAIhw4q-Y-PRT4fAcPmXLK_CxYFPuMcYtEJT_K_s2Gn-/s320/397px-Unity_Temple_Interior.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image source: (top) http://www.thefranklloydwrighttour.com/wrightoakparktour.htm, (bottom) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Unity_Temple_Interior.jpg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Designed when Wright was 38 years old, Unity Temple was his first major public building and is considered one of the most significant projects of his career.  Wright himself said, "that was my first expression of this eternal idea which is at the center and core of all true modern architecture.  A sense of space, a new sense of space."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJ-iyFdbAFRaDRkyh9JmGzZbiYtwfaMlE1tvwsbnKi1RJlpQSpkrmla8u3ciWosQbvoTgWPRwhmV9uwUKIvN7yuvVdegAjYKh5dRzocR_UWnCXDwKIail_LJewVLxl_iy1MBkpW7rAIDF/s1600/800px-Robie_House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJ-iyFdbAFRaDRkyh9JmGzZbiYtwfaMlE1tvwsbnKi1RJlpQSpkrmla8u3ciWosQbvoTgWPRwhmV9uwUKIvN7yuvVdegAjYKh5dRzocR_UWnCXDwKIail_LJewVLxl_iy1MBkpW7rAIDF/s320/800px-Robie_House.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robie_House.jpg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Frederick C. Robie House in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL - considered to be the greatest example of the Prairie style, of which Wright was one of the leaders of the movement.  The Prairie style was the first distinctly American architectural style.  Wright designed all aspects of this home, including the interiors, windows, lighting, rugs and furniture.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDLg9nvJ9iaJnFO3btzTU2B-Lg4X8sriYZuBJgyiMqAdTNa4KDAVyi0LyP2-0OAJ_a36ivxc1MaL_h0smHcZUvVUlxB9PtI7RumDHWMkZP0-H8HSc5g-7uTWq61PWZbdStDhUFsZgssPS/s1600/DSC05840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDLg9nvJ9iaJnFO3btzTU2B-Lg4X8sriYZuBJgyiMqAdTNa4KDAVyi0LyP2-0OAJ_a36ivxc1MaL_h0smHcZUvVUlxB9PtI7RumDHWMkZP0-H8HSc5g-7uTWq61PWZbdStDhUFsZgssPS/s320/DSC05840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i><a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2012/04/fallingwater.html">Fallingwater</a> was one of the most famous homes designed by Wright for the Kaufmann family. In 1991, members of the AIA named it the best all-time work of American architecture. The house stretches out over a 30' waterfall and captured everyone's imagination immediately.  Fallingwater appeared on the cover of </i>Time<i> Magazine in January of '38.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Here are a few Visbeen Associates' projects inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFeRad2a-Kvzb8OuWBqiQ3x2cylH1NyH3j6vBHIRbLqDfm3wfhxsdpjEVC85P9u3Z131UeeqMDBev7HirzzopHOuKygPfIl606FGEpb8HD-dtE0gkj4B7QDbXm8a3HJRJFs9rJP9H6LpC/s1600/KPL+Front+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFeRad2a-Kvzb8OuWBqiQ3x2cylH1NyH3j6vBHIRbLqDfm3wfhxsdpjEVC85P9u3Z131UeeqMDBev7HirzzopHOuKygPfIl606FGEpb8HD-dtE0gkj4B7QDbXm8a3HJRJFs9rJP9H6LpC/s320/KPL+Front+Poster.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2lcyCHHZpCOEX8NLsd6poW7SwPpCILrX5YRlQyQBPbKlVKhddCj-anuqZ_9cP7KmPiKrj7QEz4YRW6yfG_9iA0GVcyyytkfJ8mf32wKyfgFUxRDZ7iuM-Xh7vSdwEzNP0MK4I18D3cBH/s1600/KPL+Rear+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2lcyCHHZpCOEX8NLsd6poW7SwPpCILrX5YRlQyQBPbKlVKhddCj-anuqZ_9cP7KmPiKrj7QEz4YRW6yfG_9iA0GVcyyytkfJ8mf32wKyfgFUxRDZ7iuM-Xh7vSdwEzNP0MK4I18D3cBH/s320/KPL+Rear+Poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i> A design concept for Kentwood Public Library</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPS7tNUhGFiP8kPZyeqpHMDkB4v2i8gsBwX1uWyCALF_FdgZoywYrvHLnzyI55msFcj2Sv9JF9VmyP04ZFH1sLrlXEZVh7I7z0cBJCVJCtL8VLH2WbnCWK19tLzz9qZpluSPLEaCyjvwh/s1600/070926-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPS7tNUhGFiP8kPZyeqpHMDkB4v2i8gsBwX1uWyCALF_FdgZoywYrvHLnzyI55msFcj2Sv9JF9VmyP04ZFH1sLrlXEZVh7I7z0cBJCVJCtL8VLH2WbnCWK19tLzz9qZpluSPLEaCyjvwh/s320/070926-02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Mason</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSNzp55Qg8Ih-vwm_6PuaYq4l-pdZk_qPc1yoxRiwFRkBQhEb8BxX35s3qUIiSM9XRjOdxMvgkpn5lf9AjGdnRlImRFYHjV3uneMODXQmbclnvpAaxckJ-d6vhxvHZnYdqVLDee959Voy/s1600/Rice_5b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSNzp55Qg8Ih-vwm_6PuaYq4l-pdZk_qPc1yoxRiwFRkBQhEb8BxX35s3qUIiSM9XRjOdxMvgkpn5lf9AjGdnRlImRFYHjV3uneMODXQmbclnvpAaxckJ-d6vhxvHZnYdqVLDee959Voy/s320/Rice_5b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaQQnYYVegV3mkgLmzo5CwF46qTkmDZthHphPaQiE36DczTBg4a9x5_JirWGTWwkTwti7Zzp17X3EhCIhV580n49huozs-KNXwTchwnQq1RRJ8OZ2QsLgN7zEck7GYzAdTLre5hxJXOZB/s1600/Rice_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaQQnYYVegV3mkgLmzo5CwF46qTkmDZthHphPaQiE36DczTBg4a9x5_JirWGTWwkTwti7Zzp17X3EhCIhV580n49huozs-KNXwTchwnQq1RRJ8OZ2QsLgN7zEck7GYzAdTLre5hxJXOZB/s320/Rice_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i>Spyglass</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sources: </i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://architecture.about.com/od/franklloydwright/g/usonian.htm</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://www.unitytemple-utrf.org/building.html</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>

A little inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright

Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg Believed to be one of the greatest American architects of al...

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Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

Ryan in our office recently took a tour of one of the most famous homes designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright called Fallingwater, located in rural southwestern Pennsylvania.  The home was designed by Wright in 1935 for the Edgar Kaufmann family, president of Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh.  This unique home is on the Smithsonian's Life List of "28 Places to visit before you die," it was designated as a National Landmark in 1966, and in 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) named it the "best all-time work of American architecture."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY0DaYrt-CZPRleMptZ5GJQ4Es8ZSeL8eAN8djWv4RU5MrXYe_wObXhiOPf7v6yzcdFOHMiGNujjewbh-5-Krev06TfSwYyy5HKQdcMqf0RQpjCZvnltY3TUs1GJiNUKlmTFFVHC_TFD8/s1600/DSC05840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY0DaYrt-CZPRleMptZ5GJQ4Es8ZSeL8eAN8djWv4RU5MrXYe_wObXhiOPf7v6yzcdFOHMiGNujjewbh-5-Krev06TfSwYyy5HKQdcMqf0RQpjCZvnltY3TUs1GJiNUKlmTFFVHC_TFD8/s320/DSC05840.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>The most recognizable vantage point of this famous residence</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZtfdaz5TDhODzix456DF2fLporJL8GOQKWB5lPmAAxn-MeyWLyUUY41ZlC9fIo4sltD8cTUNiCnVSyDidf5dNvVLK4JIhHI1zw-5rLXi9vixsJoBaEQUmnbIerkCmhQgCketRMRAG2eH/s1600/DSC05848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZtfdaz5TDhODzix456DF2fLporJL8GOQKWB5lPmAAxn-MeyWLyUUY41ZlC9fIo4sltD8cTUNiCnVSyDidf5dNvVLK4JIhHI1zw-5rLXi9vixsJoBaEQUmnbIerkCmhQgCketRMRAG2eH/s320/DSC05848.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Cantilever Balcony and staircase going down to the water below the home.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYh8fUW2d2YP3LZkxIFRtCk_UCRl4oVeBAqOIuWx4x23Y-J6e6UO6NwztT8eI6qS432LoprnlyyPB7Vgl1pErqs7RhHUKaAYBeVfJEsW30584y-OoR7GPhjJNsnuRdz3wEm8YnYF5Lysh/s1600/DSC05856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYh8fUW2d2YP3LZkxIFRtCk_UCRl4oVeBAqOIuWx4x23Y-J6e6UO6NwztT8eI6qS432LoprnlyyPB7Vgl1pErqs7RhHUKaAYBeVfJEsW30584y-OoR7GPhjJNsnuRdz3wEm8YnYF5Lysh/s320/DSC05856.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>One of the most unique aspects of this home is the fact that it was actually built into the rock surrounding it, on top of an active waterfall</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANFURx8Ms3H8_HEccfQSAaVJVLHyXx1-F3GMbKohSxNORu6eivliAvqCQCf_Wbry70NRlu3J_URyOW3tKWr2vwbtvKWXlAAUB3_KwHqGL9sAewDdo4Q7HpyhDQBxMesB9MIEPkGGiHojV/s1600/DSC05888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANFURx8Ms3H8_HEccfQSAaVJVLHyXx1-F3GMbKohSxNORu6eivliAvqCQCf_Wbry70NRlu3J_URyOW3tKWr2vwbtvKWXlAAUB3_KwHqGL9sAewDdo4Q7HpyhDQBxMesB9MIEPkGGiHojV/s320/DSC05888.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>A modern marvel at the time, a cantilever staircase</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsuxegrj5vXTBY3ofc37FwqdZT27lLs9WD_DGiBU55lpGPsAnDT0MpYlDx_d1pwq4ljXSuyGsXYMnyyun895-DYq7oAgRlb3GRZW7l0xFMgpJpK9nUNjptic9oJe2-9jU2J4xJtt8p92U/s1600/DSC05890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsuxegrj5vXTBY3ofc37FwqdZT27lLs9WD_DGiBU55lpGPsAnDT0MpYlDx_d1pwq4ljXSuyGsXYMnyyun895-DYq7oAgRlb3GRZW7l0xFMgpJpK9nUNjptic9oJe2-9jU2J4xJtt8p92U/s320/DSC05890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>Unique interiors with furnishings designed by Wright as well.  The floor is made up of the rock the home is built upon and to the left of the fireplace is a globe that can be filled with water and swiveled in front of the open fire to heat.  There is a spigot at the bottom to distribute the hot water. </i><i> </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigiL0nngTJ6pa4Vgaam9vlxtD901jQdwL0vtkpiV1_fxjKslVkWYTklPX7gTh93M87Xi8R4RVLxZ7lvFMIL7vJfcw1L1gsA2SC9uHfZNBQEc_-ImmDLFpHnSi5QchEO3le_I4TJORY7rS/s1600/DSC05892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigiL0nngTJ6pa4Vgaam9vlxtD901jQdwL0vtkpiV1_fxjKslVkWYTklPX7gTh93M87Xi8R4RVLxZ7lvFMIL7vJfcw1L1gsA2SC9uHfZNBQEc_-ImmDLFpHnSi5QchEO3le_I4TJORY7rS/s320/DSC05892.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>This glassed-in area is retractable to reveal the cantilever stairs to the stream below.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNs8C4Uf6famlKhvxkdLXUSZGc56B55CxnjdNGGD69c9VYgVj4IDkQu5ZVZXrCPtwf5k-E4PPDEyDCYjLY-yqIWgMR2Pg_Eatz6ze-5nrM6mc48bRZi3lS7tXNZbfA_vNV5U_3nraQIvp/s1600/DSC05906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNs8C4Uf6famlKhvxkdLXUSZGc56B55CxnjdNGGD69c9VYgVj4IDkQu5ZVZXrCPtwf5k-E4PPDEyDCYjLY-yqIWgMR2Pg_Eatz6ze-5nrM6mc48bRZi3lS7tXNZbfA_vNV5U_3nraQIvp/s320/DSC05906.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Interesting angles everywhere you look.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF32abtAuHafwEb-5QbJiqELRopHAGLSicOoK-N3_QNox-uDa1SfOxqIPBDjqfPoGPqnUhNXCIKXsbPtTodMK7ikpd4JiRg_1NmXY5EcH9RPfrKh8yEiNFzHkUQFfN5F3c9YhEG5PJY64H/s1600/DSC05935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF32abtAuHafwEb-5QbJiqELRopHAGLSicOoK-N3_QNox-uDa1SfOxqIPBDjqfPoGPqnUhNXCIKXsbPtTodMK7ikpd4JiRg_1NmXY5EcH9RPfrKh8yEiNFzHkUQFfN5F3c9YhEG5PJY64H/s320/DSC05935.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Notice the built-in desk has a special notch to allow the glass door to the left to swing open, hearing the natural sounds of the moving water below.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1BNna9yb7aHI07e1YzftltapJ6aurIFYwgc2cZ75LGwaSa0IrtSu5PDNiresPGi_Ux78nQ0hkhIgDseyFYz3rSZVOX3DE0Wyo8lHN9pyFD1441_jj2pk7_8FJdVpXe2gbBudnNW_0sGc/s1600/DSC05944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1BNna9yb7aHI07e1YzftltapJ6aurIFYwgc2cZ75LGwaSa0IrtSu5PDNiresPGi_Ux78nQ0hkhIgDseyFYz3rSZVOX3DE0Wyo8lHN9pyFD1441_jj2pk7_8FJdVpXe2gbBudnNW_0sGc/s320/DSC05944.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>These windows were another engineering marvel of the time with both sides of the corner opening out and the screens opening in, leaving the corner with no structure obstructing the view.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp8YMHSY9YU-iEMA8vaMDb0edkYnnmvkexowS8fssZMa8TUw3nAlYXTs4wdQQOupyB4U2IgakQM9YYcvySEDC4Ak5uW4U5TpOZQVK3glNkj3ckWVZoGyjy0mtRHDhsark0LRosPvAmE8B/s1600/DSC05945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp8YMHSY9YU-iEMA8vaMDb0edkYnnmvkexowS8fssZMa8TUw3nAlYXTs4wdQQOupyB4U2IgakQM9YYcvySEDC4Ak5uW4U5TpOZQVK3glNkj3ckWVZoGyjy0mtRHDhsark0LRosPvAmE8B/s320/DSC05945.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Guest house with unique staircase.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh5jaaD1dGcGcA4q-40UnaE0NvxcZ683ZRUybALKPIAZisQQIfZsz91CmTqN9LqUdkLswtR5X9Y4fzQVIhRjhyXSql5mB0XZomwN0Xwb8fB6samZx4yf4E6X-EzR6OGrqqJFoNj2_gbm4/s1600/DSC05969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh5jaaD1dGcGcA4q-40UnaE0NvxcZ683ZRUybALKPIAZisQQIfZsz91CmTqN9LqUdkLswtR5X9Y4fzQVIhRjhyXSql5mB0XZomwN0Xwb8fB6samZx4yf4E6X-EzR6OGrqqJFoNj2_gbm4/s320/DSC05969.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>Every view displays another dimension of the design of this masterpiece.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE89_vf0-RsdUKZCLfuwwncTRPRicfiwK7knLgNGT86KROFsN1nfuFSccrcwv9zENJVsuMIrbHrWfejvpVhKevQ6oSkSfms3PUlx-T5daLQjNyEjGmk5Ba_vH3pdWU0yDaJGb4U7xVF9HC/s1600/DSC05977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><i>The home was constructed using upside down T-shaped beams integrated into concrete slab.  Some sources say that the contractor was doubtful that there was enough reinforcement and quietly doubled the reinforcing steel specified by Wright.</i></div><br />Stay tuned next month for our "little inspiration" series focusing on Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest American architects of all time.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallingwater</span></i></span>

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

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A little inspiration from Greene and Greene

<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another architect that has paved the way for <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a>?  It was actually a pair of brother architects - Charles & Henry Greene.  Their custom residences and ultimate bungalows are prime examples of the Arts & Crafts, otherwise known as Craftsman, movement.  After completing education at Washington University and MIT, and having apprenticeships at firms in Boston, Massachusettes, the brothers relocated with their family to Pasadena, California and established their firm, Greene and Greene Architects, in 1894.  Their style was distinctly Arts & Crafts influenced by Japanese architecture.  One of their most famous bungalows was the Gamble House, designed in 1908, for David & Mary Gamble, of Proctor & Gamble (check out our Architectural Tutorial on the <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/07/architectural-tutorial-craftsman-style.html">Craftsman Style</a> for more information). Much of Greene-and-Greene-designed architecture was incredibly custom, where even the light fixtures and furniture pieces were designed specifically for each space.  Here are a few of their notable works...</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1JFyuq2loeD3lHL5Y7iZHjnUT23dcuH_QZpLMyrKjmHruuGtow3GuG6rJir1rIfR4N-y4_d9VcoddTvg7igOxIT528Tyc-TFFqQPAg_NnFuqoxU1HvwiWaLO2UJV4yVgAQGDUOwiA1NC/s1600/Vertikoff-2071031-053[1].jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1JFyuq2loeD3lHL5Y7iZHjnUT23dcuH_QZpLMyrKjmHruuGtow3GuG6rJir1rIfR4N-y4_d9VcoddTvg7igOxIT528Tyc-TFFqQPAg_NnFuqoxU1HvwiWaLO2UJV4yVgAQGDUOwiA1NC/s320/Vertikoff-2071031-053[1].jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The Gamble House</em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Image source: </em><a href="http://www.gamblehouse.org/photos/ext/Vertikoff-2071031-053.html"><em>http://www.gamblehouse.org/photos/ext/Vertikoff-2071031-053.html</em></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLyREhu6g-MeOvW8_5VY5V7ChF-_DxkaXkzFqXxsh_VU9PAJh7R4VPMnCsoZ8wIvwaI_VI6W-NiXnLZsYJkCVHBrDvIUVUMxKEPAewuIahVpheyKyY8cwGGQptBOmjE_g9yGHmCZRllcf/s1600/pratthousesm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLyREhu6g-MeOvW8_5VY5V7ChF-_DxkaXkzFqXxsh_VU9PAJh7R4VPMnCsoZ8wIvwaI_VI6W-NiXnLZsYJkCVHBrDvIUVUMxKEPAewuIahVpheyKyY8cwGGQptBOmjE_g9yGHmCZRllcf/s320/pratthousesm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>The Pratt House - considered "structural poetry" by Architectural Digest</em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Image source: </em><a href="http://www.ultimatebungalow.com/"><em>http://www.ultimatebungalow.com/</em></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIIhSiQLbdq4qGAl4FrSW7zYxUh1R4vPWJ-J68iM_LCl46wklp-LnZi5Phtnwuc3uKCH6iXPOhw9H6H6q1yLxFBOFrlTBF-GokgTTMzE8-chPZOvMUZ_gzgQy9oAnMvYcuTf8stPNREWZ/s1600/800px-BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIIhSiQLbdq4qGAl4FrSW7zYxUh1R4vPWJ-J68iM_LCl46wklp-LnZi5Phtnwuc3uKCH6iXPOhw9H6H6q1yLxFBOFrlTBF-GokgTTMzE8-chPZOvMUZ_gzgQy9oAnMvYcuTf8stPNREWZ/s320/800px-BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The Robert R. Blacker House, an extravagant home that cost upwards of $2.49 million dollars in todays dollars.</em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Image Source: </em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg"><em>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg</em></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a few notable <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates'</a> works that were inspired by this dynamic duo...</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW45fUTXbEIWPpDXy6N0KM9q6rZt01oPTTv-FmUNor4dmWskDckZa3EVwOMfBS_twxV3fe8VtJpqW3HVf5CXgoqhyR1rk9jG3msI04_PFFBrSnruyOYjllqB6XDzhtiXJVeHHNEAT9Izs_/s1600/02_Amblewood+Rear1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW45fUTXbEIWPpDXy6N0KM9q6rZt01oPTTv-FmUNor4dmWskDckZa3EVwOMfBS_twxV3fe8VtJpqW3HVf5CXgoqhyR1rk9jG3msI04_PFFBrSnruyOYjllqB6XDzhtiXJVeHHNEAT9Izs_/s320/02_Amblewood+Rear1.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6SVP7VEqpAapR0RV38QYMUmVxmX5LWR4Lr_xey97mcvlf0TFf41As6X9WABQGIWbWjr1Ga_f_RjtiDkeAaAH8f3rxWVjbRazy4elqv73VPd0Z1G2NLVPU3errXYd-SyDcoJIPNbalcQ9/s1600/01_Amblewood+Front1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6SVP7VEqpAapR0RV38QYMUmVxmX5LWR4Lr_xey97mcvlf0TFf41As6X9WABQGIWbWjr1Ga_f_RjtiDkeAaAH8f3rxWVjbRazy4elqv73VPd0Z1G2NLVPU3errXYd-SyDcoJIPNbalcQ9/s320/01_Amblewood+Front1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzgv1N6t5sKo0jfzwPDJc0yZjFL_DikcdezDMkDfqIADOvsuaDSuEE0Xf_HlANMPuyt8bezVUar_XuGhNXSX9EiRXmSK5MLA-rm0Ws6pfwSNKh1yeTCuybNK5KrofACL70sDiGPa25taN/s1600/03_stair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzgv1N6t5sKo0jfzwPDJc0yZjFL_DikcdezDMkDfqIADOvsuaDSuEE0Xf_HlANMPuyt8bezVUar_XuGhNXSX9EiRXmSK5MLA-rm0Ws6pfwSNKh1yeTCuybNK5KrofACL70sDiGPa25taN/s320/03_stair1.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Amblewood is probably our best example of Greene & Greene inspired work. Arts and Crafts style meets the modern world in this well-planned home designed for a small, narrow lot. The Amblewood's low pitched roofs, interesting overhangs and natural tones on the exterior blend with the environment and can be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">carried into the interior.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwdqyOtaY4NkXBQ_d-CdMAjMJaEXcgzBq3TagvDTYMvWIl-SEYKAdBpJUSCPlAtl_R80hgy4MmLCz-rmTLjXZqujDSASLeJE1SdCfKsd-GjR05CBGuY1Irp4D2YGXVI2QcxxaFpoGg6kR/s1600/04_Evanston-front-Rendering1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwdqyOtaY4NkXBQ_d-CdMAjMJaEXcgzBq3TagvDTYMvWIl-SEYKAdBpJUSCPlAtl_R80hgy4MmLCz-rmTLjXZqujDSASLeJE1SdCfKsd-GjR05CBGuY1Irp4D2YGXVI2QcxxaFpoGg6kR/s320/04_Evanston-front-Rendering1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Evanston</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH1bPlQGx33XrEnBR5xxIeJDgpHN6oVgcBpCmv7FI74SfErEYA1fsuqraUuHOtXzRv5RhuGTQi-wnVaTMO5TJJcqkr5K_j6cKDgB2aLJXGQ_8sMHCBS5Je5ccIi1IXBhhPOegAcxOOnG7/s1600/05_Dalston+Front+-+0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH1bPlQGx33XrEnBR5xxIeJDgpHN6oVgcBpCmv7FI74SfErEYA1fsuqraUuHOtXzRv5RhuGTQi-wnVaTMO5TJJcqkr5K_j6cKDgB2aLJXGQ_8sMHCBS5Je5ccIi1IXBhhPOegAcxOOnG7/s320/05_Dalston+Front+-+0004.jpg" width="320" /></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Dalston</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ2swyXLhABNMvfD4yuOpNXauQhGlvYMXbhocS6rgJyjwuCnZqnFdo8E0ATRmJ0FMdYeHxY1QpPMDPrpVWWuswP-iznIQ8RlNYTWImit-AUwbSDVl6uO6UC-YJU3qyBwPmAN89m9nqJml/s1600/06_Richmond+Front1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ2swyXLhABNMvfD4yuOpNXauQhGlvYMXbhocS6rgJyjwuCnZqnFdo8E0ATRmJ0FMdYeHxY1QpPMDPrpVWWuswP-iznIQ8RlNYTWImit-AUwbSDVl6uO6UC-YJU3qyBwPmAN89m9nqJml/s320/06_Richmond+Front1.jpg" width="320" /></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Richmond</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603-7_lW8hGlnY4567qcrhyV8kwCiNTamihVriF6u5iEy5vOG_lvVlj8GSRTedrxmWEcMFOvMIMtHr5C5UtpcEfuP2zx1o1Ig559vEPsZgSwrIYpTjADpeV1oWgjgb85qsGOi9JQolSw0/s1600/07_Blackburn_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603-7_lW8hGlnY4567qcrhyV8kwCiNTamihVriF6u5iEy5vOG_lvVlj8GSRTedrxmWEcMFOvMIMtHr5C5UtpcEfuP2zx1o1Ig559vEPsZgSwrIYpTjADpeV1oWgjgb85qsGOi9JQolSw0/s320/07_Blackburn_3.jpg" width="320" /></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Blackburn</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: </span></em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_and_Greene"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_and_Greene</span></em></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.casabarranca.com/estate/house.php"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.casabarranca.com/estate/house.php</span></em></a></div>

A little inspiration from Greene and Greene

Another architect that has paved the way for Visbeen Associates ?  It was actually a pair of brother architects - Charles & Henry Greene...

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A little inspiration from HH Richardson

<div style="text-align: left; ">There have been so many before us that have inspired the generations that follow. From leaders and revolutionaries like Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi, to artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michaelangelo. From builders and titans like Henry Ford and Bill Gates, to scientists and thinkers like Albert Einstein and Aristotle, heroes and icons like Mother Teresa and Neil Armstrong, they all have left a lasting impact on the world.</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div>So who inspires us in our trade here at <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a>? What architectural titans have paved the way for the design work you see us creating? We will be starting this series on our blog to give you a little glimpse into the pioneers that have inspired us to create what we do, day in and day out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today's inspiration? Henry Hobson Richardson.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6B2HWH2U2PmeRIHmzGfhYfv-slBoBzZtRAkgIryiHO8x-tLvqK-mjJCH5BPL-bW1zaVNKlri2zI4FxJ3MtZSVmRsKgSpWfBT9IvQMLA4MRQGX9C70CYIKHbcXEOemc91WgZjiMvQWMA/s1600/H._H._Richardson_in_National_Portrait_Gallery_IMG_4424.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721715513320212194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6B2HWH2U2PmeRIHmzGfhYfv-slBoBzZtRAkgIryiHO8x-tLvqK-mjJCH5BPL-bW1zaVNKlri2zI4FxJ3MtZSVmRsKgSpWfBT9IvQMLA4MRQGX9C70CYIKHbcXEOemc91WgZjiMvQWMA/s320/H._H._Richardson_in_National_Portrait_Gallery_IMG_4424.JPG" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Considered to be one of the three "recognized trinity of American Architecture," along with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, H.H. Richardson popularized the late Victorian style of architecture named after him called Richardsonian Romanesque. He studied at Harvard College, Tulane University and École des Beaux Arts in Paris. He was only the second US citizen to attend the École's architectural division and he developed a very unique and highly personal idiom once he returned to the US, adapting in particular the Romanesque style of Southern France. He was famous for designing massive stone buildings with semicircular, wide "Roman" arches over arcades and doorways and patterned masonry arches over windows.<br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iTJwACb_UdN4vf-67RPS_lcMZHrhYe4D53x5E0uLkusJ_K_pN0SNAvSuEkskpDQvyFFpRlU6b8sUsO6VuD-6F7I7x4nBLeYMc_4_l8cVnyBHRm5H2zuqJXc5xwt66cqIIcvnkVdnW9k/s1600/01_429px-HH_Richardson_Complex.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714718014871042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iTJwACb_UdN4vf-67RPS_lcMZHrhYe4D53x5E0uLkusJ_K_pN0SNAvSuEkskpDQvyFFpRlU6b8sUsO6VuD-6F7I7x4nBLeYMc_4_l8cVnyBHRm5H2zuqJXc5xwt66cqIIcvnkVdnW9k/s320/01_429px-HH_Richardson_Complex.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i>The first building where the Richardsonian Romanesque style was used by Richardson was the New York State Asylum for the Insane (now called the HH Richardson Complex) in Buffalo, NY (1869</i>)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG__tIrWinJwtdP01c-i1EcpSScBF0EOLwU1zuFoRq_rDSnM5DEYiUgr75T0YGf3Jph47A78MIs-HVk8A6ASESgxNu2HXEaO_WtpbE9umfsyIws0tM4hMt-k7h4m9moYl-kxVqmgzQYEY/s1600/02_800px-Trinity_Church%2C_Boston%2C_Massachusetts_-_front_oblique_view.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714716229532850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG__tIrWinJwtdP01c-i1EcpSScBF0EOLwU1zuFoRq_rDSnM5DEYiUgr75T0YGf3Jph47A78MIs-HVk8A6ASESgxNu2HXEaO_WtpbE9umfsyIws0tM4hMt-k7h4m9moYl-kxVqmgzQYEY/s320/02_800px-Trinity_Church%2C_Boston%2C_Massachusetts_-_front_oblique_view.JPG" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i>One of his most acclaimed works that solidified his national reputation - Trinity Church in Boston, MA (1872</i>)</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKiUob7v9NRtBG4S9FCEZpwT-HcXtfMb7FtSiXRtYcxdpeEd79KF-WXmTwECvgx0414NXSF8FsLFuRnBt4zg3tpEYOhiiQ3rP1qdqxbVzjuZhARl5Qv5qEp6_ezsjsqDppMXRHqs1EbM/s1600/03_746px-Austin_Hall%2C_Harvard_University.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714620886756818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKiUob7v9NRtBG4S9FCEZpwT-HcXtfMb7FtSiXRtYcxdpeEd79KF-WXmTwECvgx0414NXSF8FsLFuRnBt4zg3tpEYOhiiQ3rP1qdqxbVzjuZhARl5Qv5qEp6_ezsjsqDppMXRHqs1EbM/s320/03_746px-Austin_Hall%2C_Harvard_University.JPG" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i>Austin Hall at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA (1881</i>)</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few VAI designs that were inspired by Richardson's work...</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xV-vdGJAt7GKbBGIIRyet1kw0NKCWPwZqqJTHfQzHcWDTHhanxITpbGGcVpTnh55ohzdz-AU2GngbTtMe5l4MKku5XsGBy8hpicDbQ_VMwuQ96bA4OEUNmqlEY9HSFWR-2pjSXqL0cE/s1600/04_WPL+Front.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714616752985954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xV-vdGJAt7GKbBGIIRyet1kw0NKCWPwZqqJTHfQzHcWDTHhanxITpbGGcVpTnh55ohzdz-AU2GngbTtMe5l4MKku5XsGBy8hpicDbQ_VMwuQ96bA4OEUNmqlEY9HSFWR-2pjSXqL0cE/s320/04_WPL+Front.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 141px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRoA3EmPOIf0L_vTzTp2y-WviYp7h8i5a__1x7T5WYKjolfTyz8r0G32H31n-Uhow3G4pplN0xdH4oz-4_wmlISVRN0BY3j0yg1SjafjKd9dCg7tHlO1hr5tWa8iz8XqzSwVh3OlqItQ/s1600/05_WPL+Rear.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714611570786370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRoA3EmPOIf0L_vTzTp2y-WviYp7h8i5a__1x7T5WYKjolfTyz8r0G32H31n-Uhow3G4pplN0xdH4oz-4_wmlISVRN0BY3j0yg1SjafjKd9dCg7tHlO1hr5tWa8iz8XqzSwVh3OlqItQ/s320/05_WPL+Rear.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 154px; " /></a><i><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>We entered a competition for designing the expansion of Woburn Public Library, originally designed by HH Richardson in 1876. David & Jonathan Lorenz in our office submitted this concept for the competition.</i></span></div></i></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuBhzhae4hk1ovqUXG13RuklQflur2wO75ElDq-9vCqewwlQ_rDxUsxj0MzoF55hpEkmQTdyoH6d4XQUSQrX8XYpEGJ9BUI2ddX5yBUj_IwyrIGpYCiU-z4z90OB6e6Zi_kTP-XTJGhs/s1600/06_S1.2+-+SW+View+LR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714604522390562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuBhzhae4hk1ovqUXG13RuklQflur2wO75ElDq-9vCqewwlQ_rDxUsxj0MzoF55hpEkmQTdyoH6d4XQUSQrX8XYpEGJ9BUI2ddX5yBUj_IwyrIGpYCiU-z4z90OB6e6Zi_kTP-XTJGhs/s320/06_S1.2+-+SW+View+LR.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 158px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ThUV_rGmGGSQDWwY9j9vKPbZb4NQL5_TZusYZwz7TQSMxbE5Dd93R3p7AS1cTiayJiR0P-1q3Cjp5aAEboIHHc1wR9JuiznJ1ytX3uYwLoaq1D8NGOR8mNEaQd0EW2MUiBLioOdfJb0/s1600/07_S1.1+-+NE+View+LR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721714599787970258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ThUV_rGmGGSQDWwY9j9vKPbZb4NQL5_TZusYZwz7TQSMxbE5Dd93R3p7AS1cTiayJiR0P-1q3Cjp5aAEboIHHc1wR9JuiznJ1ytX3uYwLoaq1D8NGOR8mNEaQd0EW2MUiBLioOdfJb0/s320/07_S1.1+-+NE+View+LR.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i>This retail/work/live building was a conceptual design for downtown Holland.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoHs0WQYCngzunmoUZ8NDyDd_P4Bb1oYhraTC8pUrTc3IQXNtAOhY4kTEN227FlUkkCFd58mmmtqvKk_DULGGx-niQVUiiMTq7WNhFIjRqoAwwg_6MbOBjg7AV36kFrYeWadCwW-tm-M/s1600/08_C08+-+Bell+Plaza+%28aerial%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721715223508803106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoHs0WQYCngzunmoUZ8NDyDd_P4Bb1oYhraTC8pUrTc3IQXNtAOhY4kTEN227FlUkkCFd58mmmtqvKk_DULGGx-niQVUiiMTq7WNhFIjRqoAwwg_6MbOBjg7AV36kFrYeWadCwW-tm-M/s320/08_C08+-+Bell+Plaza+%28aerial%29.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheinISsr359yS7oO50w-ethIef99qcRg7JzecwgLcsoC2Z-ZA-5stoRePDVErrcNIaVewLY8LPG68mgYQuHB-hLN7WoZD3FMQu_kERrII5I8K9EvPoC63LkmkDpVPtGbSiaquZV3nf99E/s1600/09_C10+-+NEW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721715218419686082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheinISsr359yS7oO50w-ethIef99qcRg7JzecwgLcsoC2Z-ZA-5stoRePDVErrcNIaVewLY8LPG68mgYQuHB-hLN7WoZD3FMQu_kERrII5I8K9EvPoC63LkmkDpVPtGbSiaquZV3nf99E/s320/09_C10+-+NEW.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i>Some of the buildings we designed in the original master planning for the campus of Cornerstone University had Richardsonian Romanesque qualities to them</i>.</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SnSWo7whhxZ4H-m8ymlnovYsixSdnpEcQgCufBSOKVKU7_DbPHe3fr12HwAjXcVYyFNYTVg6CJnf-DlzvK3I2DL-rb8T25P0kKKJYV4Ng7QvqfrWJHHfF638_UKhb0LEjYAToWjPYd8/s1600/10_Bayfront+Bridge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721715214564675218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SnSWo7whhxZ4H-m8ymlnovYsixSdnpEcQgCufBSOKVKU7_DbPHe3fr12HwAjXcVYyFNYTVg6CJnf-DlzvK3I2DL-rb8T25P0kKKJYV4Ng7QvqfrWJHHfF638_UKhb0LEjYAToWjPYd8/s320/10_Bayfront+Bridge.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_WMCKAIYWYqGDaHVn0GPEh8IBpgrm-ixdP-AVMMhTTflTgDswNGR_00HYo_m-20U2S5qbtw5V4e2OzP3HQeBXEk1LoPENOrNE_5bNLy8XQ2NpmG8yfGrcUlLWT0cmH9tz4da9hVA0OI/s1600/11_R1.2+-+SGBridge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721715210240683842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_WMCKAIYWYqGDaHVn0GPEh8IBpgrm-ixdP-AVMMhTTflTgDswNGR_00HYo_m-20U2S5qbtw5V4e2OzP3HQeBXEk1LoPENOrNE_5bNLy8XQ2NpmG8yfGrcUlLWT0cmH9tz4da9hVA0OI/s320/11_R1.2+-+SGBridge.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 188px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><i>We have designed a number of bridges with stone masonry details and arches reminiscent of the wide Roman arches used in Richardson's designs</i>.</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0StEpMkw_MRpZXulEVzX_9U6k-qrZqGwvo9HycoYagY8JJg8Q_vOXuhkO3j9GYCsRaCyveS0C1FZAqJ69QmKWWiBKvMd3wddijBklmyDh9HEWWIlSxUbljete6mPfRuVTLKd9rvcs4U/s1600/12_Gatehouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721715202466213394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0StEpMkw_MRpZXulEVzX_9U6k-qrZqGwvo9HycoYagY8JJg8Q_vOXuhkO3j9GYCsRaCyveS0C1FZAqJ69QmKWWiBKvMd3wddijBklmyDh9HEWWIlSxUbljete6mPfRuVTLKd9rvcs4U/s320/12_Gatehouse.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i>This concept was for the entry gatehouse at Indian Trail Club in Franklin Lakes, NJ.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Source & Image Sources:</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hobson_Richardson</span></i></div></div>

A little inspiration from HH Richardson

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