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Frank Lloyd Wright Tours: Yesterday, the S.C. Johnson Research Tower in Racine, Wisc. opened to the public after a year-long restoration. Wright fans should also check out the Chicago Tribune’s suggestions for tours of Wright’s many works in the Chicago area.
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Quote of the Day: “I have a career without sight. But as an architect, I still have vision,” says blind architect Chris Downey. “The creative process is a mental process.”
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Loving this gorgeous morning at Belle Grove, a @PresNation site in the Shenandoah Valley pic.twitter.com/TVd96u3wbV
— Andy Grabel (@AGrabel) May 2, 2014
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6 More Stories for Friday:
Architect Louis Cherry, FAIA, and his wife Marsha Gordon obtained a building permit and began constructing their dream home in Raleigh, N.C., but disapproving neighbors could derail their plans to build a modernist house in the historic neighborhood full of Victorian homes. [Vanity Fair]
President of the Cultural Landscape Foundation Charles Birnbaum weighs in on the New York carriage horse debate. [Huffington Post]
Hildreth Meière: the forgotten Art Deco designer. [The Atlantic]
London architect John Simpson will design the new School of Architecture building for the University of Notre Dame. [University of Notre Dame]
Meet one of architecture’s most well-known husband-and-wife teams, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Hon. FAIA. [The Wall Street Journal]
Chicago-based McHugh Construction must pay a $12 million settlement for its involvement with businesses to illegally win government contracts. [Chicago Tribune]
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