ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 427
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Mon May 18 08:27:08 PDT 2009
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ENDANGERED HISTORIC U.S. PLACES 2009
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Unity Temple, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his own
Unitarian congregation in Oak Park, Illinois, remains an
icon of early modern architecture, with its geometric
design, strong massing, characteristic detailing, and
use of exposed concrete.
But despite ongoing maintenance of this National
Historic Landmark, the 1909 building has suffered
extensive damage from years of water infiltration. Its
precarious state prompted the National Trust for
Historic Preservation to name Unity Temple one of
"America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" for 2009.
The annual list highlights architectural, cultural, and
natural heritage sites at risk of destruction or
irreparable damage. This year's sites range from a
single school building in Georgia to an entire mountain
in New Mexico, from a 19th-century factory complex to
such modern landmarks as Minoru Yamasaki's 1966 Century
Plaza Hotel.
Neglect, lack of funding, insensitive public policy, and
natural forces - often working in combination - have put
many of these buildings in jeopardy. Several of the listed
sites are threatened with demolition to enable redevelopment.
Wright's Hometown Masterwork
Reflecting on Unity Temple near the end of his life,
Wright 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."
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Adaptive Reuse of Clay-Tile Arched Floors
by D. Matthew Stuart
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Concrete and steel-framed floors constructed in the late
1800s and early 1900s often included hollow clay-tile
arches that spanned between beams and girders. The
arches were typically covered with a concrete topping
and often had plaster applied directly to the soffit of
the exposed tiles.
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