June 28, 2006

Wright or wrong?

Professor Jerry Herron is extensively quoted about the architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright designed the Dorothy Turkel House in Detroit 's Palmer Park. Herron implied that Wright's designs reflected his fascination with the nuclear family. "There is the great room and the small rooms, and you are faced with a choice, either be part of the communal space or be alone. You had two choices: You were with everybody or you were with yourself," Herron said. "He'd build a chair into the wall, and you weren't going to change a thing." Herron said the furniture was designed this way so you would sit where Frank Lloyd Wright wanted you to sit.

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