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The expert of Florence’s Rosenbaum House talks about Usonian Architecture
United States Architecture News - Aug 18, 2015 - 11:48 4399 views
Yard-side view of the Rosenbaum House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, welcomes visitors on it's 75th anniversary Saturday Morning in Florence, image via wikipedia.org
Mark Tlachac lead a national tour of Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian architecture standing just a short walk from Alabama’s only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house, Florence’s Rosenbaum House. Tlachac is the director of the Frank Lloyd Wright visitors program at the Florida Southern College Architectural District, home to the largest collection of Wright structures in a single location. Tlachac was in Florence on Saturday as part of the “All Wright All Day” event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Rosenbaum family’s move to the Riverview Drive house.
The Rosenbaum house is frequently called one of the best examples of Usonian architecture, a term coined by Wright to describe an architecture style that was specific to the United States and was congruent with the natural aspects of the surrounding land. Tlachac said harmony with nature and the grid-like design of these houses typified Wright’s Usonian style. The style was born out of the need for affordable houses in the Great Depression, during World War II and the years that followed as the economy recovered......Continue Reading
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