[Info-vax] Completely OT: Frank Lloyd Wright

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 10/6/2012 6:58 PM, Dirk Munk wrote:
> Yesterday there was a news item on Dutch TV news (all day long!) that a
> project developer in Phoenix wants to demolish a house designed and
> build by Frank Lloyd Wright. He built this house in 1952 for his son
> David. As you will know (I hope) Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the
> gratest architects that ever lived, not only in the U.S., but anywhere.
> I'm a very big fan of his work, and it is incomprehensible to me that it
> would be allowed to demolish any building designed by him, let alone
> this house that is regarded to be one of his ten best designs. In Europe
> this would be a listed building and you couldn't even point your finger
> at it without permission. Will you please help to stop this act of
> cultural barbarism and sign the petition on this website?
>
> http://www.change.org/petitions/city-of-phoenix-save-the-david-and-gladys-wright-house
>
>

If you really want to preserve this house, buy it and the land it stands on!

If you look deeply enough, you just might find that there are good 
reasons for wanting to demolish the house!