[Info-vax] Completely OT: Frank Lloyd Wright

[Richard B. Gilbert]

On 10/7/2012 3:11 AM, Dirk Munk wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>> 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!
>
> On this side of the big pond we have laws to protect important monuments.
>
>>
>> If you look deeply enough, you just might find that there are good
>> reasons for wanting to demolish the house!
>>
>   Like what please?
>
Termites?  The site is flood prone?

Do you want to buy the site and the house, maintain it, live in it, and 
pay the property taxes? ? ? ?  Endure the neighbors?

I thought not!

But you think nothing of requiring some one else to do so.

I'm glad that I live in a development where several houses were built 
from the same set plans.  There were several models available.  None of 
the dwellings are or were the home of anyone famous!  Nor were the 
architects anyone famous. I'm sure that saved me several thousand dollars!

The house, in spite of its plebeian origins, keeps me warm in the 
winter, cool in the summer, keeps the rain and snow off my body, and 
performs all the other usual and customary functions of a dwelling place.