tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post6689459668855079147..comments2024-03-28T00:44:00.140-05:00Comments on austin cubed: Usonian architectureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-85252656297071629642013-10-19T09:22:53.604-05:002013-10-19T09:22:53.604-05:00Thanks for the link, Hickok! Awesome!Thanks for the link, Hickok! Awesome!bubba of the bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053404605995997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-5699952356221422372013-10-17T21:29:39.223-05:002013-10-17T21:29:39.223-05:00I created a pinterest board for usonian: http://ww...I created a pinterest board for usonian: http://www.pinterest.com/jbutler12009/frank-lloyd-wright-usonian-homes/James Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08641051961485585855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-51185410911168905672012-10-28T16:56:33.662-05:002012-10-28T16:56:33.662-05:00i like prairie and usonian : )i like prairie and usonian : )123https://www.blogger.com/profile/17695997301273274025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-45920004832490470762012-09-03T15:25:21.133-05:002012-09-03T15:25:21.133-05:00For whatever reason, it costs a lot more to build ...For whatever reason, it costs a lot more to build these days than back in those days. I know Schindler was shocked at how much more it cost to build after WW II than before it. Our house is somewhat Usonian, and I just made a post about cost (http://austincubed.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-part-deux.html). Total cost (including land) will depend on where you build, materials, etc. The built-in furniture tended to be part of these houses (the built-ins were required to efficiently use the space). We got financing for our modern house as do many people in Austin, so it's possible. I have a friend that built a Prairie Style Wright up in the Dallas area. bubba of the bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053404605995997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-72011017848706350812012-09-01T13:14:39.461-05:002012-09-01T13:14:39.461-05:00First thanks for the great blog. I have been enamo...First thanks for the great blog. I have been enamored with the clean-lines approach of Wright. I grew up in Michigan. I attended a church designed by Taliesan fellow Alden B. Dow, himself a preeminent architect of considerable renown. I've talked with a few folks - including Taliesan fellows (some of whom are dead by now) who attended the fellowship in the 40's - late '50's. What different people have said about the price of building these gems between say 2000 and 2012 has varied - GREATLY - any notion of costs? I've heard $130,000 - $600,000 and up. And I think - well, no, the Rosenbaum House was $36,000 and that would be about $80,000 today - but then they provided some of the labor and they did other things "on the cheap". But I just think that the Toufic Kallil house is way beyond my budget - all that concrete. Plus in Dallas I'm not sure it would hold up. Also the cost of wood here would be outrageous so you might use it inside but not outside. The architect usually gets a fairly nice fee - so say $3,000 out of a $300K project. But then there's the site - say $20K and then simple landscaping - sustainable like the house - and that would probably be another $10 - 15K. But then are the built-ins part of the price or aren't they? I'm just confused about pricing. And can one get regular financing or not? Anybody have any site that would answer my pretty basic questions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-8069588654942256692012-09-01T13:06:49.984-05:002012-09-01T13:06:49.984-05:00Hello. I've been a Usonian fan for about thirt...Hello. I've been a Usonian fan for about thirty-two years - since I was about 17. We had two Usonians in my area when I was a kid and I attended a church designed by Wright's student Alden B. Dow. Now a Dow home is a treat I can tell you. But Wright's Usonians are great. I do have a question though - I've seen prices from $100K to $600K for Usonians. Some Taliesin fellows told me that with fees it would minimally cost $350,000 for a Usonian with land and landscaping. I assumed that was less than 2,000 square feet. I can't seem to find consensus about ranges. Surely since the Usonians were sort of standard there should be a standard price. I did notice that some of the so-called Usonians were concrete - which for me pre-dated the Usonians. I see more of Lloyd Wright's work as concrete - and FLW's 1923 - 1930 era buildings in California as having been made of concrete - and those were expensive to make even then. The 1936 - 1950 era concrete block and wood structures I thought were cheaper than that. Any ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-62287277426374089422012-02-14T19:46:58.724-06:002012-02-14T19:46:58.724-06:00Thanks for stopping by our little blog. We will de...Thanks for stopping by our little blog. We will definitely check out your blog! We look forward to reading about your house.bubba of the bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053404605995997558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4208399868780151243.post-82546388816781986642012-02-14T15:33:24.073-06:002012-02-14T15:33:24.073-06:00Hello, I found your blog from a Google Alert about...Hello, I found your blog from a Google Alert about Usonian Houses as my wife and I are in sort of the same process you two are...researching, designing and hopefully building a custom minimalistic home. I would say we are having the same issues you and your wife are having. I was most interested in the idea of camping on the lot. We are still currently in the planning stage and the lot is of course the first step but we are being VERY patient (some by choice, else by the banks) on the lot we pick. Anyway, I've read most of your posts and will follow along. If you are interested, my blog is at usoniandreams.info. I've posted a link to your blog if you dont mind.Ripshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18064570262477501780noreply@blogger.com