Inside Temple Beth-El, designed in 1973 by Minoru Yamasaki. (at Temple Beth El)

The backside of Temple Beth-El, designed in 1973 by Minoru Yamasaki.  (at Temple Beth El)

A pretty great morning of talks that ended with a discussion with Alexandra Lange, Eames Demetrious, and Alexandra Girard’s “Doll House” from the Miller House & Garden. (at Cranbrook Art Museum)

Saarinen’s futuristic Exhibition Hall. (at General Motors Technical Center)

Such a bummer:

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The Shocking Demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Park Avenue Showroom

Hoffman Show Room in 1955 (photographed by Ezra Stoller, via steinerag.com)

It’s shocking that a…

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Okay, this is pretty awesome: the folks researching the Miller House and Garden archives have uncovered Kevin Roche’s designs for the, uh, “Throne Room.” Read more below.

digitizingmillerhouseandgarden:

This is an architectural drawing of the Millers’ “THRONE ROOM,” or commode room as it’s referred to in other correspondence.  In 1999, the Millers requested a grab bar be installed in this portion of their master bathroom and called upon none other than Kevin Roche to oversee the design. While YES, it’s funny to come across a drawing of a toilet within the archival collection of an architectural masterpiece, this document is telling of how carefully any addition or change to the house was considered. It also serves as a reminder that Miller House functioned as a family residence.  Structural changes such as these allowed the Millers to live in their home until the end of their lives and design quality was always considered alongside functionality.

Drawing of 2760 commode room , sent by Irwin Management to Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates, 28 January 1999, 09/82, Miller House and Garden Collection, IMA Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana. (MHG_Ib_B009_f082_045)

Okay, this is a tough one, but can you guess who designed this modern entrance in a Victorian #Indiana building.

The #Indiana Arsenal, which was completed in 1867, was used until after he end of the Spanish-American War, about 1903, as the store house for artillery and other weapons. (at Arsenal Technical High School)

A hidden gem: The American Zinc Building, completed in 1967 by Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK). (Taken with Instagram at Carmine’s Steak House)

Did You Know Butler University’s Irwin Library was designed by Minoru Yamasaki in 1963, eight years after Pruitt-Igoe and eight years before the World Trade Center. (Taken with Instagram at Butler University)

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Timeless interior of Eero Saarinen’s 1954 Irwin Union Bank and Trust building with George Nelson office furniture.    

Another submission for my PEN Ready Project from Olympus.