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Top 10 Architecture Controversies Of 2012

December 17, 2012


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Frank Lloyd Wright house threatened with demolition, multiple times

It was a happy story: A house built by Frank Lloyd Wright for his son in Phoenix, Arizona, was rescued from demolition in the hands of a greedy developer when a mystery buyer scooped up the house for $2.4 million. Until it wasn’t. The house’s would-be knight in shining armor ended up backing out of the deal. Now the house faces the wrecking ball if it can’t  find a buyer or get historic landmark status ASAP.

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tagged 2012, Arizona, Brutalist, chad oppenheim, Chicago, controversy, daniel libeskind, demolition, diller + scofidio renfro, Eisenhower memorial, frank gehry, frank lloyd wright, Ice Cream City, London Olympics, Miami, Orange County Center, orange cube, Pharrell Williams, Philip Nobel, Prentice Hospital, Princeton University, renzo piano, Robin Hood Gardens, starchitects, swimming pool, Wolf D. Prix, year in review, zaha hadid

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