Press Archives - Martin House https://martinhouse.org/category/press/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:39:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://martinhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-martin-icon-1-32x32.jpg Press Archives - Martin House https://martinhouse.org/category/press/ 32 32 The Wright Way: Bayer Landscape & the Rehabilitation https://martinhouse.org/the-wright-way-bayer-landscape-the-rehabilitation/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 19:37:22 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=7903 Writer Joann Greco tells the detailed story of the Martin House landscape restoration and rehabilitation project in this article, which appears in the December 2021 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine. It’s a great read, and we encourage you to spend a little time with the well-written piece. Enjoy The Wright...

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]]> On display in museums around the world – and in our own backyard https://martinhouse.org/on-display-in-museums-around-the-world-and-in-our-own-backyard/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:45:45 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=7709 This article, written by Danielle Ossher, was originally published in The Buffalo News on September 19, 2021. Museumgoers around the world can peek at the inspired design and top-notch artistry that Buffalonians need only travel mere minutes to immerse ourselves in. Pieces from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House – a...

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]]> Buffalo bounces back with solar carousel, Wright’s ‘floricycle’ garden https://martinhouse.org/buffalo-bounces-back-with-solar-carousel-wrights-floricycle-garden/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:10:02 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=7544 This article, written by Kevin Kirkland, originally appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on August 6, 2021. Too small for the big-kid rides, I wrap my arms around my horse’s mus­cu­lar neck as he rises and falls like the waves of Lake Erie. In another Kodachrome memory, I squint up at...

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]]> Guided Tours Resume with Second Floor Included https://martinhouse.org/guided-tours-resume-with-second-floor-included/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:59:39 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=7351 This article, written by Mark Sommer, originally appeared in The Buffalo News on July 6, 2021. Frank Lloyd Wright, considered one of this country’s greatest architects, was known for sometimes overlooking basic comforts in pursuing his artistic vision. A bed built too short. A bathroom sink mere inches from a...

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]]> Wright Spirit Awards: Martin House in the Spotlight https://martinhouse.org/wright-spirit-awards-martin-house-in-the-spotlight/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:03:30 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6641 The post Wright Spirit Awards: Martin House in the Spotlight appeared first on Martin House.

]]> Could Wright Design the Ideal Home Office? https://martinhouse.org/could-wright-design-the-ideal-home-office/ Sun, 25 Oct 2020 18:53:26 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6638 This article originally appeared in Quartz on October 25, 2020. How would America’s greatest architect design a home office? Could Frank Lloyd Wright, who had visionary solutions for contemporary living—from sustainable design, air conditioning, even open-plan offices—have an answer to the search for ideal Covid-era remote working configurations? A clue...

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]]> Martin House Back in Bloom https://martinhouse.org/martin-house-back-in-bloom/ Tue, 12 May 2020 17:02:31 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6621 This article originally appeared in The Washington Post on May 12, 2020. Last July, after almost 20 years of restoration and reconstruction, the stewards of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House celebrated a milestone. Landscaping on the 1.5-acre estate in a suburban neighborhood of Buffalo was complete. It still looked raw...

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]]> American Institute of Architects New York State Honors HHL Architects https://martinhouse.org/american-institute-of-architects-new-york-state-honors-hhl-architects/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:33:58 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6600 The American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) has awarded HHL Architects a 2019 Design Award for its 25-year, multiple phased restoration effort at the Frank Lloyd Wright Martin House estate. AIA New York State’s Annual Design Awards celebrate local, national, and international projects that achieve architectural excellence designed...

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]]> Atlas Obscura Profiles the Martin House https://martinhouse.org/atlas-obscura-profiles-the-martin-house/ Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:01:28 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6598 The post Atlas Obscura Profiles the Martin House appeared first on Martin House.

]]> UNESCO Adds Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture to World Heritage List https://martinhouse.org/unesco-adds-frank-lloyd-wrights-architecture-to-world-heritage-list/ Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:58:38 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6597 Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House (Buffalo, New York) is excited to help spread the news that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has voted to include The Twentieth Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright on the World Heritage list. UNESCO seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of...

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]]> Cuomo Wants Martin House, Graycliff Projects Completed https://martinhouse.org/cuomo-wants-martin-house-graycliff-projects-completed/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:12:19 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6580 This article originally appeared in The Buffalo News on January 10, 2017. Completion of the Darwin Martin House has been tantalizingly close for years. Now, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to push both Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House Complex in Buffalo’s Parkside neighborhood and Graycliff, the summer estate built for...

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]]> Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House Complex https://martinhouse.org/frank-lloyd-wrights-darwin-d-martin-house-complex/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:05:55 +0000 https://martinhouse.org/?p=6579 This article originally appeared in Architectural Record on February 1, 2017. Frank Lloyd Wright called the grand complex he designed for Darwin D. Martin in Buffalo (1903–05) his “opus,” as he wrote in 1954 to a prospective buyer of the property. And it was a major opus—even if just one...

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