tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post441329063474602228..comments2023-09-08T07:35:22.947-05:00Comments on Strange, Weird, Wonderful And Cool Buildings: The Steel House, Ransom Canyon, TX, USAThe Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-45676721144380101782015-05-22T15:50:47.973-05:002015-05-22T15:50:47.973-05:00Had Bob Bruno as a freshman design student in the ...Had Bob Bruno as a freshman design student in the mid 80's and sat out there and talked to him numerous times. Spent many a time wandering around and through the Steel House and his other house across the street that is covered with stone and mosaics and spirals up to a point. A nice bookend to seeing this house is to go to the Texas Tech campus and see his sculpture that was the inspiration for the Steel House. It has recently been installed at 18th St. and Flint Ave in front of the Architecture Building. There are on-goings efforts to get the Steel House on the National register of Historic Places.Alan Michelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-20633256599715793852013-10-17T15:18:51.834-05:002013-10-17T15:18:51.834-05:00Visited this structure many times when I was a stu...Visited this structure many times when I was a student at Tech - way before it had windows - back in the mid to late 80s. It was such a peaceful place to sit and ponder things with the lake below and the vastness that is the High Plains spread out before you. All accompanied by the never-ending West Texas winds. Miss those days.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-88503281028078916512013-10-09T04:43:15.418-05:002013-10-09T04:43:15.418-05:00One of the most interesting things about this hous...One of the most interesting things about this house was watching Bruno do the work. He makes it sound so simple in his own "matter of fact" explanation of the effort involved in creation, but to observe his "hands on" construction techniques was absolutely fascinating. We never spoke...it seemed as though talking with him was counter-productive. This house speaks for itself, and will continue to speak for the builder, for many generations to come. Witnessing the construction, I got the feeling that I was watching the creation of a Swiss watch from the ground up, using extremely heavy parts. <br /><br />Not only is this structure unique, so was the man who created it. We may never see the likes of Robert Bruno again...and we are diminished by his absence.JGOSDINhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047807533416043128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-15914366876396527992012-08-25T19:45:53.151-05:002012-08-25T19:45:53.151-05:00Got to See it Morph for almost ten years - 89'...Got to See it Morph for almost ten years - 89' to 99' -- and without a doubt was one of the most intriguing sights in Lubbock and Ransom Canyon -- Residents of RC, absolutely despised it (some thought it was great)... But the best part of the whole sculpture was how gracious and laid back Mr. Bruno was and how he would with each and every visitor and passerby stop and answer questions about this Metal Mansion and would give a tour of the inside if asked... What a great individual and what a great piece of work (35 yrs in the making) to become an landmark of West Texas!!! Thanks Robert Bruno - and rest in peace -- u deserve it!!! - TroggIIITroggIIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715015424845139444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-80983382148166086352011-11-07T11:28:14.878-06:002011-11-07T11:28:14.878-06:00It sure is a one of a kind - interesting to hear y...It sure is a one of a kind - interesting to hear your history with it - thanksThe Grumpy Old Limeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-6219834746128952852011-11-04T17:27:43.227-05:002011-11-04T17:27:43.227-05:00WhenI was an architecture student in Lubbock back ...WhenI was an architecture student in Lubbock back in 92, i used to go out and talk to this guy at this house. He was just interesting to talk to. I always wondered what became of it. I'm glad he finished it before he died. It really is a masterpiece, one of a kind, experiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com