tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33582900384658760252024-03-12T17:56:25.990-05:00Strange, Weird, Wonderful And Cool BuildingsThe world of architecture is full of strange, weird, cool and wonderful buildings. Some are old, some are incredibly old and some are ultra modern. Architecture, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. We all see something different but we all see something interesting. In fact architecture ought to be seen as an art form, the artistic output of the architect. This blog aims to chronicle many of the wonders of the world of architecture.The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-66336663651332853482012-11-21T13:19:00.002-06:002012-11-21T21:24:09.638-06:00Morrow Royal Pavillion - Recycled Glass; "Eco-Friendly" & Cool<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/morrow_main_hires.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Morrow Royal Pavilion, Henderson, Nevada, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/morrow_lead.jpg" width="189" height="142"/></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Recently completed the Morrow Royal Pavilion is one of the more significant and notable "eco-friendly" buildings constructed in recent years. The building is not only "eco-friendly"; it is also architecturally and aesthetically interesting and it has generated a good deal of publicity garnering headlines such as "Cash not the only thing green in Sin City - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas" target="_blank">Vegas</a> now home to world's largest green building made with recycled beer bottles" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a> Entrepreneur finds a creative way to recycle Beer Drinkers ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>THE MORROW ROYAL PAVILION</u></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... empties and builds the world's largest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentally_friendly" target="_blank">eco-friendly</a> GreenStone Building."<br />
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<a href="http://realmofdesign.com/" target="_blank">Realm of Design's</a> founder, Scott McCombs, worked for many years on developing and perfecting green architectural stone (aka "GreenStone"), which is made from 100% recycled glass <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_aggregate" target="_blank">aggregate</a> and 99.8% renewable materials from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly_ash" target="_blank">Fly Ash</a>. Partnering with a Las Vegas recycling company, Realm of Design obtains and recycles beer bottles that come from Las Vegas Strip hotels. Since glass takes 4000 years to decompose and is piling up in landfills, Realm of Design is proud to be a company that is helping to provide a resource and energy efficient product that helps close the glass-recycling loop and save landfill space.<br />
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Realm of Design were actually their own first client to build with their GreenStone. The company recently completed construction on its new 30,000 sq ft manufacturing facility. The Building, properly named the Morrow Royal Pavilion, is adjacent to Realm of Design's existing showroom located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" target="_blank">Henderson, Nevada</a>. Construction of the building utilized more than 500,000 beer bottles (around a single weekend of drinking on the Strip) which amounted to over 290,000 pounds of recycled glass for the exterior building façade. This saved over 400,000 CU yds of landfill space which is equivalent to filling 8 football fields piled to the top of the goalposts.<br />
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The design of the Morrow Royal Pavilion was inspired by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarkestone_Hall_Pavilion" target="_blank">Swarkestone Hall Pavilion</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a> - the location of one of <a href='http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000613802463511&pid=1191554&adurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kohls.com%2Fupgrade%2Fwebstore%2Fproduct_page.jsp%3FPRODUCT%253C%253Eprd_id%3D845524893018982%26pfx%3Dpfx_shopcompare%26cid%3Dshopping3&usg=AFHzDLsncBxxhmkGcwjehtvDZ0yXFE1x-A&pubid=599854' rel='nofollow' target="_blank">The Rolling Stones</a> most famous photo shoots. Check out the tabs below for a photo of Swarkestone Hall Pavilion; though the shape of the building is very different there is no doubt about the similarities and it is clear the architects of the Morrow Royal Pavilion were indeed inspired by Swarkestone [check out the arches, windows and crenellations among other features]. Given the Rolling Stones association with Swarkestone Realm of Design has even launched a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-The-Rolling-Stones-to-See-Hot-Rocks-Replica-in-the-Vegas-Valley/122143534496551" target="_blank">Facebook</a> campaign to encourage the legendary rockers to visit the building.<br />
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With the construction of the building being so recent imagery in Google Maps and Bing Maps is a little inconsistent. Check out the maps tab below for screenshots and links. Google Maps shows the pavilion in its satellite imagery [top] but it is missing in "Street View"; in Bing Maps we find that the pavilion is present in "Aerial View" and "Street View" [center] but not in "Bird's Eye View" [bottom]. <br />
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I for one applaud McCombs and Realm of Design for their ingenuity and commitment to building in an eco-friendly manner. I try to recycle and I understand the need though I have to admit I am not as committed to it as I probably should be and I could most definitely do a better job of it. My guess is I am not alone in that and perhaps an example on the scale of this one might just spur some of us on to increase our own more modest efforts.<br />
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<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell, Barcelona, Spain" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_lead.jpg" width="189" height="142"/></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>GAUDÍ'S BARCELONA - A PERSONAL TOUR PART 2</u><br />
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At age 26 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD" target="_blank">Antoni Gaudí</a> met <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusebi_G%C3%BCell" target="_blank">Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi</a>, a wealthy Catalan industrialist, politician and patron of the arts. That meeting would have an influence on Gaudí's career that extended for many years and commissions from Güell ultimately gave rise to some of Gaudí's most renowned creations including several that bear his name; Palau Güell, Parque Güell and the ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>ANTONI GAUDÍ'S PALAU GÜELL</u></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... Crypt at the Colònia Güell. Palau Güell is located on a side street, Carrer Nou de la Rambla, just off <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rambla,_Barcelona" target="_blank">la Rambla</a> in the heart of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona" target="_blank">Barcelona</a>. While in Barcelona my wife and I stayed at the <a href="http://www.montecarlobcn.com/en/" target="_blank">Hotel Monte Carlo</a> which is located on la Rambla [and incidentally is an excellent hotel; read my wife's review on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g187497-d238594-r132143348-Hotel_Montecarlo_Barcelona-Barcelona_Catalonia.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT" target="_blank">Trip Advisor</a>]. Palau Güell was actually just a few minutes from the hotel and we had walked past the side street several times while strolling along la Rambla without realizing it. After a few days in Barcelona however we put two and two together and visited Palau Güell.<br />
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Palau Güell was one of Gaudí's early works; though various sources indicate construction started anywhere from 1880 to 1886 and ended somewhere between 1886 and 1890 the official Palau Güell <a
href="http://www.palauguell.cat/index_en.html" target="blank">website</a> indicates the project ran from 1885 to 1890 [PDF document located <a href="http://www.palauguell.cat/images/LlibretGuell_angles.pdf"
target="blank">here</a>]. Over the years the building has gone through various stages of deterioration and restoration culminating in the building being closed to the public in 2004 while the most recent restoration project was completed. The building is now once again open to the public and is a must see on any trip to Barcelona.<br />
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Palau Güell was a large and sumptuous mansion as befitted a family with the stature of the Güells. The facade is dominated by twin arched entry ways decorated with intricate iron work. These arches were designed to allow guests of the Güells to enter the property in their carriages and alight right next to the "Staircase Of Honor" which permitted access to the main floors. Stables, along with storage areas, were located in a basement constucted around brick pillars which featured mushroom shaped capitals.<br />
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The living areas were dominated by the central hall, a luxurious and elaborately decorated area topped by a dome featuring a graduated series of perforations; lanterns were hung outside these holes at night and were said to give the impression of looking up at a starry sky. The central hall also features a chapel and an organ; the acoustics of the space were said to be spectacular. Functions and receptions generally took place in the central hall but the floor also hosts the main dining room and other rooms devoted to normal family life along with additional function rooms. A mezzanine level overlooking the central hall was created to host musicians for entertaining and concerts.<br />
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Moving up through the house there was then a level primarily devoted to the families private quarters that was comprised mainly of the master bedrooms. The "attic" level above was the primary home for domestic activities and it housed the servant's quarters, kitchen and laundry.<br />
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Topping the building was a roof terrace dominated by the spire that tops the dome of the central hall and a series of ornately designed chimneys. The chimneys are an early example of Gaudi's use of a technique known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trencad%C3%ADs" target="_blank">trencadís</a>; the use of broken shards of ceramic tiles and glass to decorate. The use of trencadís would become a recurring theme throughout Gaudí's career as can be seen in the images below showing [left to right] one of the chimneys on the roof of Palau Güell, the facade of <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2012/06/gaudis-barcelona-personal-perspective.html" target="_blank">Casa Batlló</a> and the decoration around a window in the Crypt at the Colònia Güell.<br />
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We can also see other examples of themes and motifs that would feature elsewhere in Gaudi's body of work; note the similarity in theme between this <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_chim_1.jpg" target="_blank">image</a> of a chimney at the Palau Güell and this <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_for_paluaguell.jpg" target="_blank">image</a> of the decoration atop a pillar at the <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/09/antoni-gaudis-sagrada-familia-barcelona.html" target="_blank">Sagrada Familia</a>.<br />
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Palau Güell is one of seven of Gaudi's works to receive the recognition of the <a href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/" target="_blank">UNESCO</a> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/" target="_blank">World Heritage Convention</a> and is included in the World heritage Site "<a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/320/" target="_blank">Works Of Antoni Gaudi</a>".<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Lighting 3" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det6.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Courtyard" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det8.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Atrium Detail" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det10.jpg" width="510" height="383"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Fireplace" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det11.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Atrium Organ" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det12.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Tower" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det13.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Dining Room" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det15.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Dining Room Fireplace Detail" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det16.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Arches & Pillars 1" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det17.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Atrium Painting" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det19.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Arches & Reflections" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det20.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Wooden Relief" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det21.jpg" width="510" height="681"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Exterior Iron Work" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_det23.jpg" width="510" height="383"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_reflections1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Reflections 1" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_reflections1.jpg" width="510" height="383"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_hamletwin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Hamlet Window" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_hamletwin.jpg" width="250" height="333"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_chim_long_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Palau Guell - Chimney [Tall] 7" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/palauguell_chim_long_7.jpg" width="250" height="693"/></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.palauguell.cat/index_en.html" target="_blank">Palau Güell Official Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/11108" target="_blank">The History Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.stanleymeisler.com/smithsonian/smithsonian-2002-07-gaudi.html" target="_blank">Stanley Meisler's Excellent Article On Gaudí</a><br />
<a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/320/" target="_blank">UNEXSO World Heritage Site | Listing "Works Of Antoni Gaudí</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_Guell" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-79255425055154552902012-06-23T20:02:00.000-05:002012-06-30T14:54:31.852-05:00Antoni Gaudí's Barcelona - Casa Batlló<table><tbody>
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Recently I was fortunate enough to be able to take a long vacation in Europe. A long lazy week in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona" target="_blank">Barcelona</a> before a Mediterranean cruise sailing out of the port there afforded me the opportunity to experience firsthand some of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD" target="_blank">Antoni Gaudí's</a> outstanding and unique work. Camera in hand I was able to visit several Gaudí sites and that has afforded me the opportunity to add a series of ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>ANTONI GAUDÍ'S CASA BATLLÒ</u></strong><br />
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Passeig de Gràcia, 43 - 08007 Barcelona, Spain<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... posts to this site illustrated with my own photography. I will admit I am not, and never have been, a particularly proficientphotographer so you will likely find better photographs of these sites elsewhere. However there is nothing quite like experiencing and photographing a site yourself and now and again you do end up with a really cool shot; or at least one that looks that way to you.<br />
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We all see through different eyes anyway; what looks interesting or cool or awe inspiring to one can seem very ordinary to others; you will form your own opinions.<br />
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This post, the first of a series of posts resulting from my trip to Barcelona, features Casa Batlló.<br />
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Centrally located at Passeig de Gràcia, 43 - 08007 Barcelona just a few blocks north of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pla%C3%A7a_de_Catalunya,_Barcelona" target="_blank">Plaça de Catalunya</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rambla,_Barcelona" target="_blank">la Rambla</a> Casa Batlló was the first of Gaudí's buildings I visited. In fact I came upon it quite by accident just strolling the streets without having yet made any plans on my first day in Barcelona.<br />
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There is little mistaking a Gaudí building. Despite not expecting it as soon as the building came into view it was obvious; Casa Batlló or, as it is known by the locals "The House Of Bones", was my first in person "Gaudí" experience.<br />
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Casa Batlló was built between 1875 and 1877 by one <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emili_Sala_Cort%C3%A9s" target="_blank">Emilio Salas Cortés</a>. It was an unremarkable building at that time. In 1900 the property was purchased by <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josep_Batll%C3%B3_i_Casanovas" target="_blank">Josep Batlló</a>. In a turn of the century version of "keeping up with the Joneses" Señor Batlló, a distinguished and wealthy man obviously wanted to make an impression by "upgrading". With a property located in a prestigious, quality area that would turn out to be no mean feat and in order to achieve it none other than Antoni Gaudí was chosen as the architect for the project.<br />
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The official Casa Batlló <a href="http://www.casabatllo.es/en/" target="_blank">website</a> indicates that the original intention was to demolish the existing property and start over but Gaudí had other ideas and he clearly convinced Batlló to go along because the original property was not demolished and the project was undertaken as a renovation. That renovation took place between the years 1904 and 1906 and gave rise to the building we see today.<br />
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Case Batlló features many of the iconic Gaudí "trademarks". A vibrant use of color and an eschewing of straight lines. The use of ceramics and stained glass; bizarre colorful "chimneys" on the roof. But there is more to Gaudí than that quirkiness. His use of color, stained glass, and curves create some remarkable and beautiful interior spaces often highlighted and enhanced by innovative uses of both natural and artificial light sources.<br />
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The striking facade of Casa Batlló is entirely covered with a mosaic of colorful ceramic and glass tiles and features oval shaped windows, balconies that in some cases look for all the world like masks and stone columns modeled after bones. The building is crowned with an arched roof and has been likened to the back of a dinosaur or dragon. Left of center is a small tower topped with a cross which Wikipedia theorizes may be meant to symbolize the lance of Saint George [Patron Saint of Catalonia, Gaudí's home] that has been plunged into the back of the dragon.<br />
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Inside the building we find light and airy spaces, irregular shaped skylights, the use of parabolic arches and a large open "atrium" that rises through the entire height of the building allowing cascades of sunlight deep within [one of my favorite photographs is a black and white shot looking up into this atrium].<br />
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But, as with all of Gaudí's structures words are really not adequate so I will let the photos do the talking.<br />
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All the photos used in this post are originals shot 060512 or 060812.<br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-40113488360628835362011-09-11T19:03:00.000-05:002013-11-09T22:23:13.642-06:00The Futuro House Project - Information, Photos & Locations<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_buxtonnc.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Futuro House" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_buxtonnc.jpg" width="189" height="142"></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>AN ONGOING SPECIAL FEATURE - UPDATED 102913</u><br />
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More accurately called Futuro Houses these 20th Century prefabricated homes are often referred to as "UFO Houses". I first came across the Futuro House at the beginning of July 2011 right after I had started this website and the one in <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/ufo-house-royce-city-tx-usa.html" target="_blank">Royse City, TX, USA</a> became the subject of one of my early articles. Since then I have been fascinated by the Futuro House and I have spent ... <a HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/runder/4636107469/sizes/z/in/photostream/" target="_blank">[Image By Runder]</a></div></td></tr>
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<b>102913 - The Futuro House project Moves To Its Own Domain</b><br />
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In the couple of years or so since I caught the Futuro "bug" this "blog post" has far exceeded what I envisaged and it has completely outgrown its home. It deserves and now has its own website and domain:<br />
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This content will remain here but future updates will take place on the new website so please update any bookmarks you might have to point to <a href="http://www.thefuturohouse.com" target="_blank">TheFuturoHouse.com</a> and if you are one of those individuals who has web content linked to these pages please also update those links to point to <a href="http://www.thefuturohouse.com" target="_blank">TheFuturoHouse.com</a><br />
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... many an hour in front of my monitor and tapping on my keyboard researching and collecting all manner of information pertaining to Matti Suuronen's legacy. This "Futuro House Project" is my home for all things Futuro. It is a work in progress and my expectation is that it will be regularly updated as I uncover more information about the Futuro House.<br />
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<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Map-All-Locations.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Most Complete Map Of Futuro Locations Anywhere" border="0" height="150" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_map.jpg" width="204" height="107" /></a>I have made every effort to provide accurate and verified information and as at the date posted information is, to the best of my knowledge, accurate. In particular I have tried to be accurate about the locations of the Futuro Houses; more specifically I made every effort to find them in Google Earth and then to provide the satellite imagery date - clearly as at that date location information must be accurate. No doubt there will be changes; houses will have moved after that date; most likely some of my information will be inaccurate or lacking in detail. I would appreciate all the Futuro fans out there taking an active part in this project. If you can correct something, verify something, add some detail or history, add an image or add video please use the Futuro Contact Form below or <a href="mailto:publishing@thegrumpyoldlimey.com">email me</a> - any assistance will be greatly appreciated and all contributions will receive full attribution.<br />
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Now immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the Futuro House.<br />
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<b>043013 - Futuro architect Matti Suuronen passes 041613</b><br />
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Today brings very sad news in the "Futuro" world. Architect Matti Suuronen has died at the age of 79. My sympathies go out to his family and friends. He will be missed but his legacy lives on.<br />
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Suuronen's passing is reported this morning in an article in the Helsinki based newspaper <a href="http://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/kulttuuri/Futuro-talon+suunnittelija+kuollut/a1367210015442
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The following is a rough translation of the article [based on a Google translation]<br />
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"<em>Futuro house architect Matti Suuronen died in Espoo, Finland, 16 April 2013. He was born 1933, and at his death was 79 years old. Suuronen was a pioneer in the processing of reinforced plastic for construction, the best known example was the ellipse-shaped Futuro, which he designed in 1968. Less than a hundred pieces of the spacecraft looking Futuro were built, of which five have survived (in Finland - my addition). One of them is the collection of the WeeGee Exhibition Centre.</em>"<br />
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NEW 021113 - I figured a forum would make an interesting and useful addition to The Futuro House Project. I am hoping it will become a place for discussion, opinions, news and other Futuro related content and not a "Ghost Town". Time will tell.<br />
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I figure any of you who share my interest [or is that obsession] with Matti Suuronen's creation might check back here from time to time and I am sure you won't want to read a bunch of stuff you have seen before so this section will indicate what has been updated when so you can easily find new content.<br />
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<div style="overflow:scroll; overflow-y:scroll; overflow-x:hidden; height: 300px"><ul><li>102913 - Content Migrated To <a href="http://www.thefuturohouse.com" target="_blank">TheFuturoHouse.com</a></li>
<li>102013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rockland-Wisconsin-USA.html" target="_blank">Rockland Location</a></li>
<li>101913 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>101913 - Updated Main Article Section "Where Are They Now | Demolished ..."</li>
<li>101813 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Witten-Bommern-Germany.html" target="_blank">Witten Location</a></li>
<li>101813 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Location</a></li>
<li>101213 - Added <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Limni-Corfu-Greece.html" target="_blank">Limni Location</a></li>
<li>101213 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Nichols-Canyon-LA-CA-USA.html" target="_blank">Los Angeles Location</a></li>
<li>101213 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Location</a></li>
<li>101213 - Added <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Paringa-River-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Paringa River Location</a></li>
<li>100713 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-DeepCreek-Australia.html" target="_blank">Deep Creek Location</a></li>
<li>100713 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>092813 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>092613 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>091413 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>091013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Aeroport-de-Lorient-Ploemeur-France.html" target="_blank">Ploemeur Location</a></li>
<li>090813 - Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Aeroport-de-Lorient-Ploemeur-France.html" target="_blank">Ploemeur Location</a></li>
<li>090813 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rockwall-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Rockwall Location</a></li>
<li>090713 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>090213 - Updated Main Article section "Resouces | Print - Newspapers"</li>
<li>090213 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Danvers-IL-USA.html" target="_blank">Danvers Location</a></li>
<li>090213 - Updated Main Article section "Bits & Pieces ..."</li>
<li>083113 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>082813 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>082413 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>082413 - Added Main Article section "Resouces | Print - Newspapers"</li>
<li>082413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-DeepCreek-Australia.html" target="_blank">Deep Creek Location</a></li>
<li>082313 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#scoresby" target="_blank">Scoresby</a></li>
<li>082113 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-High-Wycombe-Perth-Australia.html" target="_blank">High Wycombe Location</a></li>
<li>081813 - Updated Main Article Section "Myths & Legends" | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#princeton" target="_blank">Princeton</a></li>
<li>081813 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Location</a></li>
<li>081713 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>081713 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Location</a></li>
<li>081313 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wisconsin-USA-PodUpNorth.html" target="_blank">Woodruff Location</a></li>
<li>081313 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rockland-Wisconsin-USA.html" target="_blank">Rockland Location</a></li>
<li>081313 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Springfield-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Springfield Location</a></li>
<li>081113 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#montblanc" target="_blank">Mont Blanc</a></li>
<li>081113 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>081013 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#yalta" target="_blank">Yalta</a></li>
<li>081013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Location</a></li>
<li>081013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tildonk-Belgium.html" target="_blank">Tildonk Location</a></li>
<li>081013 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>080913 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">Milton Location</a></li>
<li>080913 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Hyttesone-Norway.html" target="_blank">Nevlunghamn Location</a></li>
<li>080413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich Location</a></li>
<li>080413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Willingboro Location</a></li>
<li>080413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#thames" target="_blank">Thames Location</a></li>
<li>080413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Location</a></li>
<li>080313 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>080313 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Location</a></li>
<li>071413 - Added <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-United-Kingdom.html" target="_blank">United Kingdom Location</a></li>
<li>071413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Location</a></li>
<li>071413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-High-Wycombe-Perth-Australia.html" target="_blank">High Wycombe Location</a></li>
<li>071413 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#lakegeorge" target="_blank">Lake George</a></li>
<li>070713 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>062313 - Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rangiora-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Rangiora Location</a></li>
<li>062213 - Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Austin-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Austin Location</a></li>
<li>062213 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>061613 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>061613 - Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Unknown-Location-In-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Unknown New Zealand Location</a></li>
<li>061613 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#bungwahl" target="_blank">Bungwahl</a></li>
<li>061613 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-DeepCreek-Australia.html" target="_blank">Deep Creek Location</a></li>
<li>061613 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Location</a></li>
<li>050713 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>050513 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>050513 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#ppark" target="_blank">Puzzle Park</a></li>
<li>050513 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingstone Location</a></li>
<li>050513 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Kvistgard-Denmark.html" target="_blank">Kvistgård Location</a></li>
<li>042813 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#yalta" target="_blank">Sochi</a></li>
<li>042813 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#yalta" target="_blank">Yalta</a></li>
<li>042813 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#baltimore" target="_blank">Baltimore</a></li>
<li>042713 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Orebro-Sweden.html" target="_blank">Orebro Location</a></li>
<li>042713 - Updated Main Article Section "Where Are ... | Exhibitions" | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#ika" target="_blank">IKA</a></li>
<li>042013 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>042013 - Updated Main Article Section "Where Are ... | Exhibitions" | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#finnexpo" target="_blank">Finn-focus</a></li>
<li>042013 - Updated Main Article Section "Where Are ... | Exhibitions" | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#mudam" target="_blank">MUDAM</a></li>
<li>042013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tildonk-Belgium.html" target="_blank">Tildonk Location</a></li>
<li>041213 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Buxton Location</a></li>
<li>040513 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royce City Location</a></li>
<li>033113 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Kauhava-Finland.html" target="_blank">Kauhava Location</a></li>
<li>033013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Kauhava-Finland.html" target="_blank">Kauhava Location</a></li>
<li>033013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Buxton Location</a></li>
<li>033013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Carlisle-Ohio-USA.html" target="_blank">Carlisle Location</a></li>
<li>033013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Covington-Kentucky-USA.html" target="_blank">Covington Location</a></li>
<li>033013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royce City Location</a></li>
<li>032413 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>031813 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Media-PA-USA.html" target="_blank">Media Location</a></li>
<li>031813 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">Milton Location</a></li>
<li>031813 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Kaimaumau-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Kaimaumau Location</a></li>
<li>031113 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Raglan Location</a></li>
<li>030613 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Raglan Location</a></li>
<li>030313 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Raglan Location</a></li>
<li>022313 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>022013 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Raglan Location</a></li>
<li>021213 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-South-Morang-Australia.html" target="_blank">South Morang Location</a></li>
<li>021113 - Added <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/The-Futuro-House-Project-Forums.html" target="_blank">The Futuro House Project Forum</a></li>
<li>020913 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Houston-DE-USA.html" target="_blank">Houston Location</a></li>
<li>020913 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>020413 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Raglan Location</a></li>
<li>012713 - Updated Main Article Section "Myths & Legends" | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#annapolis" target="_blank">Annapolis</a></li>
<li>012713 - Updated Main Article section "... Lost Souls ..." | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#baltimore" target="_blank">Baltimore</a></li>
<li>012613 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">Milton Location</a></li>
<li>012613 - Updated Main Article Section "Where Are They Now | Demolished ..."</li>
<li>012613 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Raglan Location</a></li>
<li>012513 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Hyttesone-Norway.html" target="_blank">Hyttesone Location</a></li>
<li>012513 - Updated Main Article section "Collector's Corner ..."</li>
<li>012513 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Googie-Brothers-Macquarie-Island-Australia.html" target="_blank">Brother's Point Googie Location</a></li>
<li>010513 - Updated Main Article section "Bits & Pieces ..."</li>
<li>010513 - Updated Main Article Section "Myths & Legends" | Added <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#xasteros" target="_blank">Xasteros House</a></li>
<li>010513 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Christchurch-Fordingbridge-Lane-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Bexley Location</a></li>
<li>010113 - Updated <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingstone Location</a></li>
<li>010113 - Updated Main Article section "Bits & Pieces ..."</li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/jfk.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="John F. kennedy" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/jfk.jpg" /></a></div>The human creative process is fascinating; there is an old saying that "necessity is the mother of invention". That may well be true but it seems to me that there are "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse" target="_blank">muses</a>" other than necessity that are just as likely to inspire creativity and new ideas. The Futuro House may well have come about because of the era in which it was born and it is entirely possible that it simply could not have ever seen the light of day had the initial idea, that spark of creativity that still fascinates so many of us decades later, come into being in a different era.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/apollo.png" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Apollo 11 Logo" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/apollo.png" /></a></div>The Futuro House was born of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_60%27s" target="_blank">1960's</a>. Being born in 1958 the limited recollection I have of those times is filtered through the eyes of a child but the internet is awash with information and remembrances of those times. Despite the ongoing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_war" target="_blank">Vietnam War</a> the 60's was a vibrant time, a time of enthusiasm and a time fondly remembered by those who lived it. The nightmare of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_world_war" target="_blank">Second World War</a>, never forgotten by those who lived through it, was at least beginning it's long transition from "now" to "history". The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression" target="_blank">Great Depression</a> was a couple of decades in the past. It was the era of the hope, and then the ultimate tragedy, of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_f_kennedy" target="_blank">John F. Kennedy</a> and of the heyday of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)" target="_blank">American Civil Rights Movement</a> and of the always remembered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_have_a_dream_speech" target="_blank">"I Have A Dream"</a> speech by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr." target="_blank">Martin Luther King, Jr.</a> The 60's also saw, and perhaps could be said to have been dominated by, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race" target="_blank">"Space Race"</a> and the never to be forgotten <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11" target="_blank">Apollo 11</a> moon landing in 1969. I still recall having goosebumps as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong" target="_blank">Neil Armstrong</a> spoke some of the most famous words ever uttered by man; "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/woodstock.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Woodstock Poster" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/woodstock.jpg" /></a></div>In popular culture the '60's saw the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie" target="_blank">hippie</a>" movement, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_love_not_war" target="_blank">make love not war</a>", <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock" target="_blank">Woodstock</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_drugs" target="_blank">Psychedelic Drugs</a> were in vogue. The fashion world saw the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini" target="_blank">Bikini</a> become mainstream and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Quant" target="_blank">Mary Quant</a> give the women of the world [or is that the men?] the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniskirt" target="_blank">Mini Skirt</a>. The world was living in an era of hope and plenty. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%E2%80%93World_War_II_economic_expansion" target="_blank">Postwar Economic Boom</a> had a few years yet to run and with the inexorable technological progress of the times it looked like technology would be the answer to the world's problems.<br />
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So how does all of this equal Futuro. While the world was experiencing an economic boom it was not without problems; one was its growing population and the associated need for economically viable, easily produced and transportable housing. So, while the Futuro was initially conceived of as a ski cabin that would be “quick to heat and easy to construct in rough terrain” the times into which it was born ultimately caused it to morph into a relatively cheap, "production line" house that would be at least one part of the answer to the world's housing issues. <br />
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Thus was born the Futuro House <b>"Product For The 60's - Architectural Icon For The Ages"</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_mountain.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Futuro - Bed Chairs" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_mountain.jpg" width="260" height="143"></a></div>As a product of 60's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" target="_blank">Finland</a> the Futuro House was born of a society comfortable in the same euphoric times as the rest of the western world. A faith in technology and a strong economy that offered the hope of a higher standard of living and more leisure time typified the times. The original impetus for the creation of the Futuro came from Dr. Jaakko Hiidenkari who, in 1968, commissioned Finnish architect Matti Suuronen to design a ski chalet to be located in Janakkala in central Finland and then elsewhere. Suuronen's initial idea was for a prefabricated ski-cabin and seemed very natural given the times. The cabin would be light and therefore easy to transport to remote locations, easy to construct once on site in unforgiving landscapes and efficient when it came to heating and retaining heat in very cold locations.<br />
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In order to meet the primary design criteria the main construction material chosen for the Futuro House was a fiberglass reinforced plastic. Derived from oil in a time when oil was cheap a plastic met all of the requirements; it was relatively cheap and easy to work with, it was light and it offered good insulating characteristics.<br />
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The Futuro House also featured polyurethane insulation and this combined with a powerful electric heating system allowed the house to be heated from -20° Fahrenheit to 60° Fahrenheit in only 30 minutes. Criteria met!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_shelves.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Futuro - Transparent Shelving" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_shelves.jpg" width="199" height="300"></a></div>The Futuro House was manufactured in 16 prefabricated pieces. The pieces could be mass produced. The house could either be transported by helicopter pre-assembled or it could be assembled on site with little more work than simply bolting the 16 pieces together. Criteria met!<br />
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The assembled Futuro House would sit on a steel frame which in turn sat on four concrete piers. The only real onsite construction needed to site a Futuro House was laying the concrete piers. Given the simplicity of the onsite requirements the Futuro House could be situated in almost any terrain [see image above : <a href="http://www.boijmans.nl/en/7/calendar-exhibitions/calendaritem/784/futuro" target="_blank">source</a>]. Criteria met!<br />
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The Futuro House, with an approximate diameter of 26 feet and an approximate height of 14 feet was completely furnished and supposedly could accommodate 8 people. To be honest I am not sure I know 8 people I would want to cozy up to quite so much but maybe I am just anti-social - check out the image of the "bed/chairs" a little further down the page and see what you think - it sure does not look like you would have a whole lot of privacy unless you were one of the lucky ones and had the bedroom. The floor plan featured accommodations around a central space to which living and dining areas were open and the very center featured a fireplace and hood. The entry staircase was retractable which helped with insulation and heat retention as well as adding to the "spaceship" like aura of the house. The house also featured many "space age" features [probably very retro now] including light switches installed in the chair/bed armrests and transparent shelving. The image below shows a little marketing "blurb" along with a typical floor plan. <br />
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<em>Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiredwitch/2607123955/" target="_blank">Carly & Art</a></em><br />
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Without a doubt the best views of the Futuro House as it would have been right out of manufacturing are afforded by the detailed and clearly very painstaking restoration of the prototype Futuro House for an exhibition currently running [May to October 2011] at the <a href="http://www.boijmans.nl/en/7/calendar-exhibitions/calendaritem/784/futuro" target="_blank">Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen</a> in Rotterdam, Netherlands. A video providing some Futuro facts and history along with some footage of the restoration project can be found on <a href="http://arttube.boijmans.nl/nl/video/futuro-nl/" target="_blank">boijmans.nl</a> [Edited 072012 - video is no longer available]. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyfamousartists/tags/futureo/" target="_blank">Happy Famous Artists</a> took a wonderful set of photos at the exhibition and then saw fit to host them on Flickr under a creative commons license - I sincerely thank the photographer for doing so. That collection of images is worthy of a page of its own which you can access <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Perhaps the best and most complete doumented resource available on the design and structure of the Futuro House is the document "Futuro no. 001 : Documentation and evaluation of preservation need". Written as her final thesis for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_Metropolia_University_of_Applied_Sciences" target="_blank">Metropolia University of Applied Sciences</a> in Finland Anna-Maija Kuitunen authored a document with great detail on specifications, materials, construction methods and so on. In addition the document includes a large number of plans and images of the interior of the Futuro house. This thesis is freely available online <a href="https://publications.theseus.fi/handle/10024/15865" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/bedchair.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Futuro - Bed Chairs" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/bedchair.jpg" width="240" height="160"></a></div>You could say that the design was perfect for its intended purpose. In fact perhaps it was too perfect. In a world clamoring for cheap, easily manufactured housing it suddenly became perceived as meeting the needs of another, much greater, market. Housing for the common man.<br />
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An excerpt from a February 1970 copy of Architecture D’Aujourd’Hui describes “Futuro” as:<br />
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"<em>the first model in a series of holiday homes to be licensed in 50 countries, already mass-produced in the United States, Australia and Belgium. The segments of the elliptic envelope are assembled on the site using a metal footing. Through its shape and materials used, the house can be erected in very cold mountains or even by the sea. The area is 50 sq m, the volume 140 cubic m, divided by adaptable partitions."<br />
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Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro" target="_blank">Wikipedia's Page On The Futuro House</a></em><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fireplace.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Futuro - Fireplace" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fireplace.jpg" width="240" height="160"></a></div>Examples [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_brochure1.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_brochure2.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.futurohouse.com/futurohousecanadadoc.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>] of marketing materials from the period of manufacturing clearly show the product targeted at a much broader market then the "ski cabin crowd". How did they do? Perhaps not too well; however while some possibly suspect and cheesy marketing [and maybe that assessment is tainted by a 21st century perspective] may have contributed to the Futuro becoming a relatively rare architectural oddity rather than a feature of every street corner it actually ran into much bigger problems than the power of its marketing. The first video below will let you be the judge of at least one example of Futuro marketing and as a bonus it will give another glimpse of how the interior looked.<br />
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The Futuro was not the only modular manufactured house designed by Matti Suuronen; there was also the Venturo [<a href="http://www.tuovinen.net/venturo/venturo-brochure.pdf" target="_blank">Venturo Brochure</a>]. The second video showcases a Venturo followed by a Futuro. If you can get past the Whitney Houston soundtrack it is some interesting footage. The Futuro footage starts at around a minute forty and showcases one of the customizable features of a Futuro; the standard Futuro had a single row of oval windows circling the structure but it was possible to have additional windows added below the standard row as seen in this example.<br />
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Estimates of how many Futuro Houses were manufactured vary with the most common number seeming to be something around 100 and the Futuro house was still, pardon the pun, finding its legs when the calendar hit 1973 and that years <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis" target="_blank">Oil Crisis</a>. The almost immediate tripling of the cost of oil caused an almost immediate tripling of the manufacturing cost of a Futuro House. The once bright and powerful business model for Futuro became almost unworkable overnight and with that the future for Futuro tanked. With the radical change in manufacturing cost dooming the Futuro manufacturing continued for only a short time before ceasing for good. Criteria no longer met!<br />
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Thus the Futuro House became only an <b>"Architectural Icon For The Ages"</b><br />
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<em>Interior Images Source: <a href="https://publications.theseus.fi/handle/10024/15865" target="_blank">Anna-Maija Kuitunen</a></em><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_transport.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Futuro - Helicopter Transport" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_transport.jpg" /></a></div>Given the [original at least] perceived main use of the Futuro as a "ski cabin" one of the primary design considerations was ease of transport. By its very nature skiing tends to take place in more rugged and sometimes difficult to access, terrain; I do not ski but I figure skiing on a flat plain would likely not be the best skiing. The choice of materials made the Futuro relatively light and it's construction in 16 pieces made it more convenient for transport.<br />
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Primarily there were two methods of transport available. A Futuro could be transported in 16 pieces by road and then assembled on site [or presumably rail though I have been able to find no evidence of this to date] or it could be air lifted by helicopter. Though not specifically advertised as far as I can tell during the early [manufacturing] days a Futuro could also be transported by road fully assembled. Though its size makes this a monumental undertaking even over relatively short distances modern examples of this mode of transport exist and some are well documented.<br />
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The image top right illustrates a Futuro being transported using a helicopter - a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-64_Skycrane" target="_blank">Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane</a> [source: <a href="https://publications.theseus.fi/handle/10024/15865" target="_blank">"Futuro no. 001 : Documentation and evaluation of preservation need"</a>] and the document <a href="http://www.futurohouse.com/futurohousecanadadoc.pdf" target="_blank">futurohousecanadadoc.pdf</a> found on <a href="http://www.futurohouse.com" target="_blank">futurohouse.com</a> includes the image to the left of such an event. The document also includes the following narration originally from the Montreal Gazette of July 11th 1972:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_trans_incorrecthelo.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Futuro - Helo Transport - Chinook" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_trans_incorrecthelo.jpg" width="250" height="334"></a></div>"<em>Woodbridge, New Jersey - An S-64 Skycrane, built by the Sikorsky division of United Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Conn., recently airlifted a (FUTURO) Bank Branch Unit and placed it on its site in the main parking area of the Woodbridge Shopping Center here. The unique structure owned by the City Federal Savings and Loan Association is called a "space Bank". It is a factory built spheroid 26' in diameter, 12' feet high, containing 5,000 cubic feet and weighing 13,500 pounds. * It was flown and placed with interior appointments including carpeting, teller counters, cabinets and seating. Electrical and telephone connections were made immediately and the bank was opened for business 30 minutes after it was lowered from the sky.<br />
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* Including the weight of the safe and other banking equipment.</em>"<br />
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I had thought that the video below was of the same transport event but looking at the photo and the video the helicopters are clearly different; in the photo there is a twin rotor craft [appears to be a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" target="_blank">Boeing CH-47 Chinook</a> to me] and in the video a single rotor craft [which I believe is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-64_Skycrane" target="_blank">S-64 Skycrane</a> as mentioned in the text accompanying the photo]. There appear to be a couple of possible scenarios; there were two "space bank" transport events and the image in the document was incorrectly associated with the Woodbridge Shopping Center "space bank" or there was a single event and again the image used in the document was of another transport not associated with the "space bank" transport. Further research is needed here and I will update as and when I have clarification.<br />
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[Edited 082413 - Scott Hedges sent me some Futuro information and among it were some photos and other information pertaining to the photo above. The markings on the helicopter are actually Swedish Air Force and in addition there are indications that the train is also Swedish. While it is possible - though unlikely - that a Swedish helicopter would be transporting a Futuro in North America there is little chance a Swedish train would be traveling on US tracks. If that was not enough some time ago I purchased a couple of photos of a documented Futuro transport that took place in the Stockholm area on 102269. You can access a copy of one of them <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/helsinki_copter_watermark.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> [please note this image is watermarked and should not be reproduced - while I purchased copies I do not own the copyright]. This image shows a Futuro being transported by a helicopter which is clearly the same model as the photo above. In addition the helicopter carries the same markings down to the number 96 at the rear. Finally the method by which the Futuro is slung under the helicopter looks exactly the same. While I cannot be certain I am of the opinion that these two photos depict different stages of the same transport event that took place 102269 in the Stockholm area]. <br />
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I have been unable to locate any images or videos of road transport from the early days but there are well documented cases from more recent times.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_flatbed.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Futuro - On The Road" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_flatbed.jpg" /></a></div>In December 2004 Futuro owner Milford Wayne Donaldson oversaw the move of his "baby" from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_diego" target="_blank">San Diego</a> to a rocky <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idyllwild" target="_blank">Idyllwild</a> mountain top in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jacinto_Mountains" target="_blank">San Jacinto Mountains</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" target="_blank">California</a>. Donaldson had purchased the Futuro that had been located in Hillcrest Canyon, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego" target="_blank">San Diego</a> since 1977 in 2002 and after, being at a temporary location for refurbishment, it was making the move to what Donaldson hoped would be its final home.<br />
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Considering the Futuro had ease of transportation as one of its primary design considerations the five hour journey was perhaps a little more complex than one might have imagined. Preparing for the trip involved months of extensive planning. A passable route had to be devised; not too difficult on the freeway portion of the journey maybe but once up in the mountains there were sections where clearance dropped to inches and trees had to be trimmed to allow the Futuro through. There was the flatbed to arrange, pilot cars to arrange, highway patrol escorts to arrange and permits to obtain.<br />
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Luckily for Donaldson a good friend of his was in the moving business. Larry Wood was the owner of <a href="http://www.sandiegoboatmovers.com/big_futuro.htm" target="_blank">San Diego Boat Movers</a> [Edited 072012 - page no longer available - access using Wayback Machine <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20101008072635/http://sandiegoboatmovers.com/big_futuro.htm" target="_blank">here</a>] and it was his company that, ever so carefully, transported the Futuro. Wood was quoted as saying:<br />
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"<em>We've moved a lot of strange things, but that's the first flying saucer house we've ever moved.</em>"<br />
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All in all it was a seriously significant undertaking. A <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050102/news_mz1h2futuro.html" target="_blank">SignOnSanDiego.com article</a> dated January 2nd 2005 perhaps sums up most aptly the kind of challenge the movers faced:<br />
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An image of the Futuro on the road is above left [source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joebehr/5565163084/sizes/m/in/photostream/" target="_blank">JoelInSouthernCA</a>]. You can see clearly the Futuro overhanging both sides of the roadway and the vehicles that had to pull completely off the road to get out of the way. The image to the right is from the moving company's website, <a href="http://www.sandiegoboatmovers.com/big_futuro.htm" target="_blank">San Diego Boat Movers</a> [Edited 072012 - page no longer available - access using Wayback Machine <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20101008072635/http://sandiegoboatmovers.com/big_futuro.htm" target="_blank">here</a>], and shows the Futuro on the flatbed before being wrapped in its protective "blanket".<br />
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A couple of years later in 2007 <a href="http://www.kinghouseremovals.co.nz/gallery/album-1.aspx" target="_blank">King House Removals</a></li> moved a Futuro by road from <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Christchurch-Botanic-New-Zealand.html" target="blank">Christchurch</a> to <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-McLeans-Christchurch-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Harewood</a> in New Zealand. The following two photos of the Futuro loaded up and ready for transport are reproduced with the permission of King House Removals.<br />
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More recently the cost of moving his Futuro is proving possibly too prohibitive for one Futuro owner. Matt Damon owns the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich, New Jersey Futuro</a>; a <a href="http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_f1fcb9da-f1cd-11de-89c6-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank">PressOfAtlanticCity article</a> from December 2009 reports as follows regarding the liklihood of the Futuro being moved:<br />
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"<em>Damon plans to live in the Futuro at the marina or on a lot nearby, as the cost to transport the house is infeasible. Often, helicopters were used to carry Futuros to their destinations, but Damon estimates it would cost him about $100 per mile to do so.<br />
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The permitting and costs required to put the saucer-shaped house on a flatbed and drive it up to Damon's home in Tuckahoe, N.Y., also would be unrealistic, he said. Being at the marina, however, Damon said - if he guesses right and the Futuro is the next hot thing - the house can be put on a barge and sent all around the world.</em>"<br />
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So Futuro's clearly got moved somehow and that begs the question "where are they now?"<br />
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Oh and one final video for this section - a little tongue in cheek actually. This video made the rounds a while ago; it is not about Futuro but it does feature Futuro in a comparison to another video touted by some as a "real" UFO being moved - I have my opinion and I will leave you to yours.<br />
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The following section lists all the Futuro Houses I have been able to identify/confirm. I believe this is the most accurate, complete and up to date list you will find on the web but; while the information presented is as accurate as possible and verified by dated photos, Google Maps and so on it is likely that there will be a few inaccuracies or some out of date information.<br />
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If you are aware of a location I do not have listed, a move that has taken place that the lists do not reflect or any other additional or corrected information please let me know by using the Futuro Contact Form below or by <a href="mailto:publishing@thegrumpyoldlimey.com">emailing me</a>.<br />
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Detailed information including precise location, maps, history, photographs, videos and links for each location can be accessed by clicking on the location link. If you find incomplete or inaccurate information relating to a specific Futuro or you have images or other resources that would help paint a fuller picture please let me know.<br />
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For a Google Map showing all confirmed locations <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Map-All-Locations.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br />
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<div class="myhead2">FUTURO LOCATIONS [CLICK LINKS FOR DETAILED LOCATION INFORMATION]<br />
</div><ol><li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Googie-Bechervaise-Island-Antarctica.html" target="_blank">Antarctica</a> - Béchervaise Island | Confirmed 062911 | m2 | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Googie-Huts-Information-History-Photos.html" target="_blank">Googie</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Googie-Hop-Island-Antarctica.html" target="_blank">Antarctica</a> - Hop Island | Confirmed 092311 | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Googie-Huts-Information-History-Photos.html" target="_blank">Googie</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-University-Canberra-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - University Dr, Bruce ACT 2617 [Approximate] | Confirmed 090712</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-DeepCreek-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - Blowhole Creek Rd, Deep Creek SA [Approximate] | Confirmed 090513</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-High-Wycombe-Perth-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - High Wycombe, Perth WA [Vicinity Only] | Confirmed 082113</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Googie-Brothers-Macquarie-Island-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - Brother's Point, Macquarie Island | Confirmed 080811 | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Googie-Huts-Information-History-Photos.html" target="_blank">Googie</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Googie-Waterfall-Bay-Macquarie-Island-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - Waterfall Bay, Macquarie Island | Confirmed 091111 | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Googie-Huts-Information-History-Photos.html" target="_blank">Googie</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-South-Morang-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - 365 McDonalds Rd, South Morang VIC 3752 | Confirmed 071812<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tildonk-Belgium.html" target="_blank">Belgium</a> - Tildonk [Vicinity Only] | Confirmed 091612<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Kvistgard-Denmark.html" target="_blank">Denmark</a> - Egeskovvej 12, 3490 Kvistgård | Confirmed 053111 | m2<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Matsalu-Estonia.html" target="_blank">Estonia</a> - Lihula, Lääne County, Estonia [Approximate] | Confirmed 072212<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Aland-Islands-Finland.html" target="_blank">Finland</a> - Storbroskär, Åland Islands | Confirmed 062211</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Kauhava-Finland.html" target="_blank">Finland</a> - Kauhava [Vicinity Only] | Confirmed 062212</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Merimasku-Finland.html" target="_blank">Finland</a> - Merimasku [Vicinity Only] | Confirmed 061712</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Poytya-Finland.html" target="_blank">Finland</a> - Kaitoomäentie 199 21870 Pöytyä | Confirmed 052312</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Finland</a> - WeeGee Expo Center, Ahertajantie 5, 02100 Espoo | Confirmed 100812<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Aeroport-de-Lorient-Ploemeur-France.html" target="_blank">France</a> - Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud, 56270 Ploemeur | Confirmed 040613</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">France</a> - Marché Dauphine, Rue des Rosiers, 93400 Saint-Ouen | Confirmed 080413<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Siedl, Wilhelmstrand 240, 12459 Berlin [Approximate] | Confirmed 062412</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Haigerloch-Germany.html" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Madertal 6, 72401 Haigerloch [Approximate] | Confirmed 061012</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Niedernhausen-Germany.html" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Herrenweg 27, 65527 Niedernhausen | Confirmed 072812</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Taunusstein-Germany.html" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Aarstraße 176, 65232 Taunusstein | Confirmed 072812</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Witten-Bommern-Germany.html" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Ruhrstraße 110, 58452 Witten | Confirmed 091612<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Limni-Corfu-Greece.html" target="_blank">Greece</a> - Limni, Corfu [Approximate] | Confirmed 082110<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Felica-Academy-Maebashi-Japan.html" target="_blank">Japan</a> - 371-0805 2-38-2 Minami-cho, Maebashi, Gunma | Confirmed 070112<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">Netherlands</a> - Museumpark 18-20, 3015 CX Rotterdam | Confirmed 093012<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Huntsbury-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 115 Huntsbury Ave, Huntsbury, Christchurch 8022 | Confirmed 042512 | m2</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-McLeans-Christchurch-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 12A Mcleans Island Rd, Harewood 8051 | Confirmed 022713</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Nelson-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 29 Fifeshire Crescent, Stepneyville, Nelson 7010 | Confirmed 012413</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Warrington-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 13 Park Rd, Warrington, Otago, 9471 | Confirmed 042913</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Paringa-River-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - Paringa River, South Island [Approximate] | Confirmed 010413</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Pohara-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 44 Selwyn Street, Pohara, 7183 | Confirmed 010313</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 115 Riria Kereopa Memorial Dr, Raglan 3297 | Confirmed 031113</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rangiora-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - Rangiora [Vicinity Only] | Confirmed 061813 | m2<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Hyttesone-Norway.html" target="_blank">Norway</a> - Hyttesone I 80, 3296 Nevlunghamn | Confirmed 080213<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Russia</a> - Hotel Tarelka, Teberda District, Dombai Village [Approximate] | Confirmed 030411<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Mallorca-Spain.html" target="_blank">Spain</a> - Carrer de la Vall Verda 07184 Calvià [Approximate] | Confirmed 042912<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Orebro-Sweden.html" target="_blank">Sweden</a> - Radiatorvägen 7 702 27 Örebro | Confirmed 060111</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Stratjara-Sweden.html" target="_blank">Sweden</a> - Tönnebro 124 820 29 Stråtjära | Confirmed 122812 | m2</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Satenas_AF_Base-Sweden.html" target="_blank">Sweden</a> - Friel Getegården 4, 530 30 Tun [Approximate] | Confirmed 112310<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Taiwan</a> - Tingtão Rd, Wanli District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 207 | Confirmed 010912 | m13<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-United-Kingdom.html" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> - Unspecified Location | Confirmed 071113<br />
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<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Idyllwild-California-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 30931 Big Rock Dr, Idyllwild, CA 92549 [Approximate] | Confirmed 062311</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Nichols-Canyon-LA-CA-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 7764 Torreyson Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90046 | Confirmed August 2013</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Houston-DE-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 4388 Deep Grass Ln, Houston, DE 19954 | Confirmed 020913</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - Eagle Crest-Hudson Airport, Milton, DE 19968 | Confirmed 072813</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 1304 Panferio Dr, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 | Confirmed 070513</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tampa-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 2309 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33607 | Confirmed 072612</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Danvers-IL-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 1774 Old Peoria Rd, Danvers, IL 61732 | Confirmed 082112</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 708 Chs 68, Livingston, IL 62088 [Approximate] | Confirmed 032213</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Covington-Kentucky-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 224 Wright Street, Covington, KY 41011 | Confirmed 032413</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 52232 N Carolina 12, Frisco, NC 27936 | Confirmed 032613</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 390 Hancock Harbor Road, Greenwich, NJ 08323 [Approximate] | Confirmed 073112</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 310 Beverly Rancocas Rd, Willingboro, NJ 08046 [Approximate] | Confirmed 071913</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Carlisle-Ohio-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 9961 Central Ave, Carlisle, OH 45005 | Confirmed 032213 | m2</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Media-PA-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 1243 West Baltimore Pike, Media, PA 19063 | Confirmed 031813</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Austin-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - Austin, TX [Vicinity Only] | Confirmed 062013</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rockwall-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 779 Stevens Rd, Rockwall, TX 75032 | Confirmed 071413</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 9573 State Highway 276 W, Royse City, TX 75189 | Confirmed 032913</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rockland-Wisconsin-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - County Highway J, Rockland, WI 54653 [Approximate] | Confirmed 101213</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wisconsin-USA-PodUpNorth.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 1502 Mattke Rd, Woodruff, WI 54568 [Approximate] | Confirmed 050913</li>
</ol><div class="myhead2">PAST FUTURO LOCATIONS [CLICK LINKS FOR DETAILED LOCATION INFORMATION]<br />
</div><ol><li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dickson-Canberra-ACT-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - 8 Hawdon Street, Dickson, ACT, 2602 | Confirmed 092710<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-University-Canberra-Australia.html" target="_blank">Australia</a> - University Dr, Bruce ACT 2617 [Approximate]</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Finland</a> - Hirvensalmi [Vicintiy Only] | Confirmed 110111<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Finland</a> - WeeGee Expo Center, Ahertajantie 5, 02100 Espoo</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Vlotho-Germany.html" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Hollwieser Straße 7 32602 Vlotho | Confirmed 091306<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Witten-Bommern-Germany.html" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Ruhrstraße 110, 58452 Witten</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Christchurch-Fordingbridge-Lane-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 6 Fordingbridge Ln, Bexley, Christchurch 8061 | Confirmed 021006<br />
Then <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Christchurch-Botanic-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - Botanic Gardens, Christchurch 8013 | Confirmed 032507<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-McLeans-Christchurch-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 12A Mcleans Island Rd, Harewood 8051</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Kaimaumau-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 22 Lake Road, Kaimaumau, Northland 0486 | Confirmed 031813<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rangiora-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - Rangiora [Vicinty Only]</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Unknown-Location-In-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - Unknown Location | Confirmed 061413<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rangiora-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - Rangiora [Vicinty Only]</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Port-Alfred-South-Africa.html" target="_blank">South Africa</a> - 22 High St, Port Alfred | Confirmed 011910<br />
Now located at <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-United-Kingdom.html" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> - Unspecified Location</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-San-Diego-California-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 3601 5th Ave San Diego, CA 92103 | Confirmed 072001<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Idyllwild-California-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 30931 Big Rock Dr, Idyllwild, CA 92549 [Approximate]</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Springfield-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 7357 Illinois 29, Cantrall, IL 62625 | Confirmed 062709<br />
Now located at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">USA</a> - 708 Chs 68, Livingston, IL 62088</li>
</ol><div class="myhead2">FUTUROS DEMOLISHED [CLICK LINKS FOR DETAILED LOCATION INFORMATION]<br />
</div><ol><li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#darwin" target="_blank">Australia</a> - Larrakeyah, Darwin</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#wittlaer" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Wittlaer, Düsseldorf</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#frankammain" target="_blank">Germany</a> - Birminghamstraße 119, 65934 Frankfurt am Main</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#klumpur" target="_blank">Malaysia</a> - Kuala Lumpur</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#broadkill" target="_blank">USA</a> - Broadkill Beach, DE</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#extampa" target="_blank">USA</a> - 8216 N Semmes St, Tampa, FL 33604</li>
</ol><div class="myhead2">"LOST SOULS" | PREVIOUSLY CONFIRMED FUTUROS NOW LOCATION UNKNOWN<br />
</div><ol><li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#bungwahl" target="_blank">Australia</a> - Bungwahl or Byron Bay, NSW | Until 2013 | Now <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Unknown-Location-In-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">FOUND</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#ppark" target="_blank">Australia</a> - Puzzle park, Murray Bridge, SA | Until Now?</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#scoresby" target="_blank">Australia</a> - 1280 Ferntree Gully Rd, Scoresby VIC 3179 | Until 2004/5</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#montblanc" target="_blank">Canada</a> - Mont Blanc, Quebec | Until ?</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#thames" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 111 Queen St, Thames 3500 | Until Early 2000's</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#yalta" target="_blank">Russia</a> - Sochi | Until ?</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#yalta" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> - Yalta | Until ?</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#todmorden" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> - Todmorden, West Yorkshire | Until Early 1980's</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#bailey" target="_blank">USA</a> - 715 Clark Road, Bailey, Colorado | Until 2009</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#baltimore" target="_blank">USA</a> - Baltimore, Maryland | Until ?</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#seasideheights" target="_blank">USA</a> - Seaside Heights, New Jersey | Until 1980's?</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#lakegeorge" target="_blank">USA</a> - Storytown USA, Lake George, New York | Until Late 1980's?</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#vbeach" target="_blank">USA</a> - Virginia Beach, Virginia | Until 2008/10</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#janesville" target="_blank">USA</a> - Janesville, Wisconsin | Until early 1970's?</li>
</ol><div class="myhead2">FUTUROS ON DISPLAY | EXHIBITIONS THAT HAVE FEATURED THE FUTURO<br />
</div><ol><li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#finnexpo" target="_blank">Finn-focus Export Fair</a> | 1968 | England</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#ika" target="_blank">Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung der Welt</a> | 1971 | Germany</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#mudam" target="_blank">MUDAM - Tomorow Now ...</a> | 2007 | Belgium</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#radar" target="_blank">RADAR - The Eagle Has Landed ...</a> | 1990 | Finland</li>
</ol><div class="myhead2">FUTURO "MYTHS & LEGENDS" | THE POSSIBLE, THE UNCLEAR & THE DEBUNKED<br />
</div><ol><li>DEBUNKED | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#dobson" target="_blank">Australia</a> - Dobson Street, Watson, ACT</li>
<li>DEBUNKED | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#xasteros" target="_blank">Greece</a> - Nikolaos Xasteros Futuristic House</li>
<li>DEBUNKED | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#thornicroft" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> - 4 Thornicroft Rd , Waitati 9085</li>
<li>DEBUNKED | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#tara" target="_blank">USA</a> - 11374 Tara Dr, Plantation, FL 33325</li>
<li>DEBUNKED | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#monti" target="_blank">USA</a> - On I-72 Near Monticello, IL</li>
<li>CONFIRMED/LOST | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#pongo" target="_blank">USA</a> - Indian River Road, Pungo, VA</li>
<li>CONFIRMED | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#rockland" target="_blank">USA</a> - County Road J Outside Rockland, WI</li>
<li>POSSIBLE/LOST | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#annapolis" target="_blank">USA</a> - Tyler Ave, Annapolis, MD</li>
<li>POSSIBLE/LOST | <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#princeton" target="_blank">USA</a> - 206 & Mansgrove, Princeton, NJ</li>
</ol><div class="myhead2">LOCATION / UNIT STATS | BASED ON 70 ORIGINAL UNITS<br />
</div><ul><li>70 Futuros were manufactured [see notes below for the basis of this number]</li>
<li>61 Futuros have been identified/confirmed at 56 separate locations</li>
<li>6 Futuros have been identified/confirmed as demolished</li>
<li>67 total Futuros are accounted for</li>
<li>3 or 4.3% of total Futuros are unaccounted for</li>
</ul><div class="bordbox">Why 70 units?<br />
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This version of the statistics has been updated [the previous estimate was 60] and is now based on a total manufactured number of 70. The basis for this revision is a recent email conversation in which Marko Home indicated that the original estimate of 60 was made around the time the his book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9525339130/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9525339130&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Futuro - Tomorrow's House from Yesterday By Marko Home and Mika Taanila</a> was published and based on information available at that time. Since then additional new, or at least previously unknown, Futuros have been discovered and he has now revised his estimate to somewhere between 60 and 80. In my mind there is no more reliable source for Futuro information than Marko and, based on his revised estimate I am taking the middle road for now and assuming a total of 70 Futuros were manufactured.<br />
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In this case I have excluded the Wanli "Futuros" on the basis that the photographic evidence does show significant differences to the "standard" Futuro and the "Googies" since they are simply not Futuros despite the fact that almost all sources describe them as "modified Futuros". Furthermore if only 70 were manufactured and the Wanli units and "Googies" were counted according to my listings I would have more confirmed units [80 at current count] than were actually manufactured which seems to me to be more than a little unlikely.<br />
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In the end either this version of the "statistics" may be correct, the one below may be correct or maybe neither is correct - you be the judge! For what it is worth I now tend to this version based on my judgement of the reliability of the source of the production estimate.<br />
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In either case the statistics are based on "confirmed" locations and include existing and "demolished" units. Lost and/or rumored units are not included. All of my information is the most up to date I have but obviously some could [and likely is] out of date so if you have later data or corrections please let me know.<br />
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<div class="myhead2">LOCATION / UNIT STATS | BASED ON 96 ORIGINAL UNITS<br />
</div><ul><li>96 Futuros were manufactured [this is the most commonly quoted number]</li>
<li>79 Futuros have been identified/confirmed at 61 separate locations</li>
<li>6 Futuros have been identified/confirmed as demolished</li>
<li>85 total Futuros are accounted for</li>
<li>11 or 11.5% of total Futuros are unaccounted for</li>
</ul><div class="bordbox">Why 96 Units?<br />
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There are many widely differing reports as to how many Futuros were actually manufactured. In all of the research I have done the most commonly quoted number is 96 [though I have been unable to ascertain the original source of that number]. However since that is the most often quoted number I can find I am basing this version of the statistics on the assumption that 96 Futuros were manufactured.<br />
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Using a similar rationale of "common wisdom" I am including in this version of the statistics the Wanli "Futuros" and the "Googies". While it does seem like the Wanli "Futuros" may possibly be something other than "Futuros' and the "Googies" are definitely not Futuros, modified or otherwise, most articles and web pages do refer to them as such and so for the purposes of this version of the "statistics" I am including them.<br />
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In the end either this version of the "statistics" may be correct, the one above may be correct or maybe neither is correct - you be the judge! For what it is worth I now tend to the "70" version above based on my judgement of the reliability of the source of that production estimate.<br />
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In either case the statistics are based on "confirmed" locations and include existing and "demolished" units. Lost and/or rumored units are not included. All of my information is the most up to date I have but obviously some could [and likely is] out of date so if you have later data or corrections please let me know.<br />
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<div class="myhead2">NOTES<br />
</div><ul><li>DATES: the "Confirmed" date listed for a location is the latest of:<br />
<ul><li><em>the date of Google Earth imagery showing a Futuro at the location</li>
<li>the date of an image or video showing a Futuro at the location</li>
<li>the date of a report confirming a Futuro at the location</em></li></ul></li>
<li>LOCATIONS: the address listed is accurate and lat/long is known unless listed as:<br />
<ul><li><em>"Approximate" - lat/long is known but address is only approximate</li>
<li>"Vicinity Only" - both lat/long and address are unknown</em></li></ul></li>
<li>LETTER CODES & NOTES: letter codes against a location indicate:<br />
<ul><li><em>Googie - the unit(s) at this location are modified Futuros known as "Googies"</li>
<li>m - there are multiple Futuros on site at this location [# indicates the count]</li>
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<div class="myhead"><input class="button" onclick="return toggleMe('futpara8')" style="height: 20px; width: 40px;" type="button" value=" + | - " /> I WANT ONE [OR IF I CAN'T HAVE ONE CAN I AT LEAST GET THE EXPERIENCE?]<br />
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[Update 072112] This Futuro has been located and is no longer for sale. For details see the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Media-PA-USA.html" target="_blank">Media</a> Futuro page.<br />
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[Original content 091111] So you have seen enough? You have the bug? You want to live out your life in a cool, fully refurbished Futuro House. Me; I would love one as a second home on a lake or mountain or even both [how fantastic would that be - on a mountainside overlooking a picturesque lake] somewhere but I doubt I will ever have the resources to buy, transport and then refurbish one. For those of you who are somewhat better fixed than me in the financial department there is actually a Futuro on sale in the USA at the moment - at least as far as I can tell. The owner has a <a href="http://www.futurohouse.net/" target="_blank">website</a> on which he offers his Futuro for sale; the site does not appear to be dated though there are images on the site with a date of 010111 which clearly suggests the Futuro was for sale on that date. I have to assume that had the owner sold it he would have taken down the website so, as of the date of writing, 091711 I have to believe the Futuro is still for sale.<br />
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The image below shows the Futuro and clearly show that it needs significant restoration work to be habitable [there are many more images on the owner's <a href="http://www.futurohouse.net/" target="_blank">website</a>]. The owner is not making any attempt to hide this; in fact just the opposite, it seems that he is a passionate fan who hoped to be able to live a dream but finds himself in the unfortunate position of not having the resources to properly complete the restoration project and I for one respect and admire him for his wish to sell with the hope the Futuro finds an owner who will do it justice and give it the love [and money] it needs.<br />
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So - here is your chance to own your own Architectural Icon! Go for it!<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_for_sale.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro For Sale - Location Unknown" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_for_sale.jpg" width="537" height="403"></a><br />
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<em>Image Source: <a href="http://www.futurohouse.net/" target="_blank">FuturoHouse.net</a></em><br />
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So what about those of us who will most likely never be able to afford to buy and refurbish a Futuro? Is there any way for us to have any kind of a Futuro experience given that the vast majority of Futuros still around are privately owned and not accessible other than as a view from the street? Well - the good news is there are several different options for you to be able to do just that.<br />
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<div class="myhead2">Vacation In A Futuro In Wisconsin<br />
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There is a Futuro for rent located on <a href="http://www.lake-link.com/lakes/lake.cfm?LakeID=5196&RegionID=789" target="_blank">Lake Sumach</a> in northern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin" target="_blank">Wisconsin</a>. Owner Drew Poggeman rents out the <a href="http://www.podupnorth.com" target="_blank">PodUpNorth</a> from May to October. My guess is it would be a wonderful location for a romantic lake getaway for two or perhaps as an active "outdoorsy" type of vacation for the family. You can find more details and information on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wisconsin-USA-PodUpNorth.html" target="_blank">PodUpNorth page</a> here on The Futuro House Project or go direct to the <a href="http://www.podupnorth.com" target="_blank">PodUpNorth website</a> to make your booking now.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_pod.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro To Rent - Pod Up North" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_pod.jpg" width="264" height="199"></a><br />
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<em>Image Source: <a href="http://www.podupnorth.com" target="_blank">PodUpNorth</a></em><br />
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<div class="myhead2">Tour A Futuro In Berlin<br />
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Cora Geissler owns Futuro #13 located on the banks of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spree" target="_blank">Spree</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin" target="_blank">Berlin</a>. The Futuro is used as a second home and is in excellent condition. In the article "<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Feinestages.spiegel.de%2Fexternal%2FShowAuthorAlbumBackground%2Fa1989%2Fl5%2Fl0%2FF.html%23featuredEntry" target="_blank">How I Learned To Love A UFO</a> Cora describes how she became so passionate about her Futuro. At the end of the article she indicates that it may be possible to arrange a visit/tour of her Futuro. For more details and information visit the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a> page or email Cora to inquire about your own Futuro tour - you can find the email at the end of <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Feinestages.spiegel.de%2Fexternal%2FShowAuthorAlbumBackground%2Fa1989%2Fl5%2Fl0%2FF.html%23featuredEntry" target="_blank">Cora's article</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_berlin1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro Berlin" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_berlin1.jpg" width="264" height="198"></a><br />
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<em>Image Source: <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Futuro13,_berlin.jpg#" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></em><br />
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<div class="myhead2">Relax With An Ice Cream In A Futuro<br />
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Dave Hammond, owner of the Pink Elephant Antique Mall in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingston,_Illinois" target="_blank">Livingston, IL</a> moved a Futuro from Springfield, IL to his business in Livingston. The Futuro needed considerable work but Hammond's stated goal [<a href="http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x867961505/Dave-Bakke-House-of-the-Future-to-get-new-life-as-diner" target="_blank">Springfield State Journal Register article dated 012310</a>] was to turn the Futuro into a " ... dining area with booths, where people can sit and eat ice cream." At the time of writing [092611] I don't believe this transition is complete but sometime in the not too distant future you should be able to enjoy a refreshing ice cream on a warm summer's day in IL and grab a little taste of the Futuro atmosphere at the same time. For more details and exact location see the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston Futuro</a> page.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_livingstone2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro Livingston" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_livingstone2.jpg" width="264" height="264"></a><br />
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<em>Image Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yooperann/4229750921/sizes/z/in/photostream/" target="_blank">yooperann</a></em><br />
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<div class="myhead2">Check Out A Futuro In Texas<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royse_City,_Texas" target="_blank">Royse City, Texas</a> is home to one of only two Futuros I have actually been able to visit. Sadly this example is abandoned and dilapidated. However it sits on what appears to be open land right on the side of the highway and you can easily pull in and take a look both outside and inside. In the state it is in you clearly cannot get a look at how a Futuro looked or felt when it was in original or refurbished condition but it does give you the opportunity to get some feel for the size and shape which in turn allows you to imagine the original condition much more readily. Is it the ideal Futuro experience? Of course not. But if geography time or money make it the only viable option for you I say it is well worth it. It was for me. For more information and the exact location check out the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royse City Futuro page</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_gol_royse1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro Royse City" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_gol_royse1.jpg" width="264" height="199"></a><br />
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<em>Image Source: Grumpy Old Limey Original</em><br />
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<div class="myhead2">An Adult Perspective On Futuro?<br />
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For those of you of age and that way inclined there is a Futuro located on top of a Strip Club in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" target="_blank">Tampa, Florida</a>. Now that clearly is not going to be everyone's ideal way to see a Futuro [not mine for sure] but it may be for some; each to their own I say. The Futuro is reported to be the club's VIP room; a whole new meaning to "out of this world" for those with the money and the inclination I guess. For details and location see the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tampa-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Tampa Futuro</a> page.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_tampa.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro Tampa" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/futuro_tampa.jpg" width="264" height="214"></a><br />
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<em>Image Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferret111/4981285055/sizes/z/in/photostream/" target="_blank">ferrett111</a></em><br />
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<div class="myhead2">See A "Mint Condition" Futuro On Exhibition<br />
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The original Futuro Prototype 000 has been fully and lovingly restored and, at the time of writing [092611], remains on display at the <a href="http://www.boijmans.nl/en/7/calendar-exhibitions/calendaritem/784/futuro" target="_blank">Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen</a> in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Hopefully when this exhibition ends in October 2011 Futuro 000 will be relocated and exhibited somewhere else; in my opinion it would be a tragedy if it did not remain available for Futuro fans to visit. Without a doubt this is the best, and possibly the only, opportunity you are likely to have to see a Futuro as it was originally designed and in mint condition so if you can take your chance while you have it. For more information and some great photos see the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">Futuro 000</a> page.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_exhibit_ext1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro 000 Netherlands Exhibition" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_exhibit_ext1.jpg" width="264" height="184"></a><br />
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<em>Image Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyfamousartists/tags/futureo/" target="_blank">Happy Famous Artists</a></em><br />
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<div class="myhead2">Get Your Friends Together, Take A Ski Vacation In Russia & Enjoy The Use Of A Futuro<br />
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<em>Image Source: <a href="http://www.worldarchitecturemap.org/" target="_blank">WAM.org</a></em><br />
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If skiing is your thing and you have the Futuro "bug" as well you might do worse than consider the Hotel Tarelka in <a href="http://russia.rin.ru/guides_e/4367.html" target="_blank">Dombai</a>, Russia for your next winter sports vacation. Travel deep into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus_Mountains" target="_blank">Caucasus Mountains</a> and get close to nature in its raw and awe inspiring beauty as you rent a small group of cabins for your party of friends and a Futuro is your "mess hall" for dining and other communal activities. The "hotel" is rented as a whole for a group of 8-12 so get your friends together and experience Futuro as it was originally intended. For more information check out the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Dombai Futuro page</a> or the Hotel Info page hosted on <a href="http://www.dombai.info/engl/hot_tarelka.shtml" target="_blank">Dombai.info</a>.<br />
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In the course of my ongoing research into the Futuro House I have come across various things that do not quite fit into any of the pages or sections of this site and these are collected here.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="#thebook">The Children's Books</a> | <a href="#thecomics">The Comic Strips</a> | <a href="#thedrawing">The Drawing</a> | <a href="#fashionphoto">The Fashion Photographer</a><br />
<a href="#fashionstatement">The Fashion Statement</a> | <a href="#gamepiece">The Game Piece</a> | <a href="#lookalike">The Look Alikes</a> | <a href="#themural">The Mural ***</a> |<a href="#thepainting">The Paintings</a> <br />
<a href="#thepatent">The Patent</a> | <a href="#thepillows">The Pillows</a> | <a href="#thestamp">The Stamp</a>| <a href="#thetvset">The Television Set</a> | <a href="#thewtf">The WTF</a><br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thebook" id="thebook">FUTURO</a> | THE CHILDREN'S BOOKS<br />
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On pages 92 and 93 of an old [Finnish?] children's craft book we find the Futuro House in the role of subject for a children's craft project.<br />
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The image of the book below is by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddaruska/216989956/" target="_blank">edda-ruska</a> and was taken 081606.<br />
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If anyone happens to know the name of this book or even where I might possibly obtain a copy please let me know.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_childrensbook.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Vintage Childrens Craft Book" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_childrensbook.jpg" width="537" height="384"></a> <br />
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<a href="http://jovargas.net/?p=165" target="_blank">Jo Vargas Interactive Design & Publishing</a> publishes a cool Children's Coloring Book called Sweet Homes. The book contains some 40 architectural images for kid's to color and among them is the Futuro House as seen bottom left in the sample shot from Jo Vargas' website..<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_childrensbook2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Jo Vargas Coloring Book" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_childrensbook2.jpg" width="537" height="403"></a> <br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thecomics" id="thecomics">FUTURO</a> | THE COMIC STRIPS<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy_the_Pinhead" target="_blank">"Zippy The Pinhead"</a> is an iconic American comic strip character created by prolific American cartoonist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Griffith" target="_blank">Bill Griffith</a>.<br />
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Among the vast number of "Zippy" comic strips Griffith has created over the years there are three that feature the Futuro. Signed prints are available for purchase on the <a href="http://www.zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=ZTP" target="_blank">"Zippy" website</a>.<br />
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The three Futuro strips feature [from top to bottom] the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Frisco Futuro</a> [published 080202], an unidentified Futuro [published 022209] and the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">Milton Futuro</a> [published date unknown].<br />
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<a href="http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=2-Aug-02&Category_Code=nc&Product_Count=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Zippy - Frisco, NC" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_zippy_ncarolina_080202.gif" width="537" height="209"></a><br />
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<a href="http://zippythepinhead.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ZTP&Product_Code=22-Feb-09&Category_Code=" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Zippy - Frisco Again?" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_zippy_unknown_022209.jpg" width="537" height="130"></a><br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thedrawing" id="thebook">FUTURO</a> | THE DRAWING<br />
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<a href="http://www.treeocracy.org/content/home" target="_blank">Stephen Ulman</a> recently graduated Washington State University with a master's in landscape architecture; my congratulations. The image below is of a <a href="http://www.treeocracy.org/content/futuro-house" target="_blank">2009 drawing</a> Stephen [along with Ryan Anderson according to the drawing's tag line] did of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Futuro</a>.<br />
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On his blog Stephen says "I drew this from a photo and added my own improvements to the property." Looks pretty good to me; if I ever manage to buy my own Futuro you might just have a job Stephen!<br />
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<a href="http://www.treeocracy.org/content/futuro-house" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Stephen Ulman Drawing" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_ulman_drawing.jpg" width="537" height="402"></a> <br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="fashionphoto" id="fashionphoto">FUTURO</a> | THE FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
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<a href="http://www.nemophoto.com/" target="_blank">Nemo Niemann</a> is an accomplished and successful professional American photographer. The photo below, titled "Future Shock - The Saucer", won a nomination in the "<a href="http://www.thespiderawards.com/gallery6/gallery.php?fid=67478&cid=90&g=n" target="_blank">6th Annual Black & White Spider Awards</a>". The photo is of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">Milton, DE Futuro</a>; the final image is of course photoshopped but only for lighting and the removal of unwanted elements. I happen to love black and white photography and this superb shot by Nemo is no exception.<br />
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A full color version of this same shot can be found on Nemo's website <a href="http://www.nemophoto.com/#/PORTFOLIO/Fashion & Beauty/2/" target="_blank">here</a>; there is a also second shot that features the Futuro <a href="http://www.nemophoto.com/#/PORTFOLIO/Fashion & Beauty/1/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="fashionstatement" id="fashionstatement">FUTURO</a> | THE FASHION STATEMENT<br />
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There is one thing that is certain about opinions; there are as many opinions as there are people. Where one sees treasure another sees junk, where one sees something as interesting another sees the same thing as boring. I have never been much for advertising; I have a job where sales people contact me; I hate sales people, if you try to sell to me I will not buy your product even if I need it. Advertisers, in my opinion have some strange ideas about what might encourage people to buy their product.<br />
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For example; in Summer 2010 fashion house <a href="http://www.diesel.com/" target="_blank">Diesel</a> came up with what, to me at least, was a somewhat bizarre advertising concept; suggest that people "be stupid". To be honest I would have thought that counter productive - tell my target market to "be stupid" - does that not imply that I "am stupid"? If I was not already stupid how could I now "be stupid"?<br />
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Anyway I digress; what is interesting here is that one of the images used in the advertising program featured a Futuro House. It is unclear which Futuro is used, why there is smoke emanating from it or what the native American has to do with it but it does feature the Futuro and so it has a place here.<br />
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Check out the images below and see what you think; would that encourage you to buy Diesel? The second image is taken from Diesel's "Be Stupid" catalogue, a pdf file that can be downloaded <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/Be_Stupid_Catalogue.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_ad_dieselbestupid.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro Diesel Ad 1" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_ad_dieselbestupid.jpg" width="537" height="348"></a><br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="gamepiece" id="gamepiece">FUTURO</a> | THE GAME PIECE<br />
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On the website <a href="http://simcity.wikia.com/wiki/Simtropolis" target="_blank">Simtropolis</a>, a fan site for the game <a href="http://www.simcity.com/en_US/product/simcity4" target="_blank">Sim City 4</a> we find the Futuro House used as the basis for a game mod.<br />
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<a href="http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/14908-as-futuro-house/" target="_blank">ancientsociety</a> has created a mod for the game Sim City 4 that adds the Futuro House as one of the buildings available to the player when constucting their virtual city.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_simtrolpolis1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Simtropolis 1" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_simtrolpolis1.jpg" width="268" height="202"></a> <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_simtrolpolis2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Simtropolis 2" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_simtrolpolis2.jpg" width="268" height="202"></a><br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="lookalike" id="lookalike">FUTURO</a> | THE LOOK ALIKES<br />
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The Futuro House inspired several very simlar projects over the years and one of them was the Tony Gilbert designed Aqaushel which could be described as a floating Futuro "look alike".<br />
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The February 1984 issue of Popular Science included a short article on the Aquashel. The image below accompanied the article and is reporduced from <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#popscience84" target="_blank">my copy</a> of the magazine.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/aquashel.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Aquashel - Popular Science February 1984" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/aquashel.jpg" width="537" height="425"></a><br />
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The article does not indicate whether Gilbert was inspired by the Futuro but it seems, based on the evidence, that we can assume that "beyond a reasonable doubt" [to use a term nore normally associated with the legal system]. <br />
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The article tells us that Aquashel, much like Futuro, was designed for ease of production and transport, on site assembly and that it was constructed from 20 [unlike Futuro's 16] segments. Once you take that information and then take a look at a photo, for me at least, the Futuro influence is evident. <br />
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There does not seem to be a whole lot of information out there on Aquashel though I have found a couple of references; an archived <a href="http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/archive/2006/02/21/Wirral+Archive/7441567._UFO_shaped_submarine__was_a_futuristic_home______/" target="_blank">Wirral Globe</a> article from 022106 and a forum discussion on <a href="http://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/702399/2.html" target="_blank">Wirral History</a>.<br />
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Aquashell cost between £40,000 and $60,000 so it was more costly than Futuro [though some 10 or so years later] and was designed to be located on water and not on land. The very cool photograph below by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancyo23/121019021/" target="_blank">nancyo21</a> was taken in 1985. <br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/aquashel_nancyo23.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Aquashel - nancyo23" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/aquashel_nancyo23.jpg" width="537" height="358"></a><br />
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Recently I received an email reporting a Futuro on the coast around <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" target="_blank">Athens</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" target="_blank">Greece</a>. The email contained a link to the photo below taken by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnit/8306241270/" target="_blank">Marios Moros</a> 092009.<br />
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Of course I had never come across any references to a Futuro in Greece so this was exciting - for about 30 seconds! At a first and brief glance the image does show something that appears Futuro like but after the initial excitement it becomes very clear that this is not a Futuro. This is actually a photo of a prefabricated building designed by one Nikolaos Xasteros and what is really interesting is that there are many similarities between this and the Futuro both in the actual design as well as in "the story". You can read more about this "non Futuro" <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Reported-Locations.html#xasteros" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="themural" id="themural">FUTURO</a> | THE MURAL<br />
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<a href="http://www.jwwalls.com/wallpaper-designs/futuro-holiday-home" target="_blank">J.W. Walls</a> offers this mural/wallpaper featuring the Futuro House that can be printed to match the exact dimensions of your wall [with a suggested maximum width of 3230 mm]. The cost is $185 and up.<br />
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The image below illustrates how the mural might look.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_wallpaper.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Mural By J.W. Walls" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_wallpaper.jpg" width="537" height="377"></a><br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thepainting" id="lookalike">FUTURO</a> | THE PAINTINGS<br />
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<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/openbuildings_dombai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro - Dombai - Open Buildings" border="0" height="190" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/openbuildings_dombai.jpg" width="150" height="190" /></a><b>Update 112312</b><br />
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I had seen this photo many times before but the similarity between the photo and this painting had simply not registered with me. Achim Breiling pointed it out to me the other day and as he rightly suggested it certainly looks as if this photo [courtesy of <a href="http://openbuildings.com/buildings/hotel-tarelka-futuro-house-profile-43025#" target="_blank">Open Buildings</a>] was the inspiration behind Donald Short's painting.<br />
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Donald Short is an artist who lives in the university town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford" target="_blank">Oxford</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank">England</a> with an interest in architectural forms; you can check out Donald's work on his <a href="http://www.donaldshort.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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In 2009 Short painted a work he titled simply "<a href="http://www.donaldshort.co.uk/index.php?id=104" target="_blank">Futuro</a>". Though of course I am not certain I cannot help but think that the painting must have been inspired by the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Dombai Futuro</a>. The angle of the land below the Futuro, the snowy hillside location, the impression of a valley in the background with mountains on the other side; all of these things lend credence to the idea that this is a representation of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Dombai Futuro</a>. Let me know what you think.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_painting.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Futuro Painting - Donald Short" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_painting.jpg" width="537" height="468"></a><br />
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In 2005 German artist <a href="http://www.plavcak.com/Websites/painting.html#" target="_blank">Katrin Plavcak</a> painted a Futuro; the painting is shown below and you can find it on Katrin's website <a href="http://www.plavcak.com/Websites/Paintings/2005.html#2" target="_blank">here</a>. Given the painter's nationality, the location by water and among trees and the appearence of the antenna on top of the Futuro it seems almost certain that the inspiration for this painting was the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a>.<br />
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A work entitled "Paysage nocturne avec mer de nuage et maison Futuro, 2008" was painted in 2008 by <a href="http://alainfraboni.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Alain Fraboni</a>. Google translates the title to "Night landscape with sea and cloud Futuro house, 2008". The painting can be found on Alain's website <a href="http://alainfraboni.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html#5524753527107983277" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thepatent" id="thepatent">FUTURO</a> | THE PATENT [UNITED STATES]<br />
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On 112168 Matti J. Suuronen applied for a patent in the US for the Futuro House [assigned to Polykem AB]. The patent was issued 021070 as US Patent # D216542 and this patent is shown below. The patent can be accessed online <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=YFV1AAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=polykem&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=polykem&f=false" target="_blank">here</a> [Google Patents/Books] and if you wish you can download a the patent as a <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/USD216542.pdf" target="_blank">pdf file</a>.<br />
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Interestingly while searching Google Patents I came across the following that appears, at least to me, to relate to the <a href="http://www.tuovinen.net/venturo/venturo-brochure.pdf" target="_blank">Venturo</a> [also attributed to Matti Suuronen].<br />
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US Patent # 227006 [shown below - download pdf <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/USD227006.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>] looks to me to be for the Venturo but the recorded attribution to Polykem is by one Hannu Vilho Sakari Laitinen and not Matti Suuronen; contrast this with the image to the right which is of US Patent 240216 which is the nearest thing to Venturo a search for Matti Suuronen US Patents on Google Patents generates. Not suggesting Matti Suuronen was not the designer of the Venturo; it is well documented that he did so likely around 1971 [this patent though issued in 1974 was filed 1971]. There could be all sorts of reasons why the US assignor was not Matti Suuronen but the patent is interesting nonetheless.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/uspatent_227006_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="US Venturo Patent? Page 1" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/uspatent_227006_1.jpg" width="265" height="388" style="border: 1px solid #000000;"></a> <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/uspatent_227006_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="US Venturo Patent? Page 2" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/uspatent_227006_2.jpg" width="265" height="388" style="border: 1px solid #000000;"></a><br />
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Polykem also registerd two other Matti Suuronen assigned patents in the US. One for a "Bath Stove" whatever that is and one titled "Enclosure For Telephone Station Or The Like".<br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thepillows" id="thepillows">FUTURO</a> | THE PILLOWS<br />
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The website <a href="http://www.koussinus.fr/" target="_blank">Koussinus.fr</a> appears to be both a Gallery and Storefront for Koussinus, a "Créateur d'objets textiles" or "Creator Of Textile Objects". Though the "Boutique" section of the site states that it is not an ecommerce site it is nevertheless offering items for sale.<br />
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What has this to do with the "Futuro Fan"? Well, one of the sections of the site displays pillows embroidered with Futuros; round pillows as shown at left and also regular rectangular pillows; check them out <a href="http://www.koussinus.fr/index.php?/ludikouss/futuros/" target="_blank">here</a>. The Futuro products page is headed with this "Clin d'œil aux années 60 et à la maison "Futuro" réalisée par l'architecte Matti Suuronen" which I think translates to a "Nod to the 60s and the "Futuro" home designed by architect Matti Suuronen." <br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thestamp" id="thestamp">FUTURO</a> | THE STAMP<br />
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<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Futuro Stamp" border="0" height="150" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_stamp.jpg" width="215" height="158" /></a>In 1971 Finland issued a stamp to commemorate the plastics industry; the stamp featured the Futuro House [Scott # 0190-0511]. The stamp was issued 102071.<br />
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Shown below is my collection of these stamps [a description of each type of example can be found <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#thestamp" target="_blank">here</a>]. There are at least two other different First Day Covers that I know of; if you have a First Day Cover different to the one shown or know of one for sale please let me know.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/collection/stamps_all.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Futuro Stamp - My Collection" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/collection/stamps_all.jpg" width="537" height="329"></a><br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thetvset" id="thetvset">FUTURO</a> | THE TELEVISION SET<br />
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The Berlin Futuro served as a set in a German children's TV series, <a href="http://www.nalepastrasse.de/en/alle-artikel/46-produktion-kindersendung-terra-max" target="_blank">Terra Max</a> [German | Google Translate to English <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nalepastrasse.de%2Fen%2Falle-artikel%2F46-produktion-kindersendung-terra-max" target="_blank">here</a>]. It was used as a backdrop for outdoor scenes and the interior was staged as a kind of "mad scientist's laboratory". For more information see the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a> page.<br />
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The image below shows the Futuro as it appeared in the TV Series.<br />
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<div class="myhead2"><a name="thewtf" id="thewtf">FUTURO</a> | THE WTF<br />
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You know you are getting older when you look at something, don't really understand it, and conclude it is something definitely "for kids". I have absolutely no idea what <a href="http://www.cosmicassociates.com/yoyo-javasbachelorpad-day.htm" target="_blank">this website</a> is all about or what anyone would be doing on it other than someone like me wondering what someone would be doing on such a website.<br />
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On the site Curtis Amusements tells us that "First and foremost, it's about having fun. It's also about publicity, and if you're reading this, it's working. Curtis Amusements creates and develops entertainment content, and unlike some other outfits that claim they do too, we'll actually try to entertain you while you visit our website (not just throw a bit of sliding text and a blaring tune in your face and leave it at that).<br />
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Whatever it is all about the designers of the site chose to use the Futuro as the basis for some of their graphical imagery as shown in the two screen captures below.<br />
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The pages of "The Futuro House Project" display a large number of images of Futuro Houses and link to an even larger number of non CC images on their original sites. Almost all of these are on the individual Futuro House pages and are designed to illustrate the appearance and/or location of the particular unit.<br />
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This gallery is something a little bit different and is designed to showcase images featuring Futuro's that are a little out of the ordinary; the odd, the bizarre, the creative, the cool all have a place here. A Futuro may be paired with something, perhaps the photo features a different, unusual or obscure perspective, it's composition may be exceptional and so on. The thing common to all images featured here is that they are more than just a photograph of a Futuro, they are photographs that stand out as photographs in their own right.<br />
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If you have a photo that fits the bill why not have me add it here - you never know you might end up being the proud photographer who took "THE" Futuro photo and earn yourself a little traffic to your photostream or web site along the way.<br />
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"The Church" sent to me by Achim Breiling. Thank you. | Date Unknown | Location Unknown<br />
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[Edit] Image source now identified. This great photo was taken by Roy DiTosti. This and other examples of Roy's very accomplished photography can be found at <a href="http://ditostiphotos.com/collection5.htm" target="_blank">Roy DiTosti Photography</a>. Roy tells me the photo was taken in Atlantic City, NJ around 1976.<br />
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The Futuro has seen many uses over the course of the last half century or from banks to offices to homes; but how about a church? I have no idea where this photo was taken or if it actually was used as a church; who knows but it certainly seems possible. It is also worth noting that this is one of the few examples with what appears to have about half the number of windows than a typical Futuro. The history of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Willingboro</a> Futuro seems relatively well defined so it is possible that this is an image from the past of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Covington-Kentucky-USA.html" target="_blank">Covington Futuro</a> for which I have less history and which also features this configuration of windows.<br />
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"<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mksd/3501400016/in/photostream" target="_blank">FUTURO & SMART in Maebashi</a>" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mksd/" target="_blank">Maniackers Design</a> | Date 050509 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Felica-Academy-Maebashi-Japan.html" target="_blank">Maebashi</a><br />
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A meeting of late 20th century innovation and early 21st century innovation. So far the Smart Car seems to have been more successful than the Futuro - certainly in numbers though perhaps not yet in "cult" status. Going on what I saw on my last two visits to Europe they are everywhere and here in the US they are starting to show up more and more. Interestingly it was the high price of gas that was largely to blame for the fate of the Futuro and it seems likely that the high price of gas is at least in part responsible for the success of the Smart car.<br />
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"So This Is How You Move Them" by <a href="http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/?p=18835" target="_blank">Forgotten Fiberglass</a> | Date 010312 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Media-PA-USA.html" target="_blank">Media</a><br />
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OK - so this one is a little "Tongue in Cheek"; obviously photo shopped but a fun photo nonetheless. I have never had to move a Futuro [though i would love to have the time and money to buy, relocate and restore one] but I am sure those that have would have loved it if it were this easy. Check out the <a href="http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/?p=18835" target="_blank">Forgotten Fiberglass</a> for details on the purchase and upcoming relocation and restoration of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Media-PA-USA.html" target="_blank">Media</a> Futuro.<br />
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So the Futuro started out life with the plan to be an easily portable ski-cabin. It was manufactured to retain heat and be comfortable in cold climates. It must have worked! Perhaps it worked too well? And if you got too hot snuggled up in your Futuro with the snow all around then maybe an ice cream was just the ticket. At the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston</a> Futuro you would not have to go far.<br />
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Ever wondered how scarecrows get to where they are at? Ever wondered about those "crop circles"? Maybe the two go hand in hand!<br />
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"alien eyes" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonask/502575203/" target="_blank">jonas_k</a> | Date 051707 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin?</a> | <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC 2.0</a><br />
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A really cool "perspective" shot of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin</a> Futuro? This images is tagged a being Berlin but it also has the tag "guessedberlin" and I am not sure it is the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin</a> Futuro. Every image I have seen of that one shows a Futuro painted white and yet this appears to be an image on one painted yellow.<br />
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[Updated 081212] It has been confirmed that this is indeed the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin</a> Futuro. While the Futuro does appear to have a slightly yellow appearance in the photo this is a function of the lighting at the time and the angle the photo was taken from and the Futuro was actually white despite the slightly different color appearing in the photo.<br />
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"Lost Soul" by The Grumpy Old Limey | Date 091411 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royse City</a><br />
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The <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royse City</a> Futuro is not the best maintained example; it is abandoned and uncared for or at least that is how it appears. For the most part I am not a lover of graffiti but in this case it seems the "artist" was extremely descriptive. Perhaps the Futuro will be "found" one day.<br />
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"Rocket Ship / Rocket Car" by <a href="http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/?p=14101" target="_blank">Forgotten Fiberglass</a> | Date 091211 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston</a><br />
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A meeting of the "futuristic" and the "futuristic"; both fiberglass creations and both "uber" cool. I have no idea exactly what the car is, when I have the time I will explore <a href="http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com" target="_blank">Forgotten Fiberglass</a> some; I am sure that information will be on there somewhere. As for the Futuro, though it is not stated, what I can see of the location and the color/condition of the Futuro suggests this is the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston</a> Futuro.<br />
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"So Now We Know" by <a href="http://www.RoadsideArchitecture.com" target="_blank">agilitynut of RoadsideArchitecture.com</a> | Date 050312 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston</a><br />
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Traditionally the proverbial "they" have mostly referred to aliens as "little green men". Clearly that is not the case; they have fur, four legs and a tail. I always figured that there was more to dogs than met the eye, they are too darn clever - perhaps all the time we spend training them is just a con and it is really them training us using reverse psychology. Seriously though this photo by Debra Jane Seltzer of her "kids" at the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston</a> Futuro is a great shot. Debra runs the website <a href="http://www.RoadsideArchitecture.com" target="_blank">http://www.RoadsideArchitecture.com</a> which is a treasure trove of images from all across the USA - check it out. Debra also blogs about her experiences on the road trips she takes to collect her photographs; this photo is from one of her blog posts <a href="http://roadsidenut.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/day-7-socializing-signs-in-st-louis/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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"Back To The Futuro" by <a href="http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?475-DeLorean-Roll-Call/page2&p=4384#post4384" target="_blank">Jeremy Popp on DMCTalk.org</a> | Date Unknown | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Carlisle-Ohio-USA.html" target="_blank">Carlisle</a><br />
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Ok so the intended pun in naming this fantastic photograph is a little lame; give me a break - I never said I was a great writer or particularly creative. There is something of a parallel between the DeLorean and the Futuro; both could be said to be "futuristic" at the time they came out [and arguably still so today] and both ultimately failed in the "mass" commercial sense but subsequently achieved something akin to "cult" status. I often find the "green eyed monster" stalking me when thinking Futuro and Jeremy Popp and his Delorean seem to give rise to a similar feeling. Seems like the Futuro and the DeLorean just go together like "peas in a pod".<br />
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"Reflections" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldm/7367908416/in/set-72157630278614432" target="_blank">lwsdm</a> | <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC 2.0</a> | Date 061212 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo</a><br />
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"Sphere" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophebrutel/" target="_blank">Christophe Brutel</a> | Date 090212 | Location <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo</a><br />
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So the inevitable happened, my interest in the Futuro House grew and grew and grew and eventually I got bitten by the "collector" bug. Books, magazines and anything at all Futuro related is now my target. If you suffer from the same bug click on the links below for photos and a little more information on each of these items.<br />
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If you have anything Futuro related for sale, you know of anything for sale or you know of a book or magazine that references the Futuro please let me know.<br />
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I am interested in purchasing a copy of the book "He Was There, Too" by Rosaline Redwood [ISBN-10: 0533128102]. If you know of a copy of this book available for purchase please let me know.<br />
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<ul><li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#belfilmfest" target="_blank">2006 Belgian Film Festival Program</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#christiecat" target="_blank">Christie's Auction Catalog [Arts Décoratifs Du XXème Siècle Et Design]</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#magnet" target="_blank">Dombai Futuro Refrigerator Magnet ***</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#desmusf" target="_blank">Ghent Design Museum Exhibition Flyer 2002</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#match" target="_blank">Matchbox Featuring The Dombai Futuro</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#photocube" target="_blank">Plastic Photo Cube 1970's?</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#weegeeex1" target="_blank">WeeGee Exhibition Brochure 2012 | English</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#weegeeex2" target="_blank">WeeGee Exhibition Brochure 2012 | Finnish</a></li>
<li>Collectibles | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#weegeeflyer" target="_blank">WeeGee Exhibition Flyer 2012</a></li>
<li>DVD Videos | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#aikeaine" target="_blank">Aike & Aine</a></li>
<li>DVD Videos | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#futjapdvd" target="_blank">Dreaming Future House: 1968</a></li>
<li>Music CD's | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#ektroverdecd" target="_blank">Futuro: Music From The Movie</a> | Ektroverde</li>
<li>Music CD's | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#junospectercd" target="_blank">Juno Specter</a> | Juno Specter</li>
<li>Music CD's | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#odwaycd" target="_blank">Slightly Odway</a> | Jebediah</li>
<li>Photographs | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#bsunwirephoto" target="_blank">Original AP Wirephoto Of Futuro In Arcadia, FL 033070</a></li>
<li>Photographs | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#upiphotoint" target="_blank">Original Press Photo Of Futuro At Polykem, Hiekkaharju 042568 [A]</a></li>
<li>Photographs | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#upiphotoext" target="_blank">Original Press Photo Of Futuro At Polykem, Hiekkaharju 042568 [B]</a></li>
<li>Photographs | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#colhomegard" target="_blank">Original Press Photo Of Futuro At Turenki? 012970</a></li>
<li>Photographs | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#bsunphotolondon" target="_blank">Original Press Photo From London Exhibition 100768 ***</a></li>
<li>Photographs | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#bsunphotoluden" target="_blank">Original Press Photo From Lüdenscheid Exhibition 082671</a></li>
<li>Photographs | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#keystonephoto" target="_blank">Original Press Photo Of Three Futuros In Belgium 083171</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dombaicover" target="_blank">Original 1985 Mint Cover Showing The Dombai Futuro ***</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dombaipostcard" target="_blank">Original 1981 Postcard Showing The Dombai Futuro ***</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#ldpostcards" target="_blank">Original 1970's Postcards Showing The French Futuro At La Défense</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#globepostcard" target="_blank">Original 1978 Postcard Showing The French Futuro At La Défense</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#weegeepostcards" target="_blank">Original Postcards From The WeeGee Exhibition Center Futuro Exhibit</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#airmailstamp" target="_blank">The Futuro Stamp | Example On Airmail Envelope</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#thestamp2" target="_blank">The Futuro Stamp | Numerical Cancel</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#thestamp" target="_blank">The Futuro Stamp | Original Collection</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#triplecover" target="_blank">The Futuro Stamp | "Triple" First Day Cover</a></li>
<li>Postal Items | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#twocovers" target="_blank">The Futuro Stamp | Two First Day Covers</a></li>
<li>Sales Materials | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#brochurede" target="_blank">Original Futuro Brochure Early 1970's</a></li>
<li>Sales Materials | <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#flyerfr" target="_blank">Original Futuro Flyer Early 1970's | French</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#amazingusa" target="_blank">Amazing & Unusual USA</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#annabelle" target="_blank">A Letter To Annabelle</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#archdd" target="_blank">Architecture: Drafting & Design</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wasserwelten" target="_blank">Berlin Wasserwelten</a> | German</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#nudemag" target="_blank">Bare Essentials: The Best Of Nude Magazine 2003-2011</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#chasingperfect" target="_blank">Chasing The Perfect: Thoughts On Modernist Design In Our Time</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dazzledorf" target="_blank">Dazzledorf ***</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#decorative" target="_blank">Decorative Art 70's ***</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dimensions" target="_blank">Dimensions Of Change</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dombaibook" target="_blank">Dombai</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#egofugal" target="_blank">Egofugal: 7th International Istanbul Biennial</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#fglassbuildings" target="_blank">Fiberglass Buildings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#todmorden" target="_blank">Fieldens of Todmorden</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#finmod" target="_blank">Finland: Modern Architectures In History</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#findesign" target="_blank">Finnish Design: Facts & Fancy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#floridacuriosities" target="_blank">Florida Curiosities, 3rd (Curiosities Series)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#bakelite" target="_blank">From Bakelite To Composite</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#markofuturo" target="_blank">Futuro: Tomorrow's House from Yesterday</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#gluckskop" target="_blank">Gluck/Skop</a> | German</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#gravity" target="_blank">Gravity: Tilted Perspectives on Rocketships, Rollercoasters, Earthquakes & Angel Food</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#homedelivery" target="_blank">Home Delivery: Fabricating The Modern Dwelling</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#homestt" target="_blank">Homes: Today & Tomorrow</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#housebook" target="_blank">H.O.U.S.E.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#heph" target="_blank">Houses In Finland</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#housegarden" target="_blank">House & Garden: Book Of Holiday & Weekend Houses</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#landing" target="_blank">In Advance Of The Landing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dombaibook2" target="_blank">In The Mountains Of Karachai-Circassia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#kunststoffbauten" target="_blank">Kunststoffbauten: Die Pioniere</a> | German</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#micro" target="_blank">Micro: Very Small Buildings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#movehouse" target="_blank">Move House</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#muovikirja" target="_blank">Muovikirja ***</a> | Finnish</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#nccuriosities" target="_blank">North Carolina Curiosities, 4th (Curiosities Series)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#ohiocuriosities" target="_blank">Ohio Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, 2nd</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#parasite" target="_blank">Parasite Paradise</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#plasticculture" target="_blank">Plastic Culture</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#poprauha" target="_blank">Pop Rauha Rakkaus ***</a> | Finnish</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#prefabhouses" target="_blank">Prefab Houses</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#rotter" target="_blank">Rötter och arv: tolv ÅlÄndska hem</a> | Finnish</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#outofgas" target="_blank">Sorry, Out of Gas: Architecture's Response to the 1973 Oil Crisis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#housebook2" target="_blank">The House Book</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#plasarch" target="_blank">The Plastics Architect</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#playboybook" target="_blank">The Playboy Book: Forty Years</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#silencecalling" target="_blank">The Silence Calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#visualdialogue" target="_blank">The Visual Dialogue</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#tomorrownow" target="_blank">Tomorrow Now: When Design Meets Science Fiction</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#transformations" target="_blank">Transformations In Modern Architecture</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#transparent" target="_blank">Transparent Plastics</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#travelingillinois" target="_blank">Traveling Through Illinois</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#weirdmd" target="_blank">Weird Maryland: Your Travel Guide to Maryland's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wheresmyspaceage" target="_blank">Where's My Space Age?: The Rise and Fall of Futuristic Design</a></li>
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<div class="myhead2">MAGAZINES | UPDATED 092813<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#americanhomemag" target="_blank">American Home Magazine</a> | September 1969 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#apu38" target="_blank">Apu</a> | #38 | Finnish | 20 September 1968 Issue ***</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#apu49" target="_blank">Apu</a> | #49 | Finnish | 5 December 1969 Issue ***</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#camodernmag" target="_blank">CA Modern Magazine</a> | Winter 2007 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#cabinmag" target="_blank">Cabin Life Magazine</a> | February 2009 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casasummer1999" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine</a> | Summer 1999 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa13" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine</a> | #13 | Japanese | April 2001 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa16" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine</a> | #16 | Japanese | July 2001 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa19" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine</a> | #19 | Japanese | October 2001 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa20" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine</a> | #20 | Japanese | November 2001 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa21" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine</a> | #21 | Japanese | December 2001 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa29" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine</a> | #29 | Japanese | August 2002 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#christiesmag" target="_blank">Christie's Magazine</a> | December 2007 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#cranestoday" target="_blank">Cranes Today Magazine</a> | Japanese | September 2011 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#curvemag" target="_blank">Curve Magazine</a> 2012 Issue 40</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#d2" target="_blank">D2 Magazine</a> | Norwegian | December 2 2011 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#desscan" target="_blank">Design From Scandinavia Magazine</a> | #3 | 1970 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dwell2001" target="_blank">Dwell Magazine</a> | February 2001 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dwellmag" target="_blank">Dwell Magazine</a> | July/August 2004 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dwellmag2" target="_blank">Dwell Magazine</a> | October/November 2004 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#emmamag" target="_blank">EMMA Magazine</a> | Summer 2012 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#hobby1" target="_blank">Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik</a> | German | December 23 1970 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#hobby2" target="_blank">Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik</a> | German | September 29 1971 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#housegarden" target="_blank">House & Garden Magazine</a> | September 1969 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#intdes" target="_blank">Interior Design Magazine</a> | February 2003 Issue ***</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#aujourdhui" target="_blank">L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui Magazine</a> | February/March 1970 Issue ***</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#newscientist" target="_blank">New Scientist</a> | June 2007 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#nunar" target="_blank">Nu: The Nordic Art Review</a> | 1/99 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#playboymag" target="_blank">Playboy Magazine</a> | September 1970 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#popscience70" target="_blank">Popular Science Magazine</a> | March 1970 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#popscience84" target="_blank">Popular Science Magazine</a> | February 1984 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#projector" target="_blank">Projector Magazine</a> | Russian | Issue 18 2012</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#scenariomag" target="_blank">Scenario Magazine</a> | January 2011 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#sciandmech" target="_blank">Science & Mechanics</a> | January 1970 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#lastwholeearth" target="_blank">The Last Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools</a> | July 1971 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#vanityfairmag" target="_blank">Vanity Fair Magazine</a> | January 2012 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wnj21" target="_blank">Weird N.J. Magazine</a> | #21 | October 2003 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wnj22" target="_blank">Weird N.J. Magazine</a> | #22 | May 2004 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wnj23" target="_blank">Weird N.J. Magazine</a> | #23 | October 2004 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wnj36" target="_blank">Weird N.J. Magazine</a> | #36 | May 2011 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wholeearth69" target="_blank">Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools</a> | Fall 1969 Issue</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#wholeearth70" target="_blank">Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools</a> | Spring 1970 Issue</li>
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#voima" target="_blank">Voima</a> | Finnish | June/August 2012 Issue ***</li>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9525339130/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9525339130&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=9525339130&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=thgrolli-20" ></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=9525339130" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />Note that this is a just sample list of some available resources not a list of specific sources used in research for this article and it's associated pages; a list of general sources referenced in this main page can be found at the bottom of this page and in addition each specific Futuro House page contains a list of sources relating to that specific location. There are resouces referenced and linked on most pages of this site so do not expect everything to be in this sample list.<br />
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Perhaps the most complete resource available on the Futuro House is the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9525339130/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9525339130&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Futuro - Tomorrow's House from Yesterday By Marko Home and Mika Taanila</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=9525339130" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />. The book was a natural follow up to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Taanila" target="_blank">Mike Taanila's</a> 1998 film "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379795/" target="_blank">Futuro - A New Stance for Tomorrow</a>" and a DVD of the film is included with the book along with an additional 45 minutes or so of rare and foreign footage. The book is not cheap but if you can find a reasonably priced copy it will not only be a fascinating read but it could also quite possibly be a sound investment as copies seem to range in price from a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars. A review of the book can be found <a href="http://www.arcspace.com/books/tomorrows_house/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Of course if you have no wish to spend that kind of money on a book there are plenty of other resources out there; a Google search for "Futuro House" will return thousands of results. Some of them that I have found interesting are listed here but you may well find your own. Let me know what you find out there - I am always looking for newer or more accurate information.<br />
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<div class="myhead2">ACADEMIC & MUSEUMS<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/capitelli-main.pdf" target="_blank">"Biodeterioration of Modern Materials in Contemporary Collections"</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://e-pub.uni-weimar.de/opus4/files/821/Voigt.pdf" target="_blank">Dissertation Voigt - Thesis by Pamela Voigt</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publications.theseus.fi/handle/10024/15865" target="_blank">"Futuro no. 001 : Documentation and evaluation of preservation need"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/ts88_03_weber_ratke_0508.pdf" target="_blank">"Modern Art Scanning"</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.boijmans.nl/en/7/calendar-exhibitions/calendaritem/784/futuro" target="_blank">Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Futuro Exhibition</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">Prototype 000 Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://lirias.lessius.eu/bitstream/123456789/6010/1/compositedegradationnitra2008_3.pdf" target="_blank">"Reliability Of Ageing Composite Constructions"</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tildonk-Belgium.html" target="_blank">Tildonk Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/7400844.pdf" target="_blank">"Saving A Fragile Legacy"</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.canberra.edu.au/media-centre/2011/april/20-futuro" target="_blank">University of Canberra Restoration Project - Media Center Article</a></li>
<li><a href="http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/2011/0535.html" target="_blank">University of Canberra Restoration Project - Email From Netherlands Restoration Team</a></li>
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<div class="myhead2">DOCUMENTS<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/PDF/Bailey_CO.pdf" target="_blank">2006 MLS Listing</a> for the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#bailey" target="_blank">Bailey Futuro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.expotechnik.com/#/home" target="_blank">Expotechnik Holding GmbH & Co. KG</a> <a href="http://de.expotechnik.com/www/footage/Expotechnik_Unternehmensgeschichte_1375.pdf" target="_blank">Press Release</a> | [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Taunusstein-Germany.html" target="_blank">Taunusstein Futuro</a>]</li>
<li>futurohousecanadadoc.pdf from <a href="http://www.futurohouse.com/futurohousecanadadoc.pdf" target="_blank">futurohouse.com</a> or from <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/futurohousecanadadoc.pdf" target="_blank">The Futuro House Project</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pdf/ml_376976217939815_part20620catalogue20of20field20accommodation20systems.pdf" target="_blank">Understanding and Improving Field Accommodation Systems ["Googies"]</a></li>
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<div class="myhead2">ONLINE - GENERAL<br />
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<div style="overflow:scroll; overflow-y:scroll; overflow-x:hidden; height: 300px"><ul><li><a href="http://www.beachandbay.com.au/realestateblog/the-futuro-house-the-iconic-investment-property/" target="_blank">Beach & Bay Realty Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.californiahomedesign.com/blog/2011/02/17/prefab-profile-futuro-house" target="_blank">California Home & Design Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/8488105468/" target="_blank">Facebook Group "Bring Back The Leach Hwy/Karel Ave Spaceship" [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-High-Wycombe-Perth-Australia.html" target="_blank">High Wycombe</a>]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/50024021658/" target="_blank">Facebook Group "Futuro House"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/50024021658/#!/pages/The-FUTURO-House/129151913778329" target="_blank">Facebook Page "The Futuro House"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/WeeGeen-Futuro-talo-WeeGees-Futuro-House/151429774970809" target="_blank">Facebook Page "The WeeGee Futuro House"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/odds_and_oddities/future_has_passed.htm" target="_blank">Flatrock Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.futurohouse.com/" target="_blank">FuturoHouse.com - An Extensive Source Of All Things Futuro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hapsical.blogspot.com/2010/05/futuro.html" target="_blank">Hapsical Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theironskeptic.com/articles/futuro/futuro.htm" target="_blank">The Iron Skeptic's Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.berting.nl/futuro/" target="_blank">Marc Berting's Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?p=947574" target="_blank">Page About A Project To Build A Futuro Model</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.agilitynut.com/modarch/futuro.html" target="_blank">RoadsideArchitecture.com Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/21/21070/1.html" target="_blank">Telopolis Futuro House Page [German]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://weburbanist.com/2010/01/10/the-futuro-house-space-age-architecture-comes-home/?ref=search" target="_blank">Web Urbanist's Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro" target="_blank">Wikipedia's Futuro House Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/futurohouse/?m=0" target="_blank">Yahoo Group For Futuro House Discussion & Information</a></li>
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<div class="myhead2">ONLINE - IMAGE GALLERIES<br />
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<div style="overflow:scroll; overflow-y:scroll; overflow-x:hidden; height: 300px"><ul><li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80926008@N05/" target="_blank">Achim Breiling aka futurohunter</a> on Flickr</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezevec/tags/spaceship/" target="_blank">Badger 23</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Wanli Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21489342@N05/sets/72157623271156963/with/4344818189/" target="_blank">city tales</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Wanli Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cypherone/sets/72157608219667225/detail/" target="_blank">cypherone</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Wanli Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustinhollywood/tags/futuro/" target="_blank">Dustin Hollywood</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royse City Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/element321/sets/72157631681313769/" target="_blank">element321</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royse City Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=futuro+house&f=hp" target="_blank">Flickr - Search for "Futuro House"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/mattisuuronen/Interesting" target="_blank">FlickrHiveMind</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/notes/realescape/%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82-futuro-house/245564745483092" target="_blank">Facebook - A Collection Of Photos [Russian]</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64470513@N03/tags/futuro/" target="_blank">futurohouse</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Witten-Bommern-Germany.html" target="_blank">Witten Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/gallery.aspx?guid=487ed993-1988-401a-b28d-79b2c5555cab" target="_blank">Geocaching</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">Milton Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyfamousartists/tags/futureo/" target="_blank">Happy Famous Artists</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">Prototype 000 Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldm/sets/72157630278614432/" target="_blank">lwsdm</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophebrutel/sets/72157631404433404/with/7930373932/" target="_blank">Maison Futuro by Christophe Brutel</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markosaari/sets/72157631148057248/with/7825754718/" target="_blank">Marko Saari Photo Shoot</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peggie/sets/72157609896576404/with/3106704313/" target="_blank">Peggy Scott</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Wanli Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/picturenarrative/sets/72157628912103869/with/6739572235/" target="_blank">picturenarrative</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Wanli Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/plastika35/galleries/72157623277367028" target="_blank">A Gallery Curated By plastika35 On Flickr</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/tags/futurohouse/" target="_blank">Steevithak</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royce City Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64755365@N07/tags/futurohouse/" target="_blank">The Grumpy Old Limey</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Royse-City-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Royce City Futuro</a> and <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Rockwall-Texas-USA.html" target="_blank">Rockwall Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=futuro&w=49333775%40N00" target="_blank">The Shopping Sherpa</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dickson-Canberra-ACT-Australia.html" target="_blank">Dickson Futuro</a>]</li>
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<div class="myhead2">ONLINE - MEDIA<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/tv/nice/episodes/ep06.htm" target="_blank">ABC Australia TV Program "Myf Warhurst's Nice" - Episode 6</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-South-Morang-Australia.html" target="_blank">South Morang Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.baltimoreorless.com/2012/04/space-invader-the-futura-flying-saucer-house-in-dundalk/" target="_blank">Baltimore Or Less</a> [Baltimore City paper Article 111480 on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#baltimore" target="_blank">Baltimore Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cabinlife.com/en/Community/Tales%20from%20the%20Cabin/2009/02/Futuro%20Cabin.aspx" target="_blank">Cabin Life Magazine - February 2009</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wisconsin-USA-PodUpNorth.html" target="_blank">Woodruff Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.abc.net.au/canberra/2011/04/the-futuro-house-at-university-of-canberra.html" target="_blank">666 ABC Canberra - Radio Segment</a> [D/L MP3 4.54MB <a href="https://www.onlinefilefolder.com/2sy55opC7ZQT70" target="_blank">here</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=GM210J8E4" target="_blank">De Standaard</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tildonk-Belgium.html" target="_blank">Tildonk Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.eichlernetwork.com/article/falling-futuro" target="_blank">Eichler Network [From CA Modern Magazine Winter 2007]</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Idyllwild-California-USA.html" target="_blank">Idyllwild Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24277625_ITM" target="_blank">Malay Mail Article 2003</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#klumpur" target="_blank">Kuala Lumpur Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/28/garden/28futuro.html?_r=1&ex=1280203200&en=c08874f4aabc898e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" target="_blank">New York Times Article 072805</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Danvers-IL-USA.html" target="_blank">Danvers Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/50339/lift-planned-039flying-saucer039" target="_blank">Otago Daily Times</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Warrington-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Warrington Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_f1fcb9da-f1cd-11de-89c6-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank">PressOfAtlanticCity</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050102/news_mz1h2futuro.html" target="_blank">San Diego Union-Tribune Online - SignOnSanDiego.com</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Idyllwild-California-USA.html" target="_blank">Idyllwild Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20021120-9999_2m20move.html" target="_blank">San Diego Union-Tribune Online - SignOnSanDiego.com</a> 2nd Article [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Idyllwild-California-USA.html" target="_blank">Idyllwild Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.scenariomagazine.com/the-futuro-plastic-house/" target="_blank">Scenario Magazine | 2010 Article</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Matsalu-Estonia.html" target="_blank">Matsalu Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x867961505/Dave-Bakke-House-of-the-Future-to-get-new-life-as-diner" target="_blank">Springfield State Journal Register Article</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://the-riotact.com/the-observatory-cooks-off/28509" target="_blank">TheRiotAct | Canberra News, Views & Opinion</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dickson-Canberra-ACT-Australia.html" target="_blank">Dickson Futuro</a>]</li>
</ul><br />
<div class="myhead2">ONLINE - MUSIC VIDEOS<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYV6qts0Jeg" target="_blank">Cybermen - Needle's Eye</a> [Scale Models & Exposición Internacional, Buenos Aires]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0TC23ykEiw0" target="_blank">Fuerteventura - Saucer (Official Music Video)</a> [Features the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Aland-Islands-Finland.html" target="_blank">Aland islands Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8VVf2NHCq4" target="_blank">Jimi Tenor's "The Year Of The Apocalypse"</a> [Features the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Matsalu-Estonia.html" target="_blank">Matsalu Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz7DrbkDpfE" target="_blank">Pearl Clarkin - Even Though I Want To</a> [Features the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Futuro</a>]</li>
</ul><br />
<div class="myhead2">ONLINE - VIDEOS & VIRTUAL TOURS<br />
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<div style="overflow:scroll; overflow-y:scroll; overflow-x:hidden; height: 300px"><ul><li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qnWM3Ra3b14" target="_blank">A Futuro Home In Greenwich NJ</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZNbZs2bcgA" target="_blank">A Look Inside The Futuro House</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich</a>, <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>, <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Willingboro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8REwam2FCA&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Alien House in Pensacola Beach</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zi3MfPwi8b8" target="_blank">Alien House Spaceship of Cincinnati</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Covington-Kentucky-USA.html" target="_blank">Covington Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gEw6Zoi3ZNM" target="_blank">Antique Mall in Livingston IL</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U-pbnAAiK6Q" target="_blank">Boating On The Spree</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoKXOaf15LI" target="_blank">Campbell Live On New Zealands TV3</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Raglan-New-Zealand.html" target="_blank">Raglan Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSQSoxnt9bM&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Design retrofuturiste avec la Futuro House</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y8T-Stazmvc" target="_blank">DNTV News</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wisconsin-USA-PodUpNorth.html" target="_blank">Woodruff Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H44jLsyPdjk" target="_blank">Forty Years & Counting</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Frisco Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=loi0wRV3EnE" target="_blank">Futuro House in Buxton, NC</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Frisco Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jCyJrpGNXQ&feature=youtube_gdata" target="_blank">Futuro House (Making of)</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpn0NMh6Mig&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Futuro House - Run Down</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Willingboro Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNsN0wqtO0U" target="_blank">Futuro Visit December 2011</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Media-PA-USA.html" target="_blank">Media Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/hkn6Avur0tI" target="_blank">Futuro Promo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ka2egIKdLB8" target="_blank">Futuro Road Transport Involved In Wreck</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Witten-Bommern-Germany.html" target="_blank">Witten Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://vimeo.com/45783421" target="_blank">Futuro Shoot Ny Marko Saari</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/eJ6accv60pQ" target="_blank">Helicopter Transport Of A Futuro</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Willingboro Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/Video/tmz1b.avi" target="_blank">History Channel: Modern Marvels</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/video/Kunststoffhaus.qt" target="_blank">Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung</a> | Futuro displayed at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#ika" target="_blank">IKA Exhibition</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WJABEFFxFBM" target="_blank">Jean & Jerry Find A UFO</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Covington-Kentucky-USA.html" target="_blank">Covington Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbQJZf1ClRE" target="_blank">Local12 WKRC Cincinnati News Broadcast</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Covington-Kentucky-USA.html" target="_blank">Covington Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwGTnY_MLjU" target="_blank">Mara's Carribean UFO Abduction</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#scoresby" target="_blank">Scoresby Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/Video/fut_tildonk.wmv" target="_blank">Monumentenstrijd</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tildonk-Belgium.html" target="_blank">Tildonk Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnCUYEYz454&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Outer Banks UFO House</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Frisco Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or35096EZg8&feature=player_embedded#!" target="_blank">Pensacola Beach UFO/Starship House Investigation</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pKS52f_ZeU&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Restoration Project By The University Of Canberra Australia</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-University-Canberra-Australia.html" target="_blank">Canberra Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/3k3evpIWKQI" target="_blank">Showing Both Suuronen's Prefabs - Venturo & Futuro</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-orBQ4J1SxQ&feature=related" target="_blank">Spaceship House - Pensacola Beach, FL</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xpEJJcL3CYM" target="_blank">Taiwan, Wanli town, abandoned UFO village</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Wanli Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7de0GBEdPDw" target="_blank">Terra MaX: Vorschau auf Folge 2 "Römer und Germanen"</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://youtu.be/AbEwgY3IyVY" target="_blank">The Willeton UFO Conspiracy Theory</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-High-Wycombe-Perth-Australia.html" target="_blank">High Wycombe Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k5t9kSKinak" target="_blank">Tribulation of one Futuro a icon of prefab house from 1968 to 2011</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Somewhere-In-France.html" target="_blank">Paris Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCpgbloFeXc&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">UFO House</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Carlisle-Ohio-USA.html" target="_blank">Carlisle Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_CZMkIDmDE" target="_blank">UFO Houses</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wanli-Taiwan.html" target="_blank">Wanli Futuros</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.virtualantarctica.com/nodes/lab_googie.html" target=+_blank">Virtual Tour</a> of <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Googie-Bechervaise-Island-Antarctica.html" target="_blank">Béchervaise Island</a> "Googie" Interior</li>
<li><a href="http://www.virtualantarctica.com/nodes/evening_near_googies.html" target=+_blank">Virtual Tour</a> of <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Googie-Bechervaise-Island-Antarctica.html" target="_blank">Béchervaise Island</a> "Googie" Surroundings</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7de0GBEdPDw" target="_blank">Volle Kanne - Beitrag über Terra MaX</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWPF4BSNB9o" target="_blank">WeeGee Exhibition, Espoo | Futuro 001 | A Video Tour</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/Video/Niedernhausen.avi" target="_blank">Weltmarktfuehrer - Die Geschichte des Tan Siekmann</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Niedernhausen-Germany.html" target="_blank">Niedernhausen Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDV_RTtsSYk&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">What In The World</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Willingboro Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8PV2RN_iCcM" target="_blank">Wildwood Boardwalk 1974</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich Futuro</a>]</li>
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<div class="myhead2">PRINT - BOOKS<br />
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<div class="bordbox">Yes - before you ask - these books are linked to Amazon. I am not trying to persuade you to buy them. In fact, even with my obsession, to date I have purchased only some of them. Many of the books have only a page or two related to the Futuro and in almost all cases you can see that content online before choosing to buy [mostly at either <a href="http://books.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Books</a> or on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/" target="_blank">Amazon</a>].<br />
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Having said all of that if you did plan to buy one of them and it was priced right on Amazon could it hurt to do so from here. It would cost you the same but it would also push just a little my way and every little helps me keep up this site and continue to research the Futuro and add new and updated content. So if you enjoy this site and there is a book you are going to buy anyway consider using these links.<br />
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I offer only one opinion; the Marko Home book could be considered an investment. Out of print now and very expensive it does seem to be increasing in value. When I first started researching Futuro's it mostly cost around $200; that number is now around $350 and up.<br />
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<div style="overflow:scroll; overflow-y:scroll; overflow-x:hidden; height: 300px"><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1412716837" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1412716837/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1412716837&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Amazing and Unusual USA (Hardcover)</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short article and photo on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Carlisle-Ohio-USA.html" target="_blank">Carlisle Futuro</a> on Page 134.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1936051494" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936051494/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1936051494&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">A Letter to Annabelle</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 83 & 84 talk to the authors time as a Futuro Distibutor and the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#janesville" target="_blank">Janesville Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0070282900" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0070282900/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0070282900&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Architecture: Drafting and Design</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A brief mention of Futuro on page 476 with a single photo of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Hirvensalmi Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3941784145" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3941784145/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=3941784145&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Berlin Wasserwelten</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 82 & 83 contain an article on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin Futuro</a> | German Language.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0956905900" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0956905900/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0956905900&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Bare Essentials: The Best of Nude Magazine 2003-2011</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 6-10 contain a nicely illustrated recounting of the history of the Futuro House.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1933045213" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933045213/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1933045213&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Chasing The Perfect: Thoughts On Modernist Design In Our Time</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Interior shot of a Futuro on pages 38 and 44.</em></li>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dazzledorf" target="_blank">Dazzledorf</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Features photographs of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Demolished-Locations.html#wittlaer" target="_blank">Wittlaer Futuro</a> on pages 82-85</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3822864064" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3822864064/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=3822864064&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Decorative Art 1970s</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Features the Futuro House as cover art only. Not actually referenced in the book.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0024755001" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0024755001/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0024755001&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Dimensions of Change</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short paragraph on the Futuro with one photo on page 71.</em></li>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dombaibook" target="_blank">Dombai</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A 1980 book that features stunning photographs of the area around the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Dombai Futuro</a> along with several photographs of the Futuro itself.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B005CZF418" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CZF418/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005CZF418&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Egofugal: 7th International Istanbul Biennial (September 22-November 17, 2001)</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Futuro article and photos on pages 160-161. Biographies of Matti Suuronen and Mika Taanila on pages 206 and 205.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0960033815" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0960033815/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0960033815&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Fiberglass Buildings</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 63 to 67 feature an article on the Futuro House.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0946571260" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0946571260/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0946571260&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Fieldens of Todmorden: A Nineteenth Century Business Dynasty</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 282 features a photo of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Lost-Locations.html#todmorden" target="_blank">Todmorden Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1861892500" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1861892500/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1861892500&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Finland: Modern Architectures in History (Reaktion Books - Modern Architectures in History)</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short general commentary on Futuro with a single photo.</em></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0442294700" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0442294700/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0442294700&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Finnish Design: Facts and Fancy</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A short Futuro article and three photos. There are no page numbers in the book.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0762759895" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762759895/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0762759895&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Florida Curiosities, 3rd (Curiosities Series)</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 18/19 reference the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=9058560864" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9058560864/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=9058560864&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">From Bakelite To Composite: Design In New Materials</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Briefly mentions the Futuro House and includes one photograph on page 164.</em></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=9525339130" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9525339130/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9525339130&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Futuro by Marko Home</a><br />
<ul><li><em>When it comes to the Futuro House this is THE book. Includes a DVD of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Taanila" target="_blank">Mike Taanila's</a> 1998 film "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379795/" target="_blank">Futuro - A New Stance for Tomorrow</a> along with additional rare Futuro footage.</em></li>
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</ul><ul><li>FUTURO - The House of Tomorrow: Compiled From Relics In CyberSpace<br />
<ul><li><em>For the record this "book" is listed here - it is not linked to Amazon however. If you really want to look at it or even buy it on Amazon you can find it there. However be warned this is just a book made up of some scans off the internet and some shameless self promotion of other products. I highly recommend you DO NOT purchase this.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3896110225" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3896110225/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=3896110225&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Gluck, Skop (German Edition)</a><br />
<ul><li><em>German text. Several photos of <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">Futuro #000</a> at the <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#skop" target="_blank">Skop Exhibition</a> in 1996.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0704380560" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0704380560/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0704380560&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Gravity: Tilted Perspectives on Rocketships, Rollercoasters, Earthquakes & Angel Food</a><br />
<ul><li><em>One short piece attached to a photo of a Futuro under helicopter transport on page 201.</em></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3764388625" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3764388625/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3764388625&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 140/143 reference Futuros; page 141 has a cool photo of a Futuro being loaded onto a ship by crane..</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0870021311" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0870021311/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0870021311&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Homes: Today and Tomorrow</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Contains a photo of a Futuro being exhibited at the Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung in Lüdenscheid, Germany in 1971.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0062113755" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062113755/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062113755&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">H.O.U.S.E.: Homes That Are Outrageous, Unbelievable, Spectacular, and Extraordinary: 35 Designs for Fantastic Living</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 64/65 contain a very short childlike look at the Futuro.</em></li>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#heph" target="_blank">Houses In Finland</a><br />
<ul><li><em>For the record this "book" is listed here but be warned - it is a complete rip off. The "book" is actually just a series of articles copied from Wikipedia and bound together as a book. I highly recommend you DO NOT purchase this.</em></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=090030300X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/090030300X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=090030300X&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">House & Garden Book Of Holiday & Weekend Houses</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 208 features a short article on the Futuro House.</em></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0789207087" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0789207087/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0789207087&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">In Advance of the Landing: Folk Concepts of Outer Space</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A very cool black and white photo of <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze</a> on page 95.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3860682415" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3860682415/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=3860682415&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Kunststoffbauten</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Extensive 20 plus page chapter on the Futuro House with multiple color plates and many other photos and diagrams. Photos of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Berlin-Germany.html" target="_blank">Berlin</a> and <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Dombai</a> Futuros among others.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1856695948" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1856695948/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1856695948&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Micro: Very Small Buildings</a><br />
<ul><li><em>One very brief mention of the Futuro on page 200.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=379133056X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/379133056X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=379133056X&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Move House</a><br />
<ul><li><em>One short paragraph on the Futuro along with a single photo</em></li>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#muovikirja" target="_blank">Muovikirja</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Finnish language Interior Design book featuring an article on Matti Suuronen's Futuro & Venturo on Pages 144-145.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=076275995X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076275995X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=076275995X&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">North Carolina Curiosities, 4th: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 248/249 reference the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Buxton Futuro</a>.</em></li>
</ul></li>
</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0762764082" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0762764082/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0762764082&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Ohio Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, 2nd Edition</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 293/294 reference the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Carlisle-Ohio-USA.html" target="_blank">Carlisle Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=9056623303" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9056623303/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=9056623303&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Parasite Paradise</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Text and photos related to <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-001-Exhibition-Netherlands.html" target="_blank">Futuro #000</a> being displayed as part of the 2001 <a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#skor" target="_blank">SKOR Exhibition</a> in Amsterdam</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=4770030177" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/4770030177/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=4770030177&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 100 features a nice photo of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Danvers-IL-USA.html" target="_blank">Danvers Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#poprauha" target="_blank">Pop Rauha Rakkaus</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Finnish language Interior book featuring a paragraph on the Futuro accompanied by a photo of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Dombai Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3836507536" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3836507536/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=3836507536&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">PreFab Houses</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Nice Futuro article and photos on pages 158-165</em></li>
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</ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#rotter" target="_blank">Rötter och arv: tolv ÅlÄndska hem</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Finnish language Interior Design book featuring an article with some great photos of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Aland-Islands-Finland.html" target="_blank">Aland Islands Futuro</a> on Pages 121-129.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=8875701431" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8875701431/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=8875701431&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Sorry, Out of Gas: Architecture's Response to the 1973 Oil Crisis</a><br />
<ul><li><em>One short paragraph on the Futuro on page 43; no photos</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0714843857" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0714843857/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0714843857&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">The House Book</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 428 features a short article on the Futuro House.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0269028250" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0269028250/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0269028250&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">The Plastics Architect</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 121 features some plans of the Futuro House and a picture of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Futuro</a> [located in Hirvensalmi at the time the photo was taken].</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1881649032" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1881649032/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1881649032&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">The Playboy Book: Forty Years</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 174 features a short paragraph on the Futuro House along with a couple of photos.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1864483113" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1864483113/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1864483113&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">The Silence Calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Some interesting history on "<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Googie-Huts-Information-History-Photos.html" target="_blank">Googies</a>" on pages 426-430.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0030493161" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0030493161/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0030493161&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">The Visual Dialogue</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 268 has a brief paragraph on the Futuro House and a picture of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo Futuro</a> [located in Hirvensalmi at the time the photo was taken].</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=2919923633" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2919923633/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=2919923633&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Tomorrow Now: When Design Meets Science Fiction</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Nice photos of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Tildonk-Belgium.html" target="_blank">Belgium Futuro</a> on display at <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Exhibitions.html#mudam" target="_blank">MUDAM</a> in the "image" volume of the two volume set</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3764374705" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3764374705/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3764374705&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Transparent Plastics</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Some general commentary and a couple of photos on Page 13.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=087070608X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
<ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087070608X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=087070608X&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Transformations in modern architecture</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 58 & 59 feature a short paragraph on the Futuro House along with a photo.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1626190488" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626190488/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1626190488&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Traveling Through Illinois: Stories of Landmarks and Landscapes between Chicago and St. Louis</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 109 and 110 feature a short article with a single photograph on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Livingstone-Illinois-USA.html" target="_blank">Livingston Futuro</a>.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1402778430" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402778430/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1402778430&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Weird Maryland: Your Guide to Maryland's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 115/116 reference Futuros and there is a great photo of a Futuro on the road on a flatbed.</em></li>
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</ul><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3791328441" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3791328441/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3791328441&linkCode=as2&tag=thgrolli-20" target="_blank">Where's My Space Age?: The Rise and Fall of Futuristic Design</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A short commentary on the Futuro on pages 63-64 and a cool photo on page 66.</em></li>
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<div class="myhead2">PRINT - MAGAZINES<br />
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<div style="overflow:scroll; overflow-y:scroll; overflow-x:hidden; height: 300px"><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#americanhomemag" target="_blank">American Home Magazine - September 1969</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Nice article on pages 68-71 and 118-119; includes some great interior shots.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#apu38" target="_blank">Apu #38 - 20 September 1968</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Cover and four page article on Matti Kuusla and his Futuro 001 now of course located at the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">WeeGee Exhibition Center</a> [Finnish].</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#apu49" target="_blank">Apu #49 - 5 December 1969</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Nice four page article on the Futuro House with some cool photos [Finnish]</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://digital.crowtherblayne.com.au/default.aspx?xml=raia.xml&iid=36186" target="_blank">Architect Victoria Magazine - Autumn 2010</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Futuro featured on the cover and a short article on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-South-Morang-Australia.html" target="_blank">South Morang Futuro</a> on page 27.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.eichlernetwork.com/content/ca-modern-magazine-winter-2007" target="_blank">CA Modern Magazine - Winter 2007</a><br />
<ul><li><em>The <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Idyllwild-California-USA.html" target="_blank">Idyllwild Futuro</a> is featured on the cover and inside on pages 10-13.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cabinlife.com/en/Community/Tales%20from%20the%20Cabin/2009/02/Futuro%20Cabin.aspx" target="_blank">Cabin Life Magazine - February 2009</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Features a nice article on Drew Poggeman's <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Wisconsin-USA-PodUpNorth.html" target="_blank">Pod Up North</a> on page 66.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casasummer1999" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine - Summer 1999</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Large photo of a Futuro being loaded onto a ship on pages 12-13 and additional smaller photos on page 31.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa13" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine - #13 - April 2001</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Article with everal photos and drawings on pages 130 to 133; includes a photo of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Dombai-Russia-Hotel-Tarelka.html" target="_blank">Dombai Futuro</a>.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa16" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine - #16 - July 2001</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 116-119 contain an article with a number of photos including some nice interior shots.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa19" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine - #19 - October 2001</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A Futuro for sale for five million yen; page 127.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa20" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine - #20 - November 2001</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A Futuro for sale for five million yen; page 76. Almost certainly the same as in Issue 19</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa21" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine - #21 - December 2001</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A nice photo spread on pages 76-83 and an additional photo with a small write up on page 86.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#casa29" target="_blank">Casa Brutus Magazine - #29 - August 2002</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A couple of well used Futuro photographs on pages 32 and 34.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#christiesmag" target="_blank">Christie's Magazine - December 2007</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Article referencing the 2007 sale of a Futuro by Christie's Auction House on pages 84-85.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#cranestoday" target="_blank">Cranes Today Magazine - September 2011</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 40 features an article on the transport of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Witten-Bommern-Germany.html" target="_blank">Witten Futuro</a> from <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Vlotho-Germany.html" target="_blank">Vlotho</a> in 2010.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://curvelive.com/Home" target="_blank">Curve: The Industrial Design Magazine - Issue 40 2012</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Two page article on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo</a> Futuro that includes some nice photos.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#d2" target="_blank">D2 Magazine - December 2 2011</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Pages 36-40 have an article about the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Hyttesone-Norway.html" target="_blank">Norwegian</a> Futuro. The article is in Norwegian. It includes some excellent interior shots.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#desscan" target="_blank">Design From Scandinavia Magazine - #3 - 1970</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short article on pages 6-7 which features several photos including one oft used one of <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Futuro 001</a>.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#dwell2001" target="_blank">Dwell Magazine - February 2001</a><br />
<ul><li><em>One photograph and a short write up on page 92.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dwell.com/magazine/breathtaking.html" target="_blank">Dwell Magazine - July/August 2004</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A short general article on the Futuro can be found on pages 90-92.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dwell.com/magazine/modern-across-america-2004.html" target="_blank">Dwell Magazine - October/November 2004</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 26 includes a reader's letter that references the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze</a> Futuro.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#emmamag" target="_blank">EMMA Magazine - Summer 2012</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Published by the Espoo Museum Of Modern Art which owns <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Futuro 001</a> this issue of EMMA contains a two page article recounting the emergence, in the 1990's, of the Futuro into the world of contemporary art.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#hobby1" target="_blank">Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik - December 23 1970</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Contains a general article on prefabricated houses and includes two Futuro photos; one is of the Hirvensalmi Futuro [now in <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo</a>].</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#hobby2" target="_blank">Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik - September 29 1971</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Contains an article on the 1971 Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung in Lüdenscheid, Germany which featured the Futuro along with other plastic houses.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_%26_Garden_(magazine)" target="_blank">House & Garden Magazine - September 1969</a><br />
<ul><li><em>very short and generic article on the Futuro</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#intdes" target="_blank">Interior Design Magazine - February 2003</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short article on page 215 featuring the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html" target="_blank">Gulf Breeze Futuro</a>.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#aujourdhui" target="_blank">L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui Magazine - February/March 1970</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Page 95 features a short artcile and a couple of photographs among with some images of design plans.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/" target="_blank">New Scientist Magazine - June 2007</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A general history of the Futuro House can be found on pages 56-57.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#nunar" target="_blank">Nu: The Nordic Art Review - 1/99</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Article on the Futuro House on page 11 along with a review of "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379795/" target="_blank">Futuro - A New Stance For Tomorrow</a>"</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.playboys.us/" target="_blank">Playboy Magazine - September 1970</a> [Link is a Playboy Back Issues Website - NSFW]<br />
<ul><li><em>The famous "Portable Playhouse" article is on pages 179-181.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.popsci.com/" target="_blank">Popular Science Magazine - March 1970</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short artcile on pages 90-93 including an old photo of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">Espoo</a> Futuro</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.popsci.com/" target="_blank">Popular Science Magazine - February 1984</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short article on page 67 about the Futuro "look alike" Aquashel</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.projector-magazine.ru/" target="_blank">Projector Magazine - Issue 18 2012</a><br />
<ul><li><em>An article in Russian on the Futuro House on pages 56-61</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.scenariomagazine.com/the-futuro-plastic-house/" target="_blank">Scenario Magazine - January 2011</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A short general article on the Futuro can be found on pages 70-71.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#sciandmech" target="_blank">Science & Mechanics - January 1970</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Nice multi page Futuro House article on pages 38,39,40 and 92.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wholeearth.com/index.php" target="_blank">The Last Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools - July 1971</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short Futuro House article/advertisment on page 92.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/toc/contents-201201" target="_blank">Vanity Fair Magazine - January 2012</a><br />
<ul><li><em>A single page article on the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Nichols-Canyon-LA-CA-USA.html" target="_blank">Los Angeles Futuro</a> including a great photo is on page 29.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://weirdnj.com/" target="_blank">Weird N.J. - Issue # 21 May 2003</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Features an interesting article on page 63 about the transport of the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich Futuro</a> to its current location.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://weirdnj.com/" target="_blank">Weird N.J. - Issue # 22 May 2004</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Three short articles on page 15. References the Morey's Pier [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich</a>] and <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Willingboro-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Willingboro</a> Futuros</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://weirdnj.com/" target="_blank">Weird N.J. - Issue # 23 October 2004</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short article on page 90. References the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Buxton-North-Carolina-USA.html" target="_blank">Buxton</a>, <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Houston-DE-USA.html" target="_blank">Houston</a> and <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Lewes-Delaware-USA.html" target="_blank">Milton</a> Futuros</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://weirdnj.com/" target="_blank">Weird N.J. - Issue # 36 May 2011</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Features short article [reader submitted] with a single photo about the <a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-Greenwich-New-Jersey-USA.html" target="_blank">Greenwich Futuro</a></em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wholeearth.com/index.php" target="_blank">Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools - Fall 1969</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short Futuro House article/advertisment on page 19.</em></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wholeearth.com/index.php" target="_blank">Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools - Spring 1970</a><br />
<ul><li><em>Short Futuro House article/advertisment on page 21.</em></li></ul></li>
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<div class="myhead2">PRINT - NEWSPAPERS<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_the_advertiser.jpg" target="_blank">The Advertiser 050613 - Adelaide, Australia</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-DeepCreek-Australia.html" target="_blank">Deep Creek Futuro</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/Press_Courier_061469.JPG" target="_blank">The Press Courier 061469 - Oxnard, CA, USA</a> [<a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KAJSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pDQNAAAAIBAJ&dq=futuro%20house&pg=5239%2C3264589" target="_blank">On Google News</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/fut_danvers_star_news.JPG" target="_blank">The Star News 080508 - Willmington, NC, USA</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Danvers-IL-USA.html" target="_blank">Danvers Futuro</a>] [<a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dRFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ph8EAAAAIBAJ&dq=futuro-house&pg=5087%2C956801" target="_blank">On Google News</a>]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-House-Books-Magazines-Memorabilia-My-Collection.html#voima" target="_blank">Voima June/August 2012 - Finland</a> [<a href="http://thegrumpyoldlimey.com/pages/Futuro-WeeGee-Espoo-Finland.html" target="_blank">WeeGee Futuro</a>]</li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Please use this form to suggest additional sites or information, corrections or updates to existing data or for questions regarding image or media attribution - basically anything Futuro. If you provide your email address it will be used to respond to your submission only and then deleted unless you check yes to be added to the mailing list. In that case your email will be used for that one purpose and the only emails you will receive will be advising you that updates to the "Project" have taken place. As with most things this site will improve only if it's readers provide feedback indicating what I can do to make it serve their needs better and I encourage and look forward to all feedback be it positive or negative.<br />
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I would also encourage the use of the comment form below for general comments and discussion that all Futuro aficionados can take part in. There is a great deal of factual information here but there are also opinions - how the Futuro came about - success or failure and so on - and lively debate about opinions is what keeps the world, and in particular the web, a tickin'.<br />
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<div class="myhead2">SOURCES USED IN RESEARCHING THIS PROJECT<br />
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<em>Please note that this list is not an exhaustive list of Futuro resources and reference materials; that can be found above. This list is essentially an acknowledgement list; items listed were researched and each in some way "informed" this main page. Reference materials used as sources for the pages on each specific unit can be found on the relevant page.</em><br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artfact.com%2Fauction-lot%2Fmatti-suuronen-ne-en-1933-1-c-39foc7yuec" target="_blank">Artfact.com Listing Relating To A Christie's [France] Futuro House Auction in 2007</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dombai.info/engl/hot_tarelka.shtml" target="_blank">Dombai.info</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publications.theseus.fi/handle/10024/15865" target="_blank">"Futuro no. 001 : Documentation and evaluation of preservation need"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.futurohouse.com/futurohousecanadadoc.pdf" target="_blank">futurohousecanadadoc.pdf on futurohouse.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.futurohouse.com/" target="_blank">FuturoHouse.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.futurohouse.net/" target="_blank">FuturoHouse.net</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.boijmans.nl/en/7/calendar-exhibitions/calendaritem/784/futuro" target="_blank">Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Exhibition Of Restored Futuro Prototype</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.podupnorth.com/" target="_blank">PodUpNorth.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_f1fcb9da-f1cd-11de-89c6-001cc4c03286.html" target="_blank">PressOfAtlanticCity</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050102/news_mz1h2futuro.html" target="_blank">San Diego Union-Tribune Online - SignOnSanDiego.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x867961505/Dave-Bakke-House-of-the-Future-to-get-new-life-as-diner" target="_blank">Springfield State Journal Register</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li>
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<div class="myhead2">SPECIAL THANKS<br />
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Special thanks go to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/80926008@N05/" target="_blank">Achim Breiling aka futurohunter</a> who has contributed a great deal to these pages - thank you Achim - and to Marko Home who has seen fit to share some of his wealth of Futuro knowledge with me - thank you Marko.<br />
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<div class="bordbox"><b>081212 - A Note On My Use Of Images</b><br />
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All images used on thse pages are attributed by means of a name and a link to the original image or article containing the image. Where necessary permission to display the image has either already been given or there has not yet been a response to a request for permission that was made at the time the image was added.<br />
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I used to wait until I got a response to requests before publishing but in 100% of requests made since I started this project around 12 months ago I have always been given permission to use images.<br />
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Therefore going forward I intend to request permission as I always have but publish images with appropriate attribution at the time so I do not subsequently have to go back and edit pages to add them.<br />
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<ul><li>If you find an image you own used on one of my pages that you would like removed please let me know and I will do so immediately.</li>
<li>If you would like the attribution used for one of your images please let me know and I will make the appropriate edits immediately.</li>
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<br><hr>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-29992623174725976972011-09-03T18:47:00.001-05:002018-03-26T22:05:54.368-05:00Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_nocranes1_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_nocranes1_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Some of the most magnificent structures ever conceived were built in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages" target="_blank">Middle Ages</a>. Few modern structures can match the awe inspiring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture#Characteristics_of_Gothic_churches_and_cathedrals" target="_blank">gothic cathedrals</a> of Europe. These massive monuments to times past were often constructed over decades and sometimes over hundreds of years; generations of craftsmen dedicated their lives to the projects never to see the final glory of the completed cathedrals. Take <a href="http://www.yorkminster.org/learning/the-minsters-history/" target="_blank">York Minster</a> for example; started in 1220 the current cathedral took ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>SAGRADA FAMILIA</u></strong><br />
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Calle Mallorca 401, 08034, Barcelona, Spain<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... some 250 years to construct and was finally completed in 1472. In France ground was broken for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris" target="_blank">Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris</a> in 1163 and the building was for the most part completed in 1345; a period of around 180 years. Contrast that with modern construction; the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Niemeyer" target="_blank">Oscar Niemeyer</a> designed <a href="http://www.aboutbrasilia.com/travel/brasilia-cathedral.html" target="_blank">Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bras%C3%ADlia" target="_blank">Brazilia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" target="_blank">Brazil</a> was dedicated in 1970; a mere twelve years after the cornerstone was laid in 1958. Modern architecture and construction techniques have certainly brought us a long way [for the better? I am not too sure but that is a different discussion for a different day]. It is unusual then, if not unique, for a modern project to follow more closely a medieval construction timeline than a modern one. The <a href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/sf-eng/?lang=0" target="_blank">Sagrada Familia</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona" target="_blank">Barcelona</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a> however does just that. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD" target="_blank">Antoni Gaudi</a>'s last and greatest masterpiece is estimated for completion around 2026, the centennial of Gaudi's death; construction began in 1882 so the Sagrada Familia has currently been under construction for 129 years [as of 2011].<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_model.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Sagrada Familia Model" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_model.jpg" width="232" height="278"></a></div>In 1882 ground was broken and construction started under the guidance and to the plans of architect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Paula_del_Villar_y_Lozano" target="_blank">Francisco de Paula del Villar y Lozano</a>. Those initial plans were for a standard <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_revival" target="_blank">Gothic revival</a> church. In 1883 Antoni Gaudi joined the project and shortly after de Paula left. Gaudi radically altered the plans and despite the fact that Gaudi died early in the construction process the project has remained true to Gaudi's design to this day. It is hard to conceive of the creativity necessary to conceive such a building. I struggle to visualize a single room come decorating time so impressive is not a strong enough word to describe Gaudi's talent. Obviously with the building incomplete still and images including construction cranes and paraphernalia a full impression of Gaudi's vision has not yet been realized. However we can get a glimpse of what the completed Sagrada Familia will look like from Gaudi's model of the completed church [shown right - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sagradafamilia-model_background_adj.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a>]. The model looks stunning; I can only imagine what the completed cathedral will look like. I am fortunate to be planning a trip to Barcelona next year and one of the highlights I am looking forward to is a visit to the Sagrada Familia. Perhaps later in life I might manage another trip and see the final product in what I am sure will be all of its magnificent glory.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_det1.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sagrada familia Detail" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_det1.jpg" width="200" height="328"></a></div>The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" target="_blank">Roman Catholic</a> church and Gaudi's design pays homage to much of that faith's symbolism. The overall design is of a church that is short in comparison to its width with a complex internal design including double aisles, many towers, three differently structured and ornamented portals and several chapels. The design calls for eighteen spires, representing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostle_(Christian)#The_Twelve_Apostles" target="_blank">Twelve Apostles</a>, the four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_four_evangelists" target="_blank">Evangelists</a>, the Virgin Mary and, tallest of all, Jesus Christ. Eight spires have been built as of 2011, corresponding to four apostles at the Nativity façade and four apostles at the Passion façade. At 560 feet tall the tallest spire will make the Sagrada Familia the tallest church in the world. Atop the spires are [and will be] an array of ornaments all important in catholic symbolism including a bull (St Luke), a winged man (St Matthew), an eagle (St John), and a lion (St Mark), a cross on the central spire and sheaves of wheat, bunches of grapes [see the example to the left - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59160251@N08/6061297893/sizes/z/in/photostream/" target="_blank">image source</a>] and other ornamentation on some of the lower spires. The church design features three facades of which two, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus" target="_blank">Nativity</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_(Christianity)" target="_blank">Passion</a>, are complete and one, The Glory, has yet to be constructed. Work on The Glory, the principle and largest of the facades, started in 2002.<br />
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Despite its incomplete status the church has received an array of awards and recognitions over the years. The church is recognized as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" target="_blank">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a> and in 2010 it was consecrated as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_basilica" target="_blank">Minor Basilica</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_XVI" target="_blank">Pope Benedict XVI</a>. <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/11/07/spain.pope/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+Top+Stories)" target="_blank">CNN</a> reported that in speaking at the consecration ceremony the Pope stated that in designing the Sagrada Familia Gaudi was:<br />
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"<em>overcoming the division between human consciousness and Christian consciousness, between living in this temporal world and being open to eternal life ... Gaudi did this not with words but with stones, lines, planes and points. Indeed, beauty is one of mankind's greatest needs ... Beauty also reveals God because, like him, a work of beauty is pure gratuity; it calls us to freedom and draws us away from selfishness.</em>"<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_sign.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Sagrada Falilia Sign" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sagrada_sign.jpg" width="225" height="150"></a></div>Whatever one thinks of the religious symbolism or whether the structure is even to ones aesthetic taste it is hard to imagine how you could not be just a little awestruck by Gaudi's magnificent legacy. As with any building of such stature [a short list] Flickr "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/" target="_blank">creative commons</a>" has a vast array of images. I have collected my favorites and I thank all the photographers; each photograph is attributed by means of a link back to the original image. There were a few that particularly struck me. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctsnow/356326451/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_blank">ctsnow</a>'s image of a spiral staircase is wonderful and to me incredibly reminiscent of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonite" target="_blank">Ammonite</a> fossils in a seeming homage to nature, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59160251@N08/6061859922/sizes/z/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Lukasz Dzierzanowski's</a> image of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_square" target="_blank">Magic Square</a> is an interesting scientific detail in an environment almost entirely devoted to religious symbolism and the first image of the interior, also by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59160251@N08/6061296275/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Lukasz Dzierzanowski</a> is just plain awesome. Take a look and then take a look on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sagrada+familia&l=3" target="_blank">Flickr</a> where there is a vast array of images of the striking and stunning Sagrada Familia. <br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-86985146967646569342011-09-02T07:00:00.001-05:002011-09-02T07:00:46.319-05:00Hang Nga Guesthouse, Vietnam aka The Crazy House<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/hang_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Hang Nga Guesthouse, Dalat, Vietnam" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/hang_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Opened in 1990 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Nga_guesthouse" target="_blank">Hang Nga Guesthouse</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Lat" target="_blank">Da Lat</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" target="_blank">Vietnam</a> is the brainchild of architect Dang Viet Nga. Early in its life the property was often described as "The Crazy House" by visitors and Nga soon adopted that nickname herself; these days the guesthouse is most commonly referred to that way and you will note in one of the photos the welcome sign that actually uses that name. In overall shape the property resembles a large tree trunk and it has been described as a "fairy tale house". The architecture ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>HANG NGA GUESTHOUSE aka THE CRAZY HOUSE</u></strong><br />
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3 Huynh Thuc Khang St, Da Lat, Vietnam<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... has drawn many comparisons and characterizations being described as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressionist_architecture" target="_blank">expressionist</a> with certain features likened to elements in the work of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD" target="_blank">Antoni Gaudi</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD" target="_blank">Salvador Dali</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_disney" target="_blank">Walt Disney</a>. Nga herself has stated that the primary inspiration behind her design was the natural environment in the area along with the work of Gaudi.<br />
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Nga received her education in China and subsequently earned an architecture degree at the University of Moscow but despite that formal training she works not from architectural blueprints but rather from paintings which are then realized by craftsmen and contractors. Her design features curves, branches and odd shapes; the windows are asymmetrical and are placed at odd angles, the interior features numerous interconnected levels, hidden nooks, tunnels that curve and twist and themed rooms that feature stone animals; tigers, bears and a kangaroo to name but a few along with original handcrafted furniture. Nga describes the tiger room as representing "the strengths of the Chinese"; the eagle room as being "big and strong" like Americans; and the ant room as representing the "hard working Vietnamese".<br />
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It all adds up to a weird and surreal environment perhaps reminiscent of the Disney movie "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/" target="_blank">The Jungle Book</a>" though to me it looks for all the world like the "<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=Wicked+Witch+Of+The+West&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=" target="_blank">Wicked Witch Of The West</a>" might just come strolling out the front door.<br />
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Nga did not initially intend her property to be a guest house but eventually she decided to accept paying guests to help cover debt incurred during construction. Along the way the property has seen some criticism but eventually it gained more acceptance. Nga put it this way:<br />
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“<em>When they first saw the house, people would exclaim that it was a “crazy house”! So that’s how it got its name, and now, it’s one of Da Lat’s leading tourist attractions.</em>”<br />
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The Hang Nga Guesthouse is now a recognized tourist attraction and has featured in many a tourist guide book; <a href="http://www.frommers.com/destinations/dalat/A30008.html">Frommers</a> for example. The property has also been featured in the <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/vietnam/da-lat/30008/hang-nga-guest-house-and-art-gallery/attraction-detail.html" target="_blank">New York Times Travel Guide</a> and was recognized by the Chinese People's Daily as one of the ten most bizarre buildings in the world. <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293922-d302752-Reviews-Hang_Nga_Guesthouse-Dalat_Lam_Dong_Province.html" target="_blank">Trip Advisor</a> reviews on The Crazy House for the most part tend to suggest it is a fascinating place to visit but perhaps not such a great place to stay but if it takes your fancy room rates, they range from $34 to $84 for 2011, and other details can be found on <a href="http://hotels-in-vietnam.com/hotels/Dalat/crazyhouse_hotel.html" target="_blank">Hotels In Vietnam</a> and they can be booked <a href="https://hotels-in-vietnam.com/hotels/secure/reservation_dl.html" target="_blank">here</a> - let me know how your visit goes.<br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-70640616114511612462011-08-31T14:36:00.001-05:002011-08-31T15:13:41.275-05:00Royal Ontario Museum "Crystal", Toronto, Canada<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/ontmus_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/ontmus_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2002 the <a href="http://www.rom.on.ca/index.php" target="_blank">Royal Ontario Museum</a>, a Canadian world culture and natural history museum located in Toronto, began a significant expansion and renovation project dubbed Renaissance ROM. By far the most significant part of this project was the <a href="http://www.rom.on.ca/crystal/name.php?view=2" target="_blank">Michael Lee-Chin Crystal</a>. The facility was designed by architect <a href="http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/projects/show-all/183654/" target="_blank">Daniel Libeskind</a> who beat out around 50 other high profile architects in a competition for the project. The "Crystal" is certainly an eye catching creation with its sloping walls, angular...</div></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... and pointed features and glass and aluminum cladding. Moreover the "Crystal" stands in stark counterpoint to the older buildings that co-exist side by side with it on the museum campus; a meeting of the "old" and the "new" if you like that is at once both disturbing and yet oddly attractive. The images on the first tab below [Old Meets New] show off this "meeting"; in particular take a look at the third image which shows how older buildings are effectively "clad" with the newer "Crystal".<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8977483611/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=8977483611" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=8977483611&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=thgrolli-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" ></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=8977483611&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></div>Libeskind did not complete his first major architectural project, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Nussbaum_Haus" target="_blank">Felix Nussbaum Haus</a> until relatively late in life at the age of 52; the building was completed in 1998. He has not looked back since. In addition to his architectural work Libeskind is a highly thought of set designer for operatic productions but it is with his architectural creations that he truly propelled himself onto the world stage and he has received numerous honors and awards including government recognition in 2004 with his appointment as the first Cultural Ambassador for Architecture by the U.S. Department of State, media recognition in 1998 with the <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989883-2,00.html" target="_blank">Time Magazine "Best of 1998 Design Awards"</a> for the Felix Nussbaum Haus and academic recognition with multiple <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIBA" target="_blank">RIBA</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIBA_International_Award" target="_blank">International Awards</a>. Libeskind was also the subject of an installment of the "<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/revealed/libeskind/" target="_blank">Revealed</a>" web series by CNN.<br />
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However the most well known mark of Libeskind's stature in the world of architecture must be his selection by the <a href="http://www.renewnyc.com/" target="_blank">Lower Manhattan Development Corporation</a> to oversee the design and construction of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center; there has rarely, if ever, been such a high profile construction project. The design concept is titled "<a href="http://www.renewnyc.com/plan_des_dev/wtc_site/new_design_plans/Sept_2003_refined_design.asp" target="_blank">Memory Foundations</a>".<br />
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Prior to 1998 Libeskind's designs had often been dismissed as "unbuildable or unduly assertive" and despite subsequent success he still remains a controversial figure with detractors often using the label "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstructivist" target="_blank">deconstructivist</a>"; a label often also applied as a criticism to the "Crystal". Personally I find that label a plus but then we all have our opinions.<br />
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The 186,000 square foot complex was completed in 2007. Construction is primarily glass and aluminum cladding over a steel frame. Although it does not always appear so with few exceptions the "Crystal's" walls do not actually touch the sides of the older buildings. The "Crystal" was a complex and difficult construction project which was documented in a very unique way; a time lapse video [embedded on the video tab below] of the construction process using a series of still images captured once a day from May 2003 through November 2007 and ending with stills from 10 minute intervals through opening week.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/088854457X/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=088854457X" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=088854457X&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=thgrolli-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" ></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=088854457X&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></div>The "Crystal" houses eight galleries including Canada’s largest international exhibition hall, retail shops, restaurants, special event spaces and a spacious entrance and lobby. The interior design is as innovative as the exterior and lobbies on multiple levels flank the atrium; as with the exterior slopes, points and angles of anything but 90° feature prominently.<br />
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The architect talks about the project this way:<br />
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"<em>This building tells a unique and a particular story which crystallizes the ROM’s programmatic content and the singularity of the site. The "Crystal" transforms the character of ROM into an inspired atmosphere dedicated to the resurgence of the Museum as the dynamic center of Toronto.</em>"<br />
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"<em>The program of the Royal Ontario Museum provided a wonderful opportunity for dramatic new architecture and the creation of a great public attraction. The centrality of the site intensifies the profound relationship between history and the new, between tradition and innovation. The historical buildings, complemented by forward-looking and bold architecture, form an ensemble which regenerates the urban significance of the Museum, solves the complex functional issues, and dramatically improves exhibitions, facilities, programming and amenities. The "Crystal" is an interlocking form which turns this important corner of Toronto into a luminous beacon - a veritable showcase of people, events and objects, transforming the entire museum complex into a world-class destination.</em>”<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/ontmus_crystal.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Michael Lee-Chin Crystal" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/ontmus_crystal.jpg" width="136" height="284"></a></div>The Michael Lee-Chin "Crystal" derived its name from two sources. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lee-Chin" target="_blank">Michael Lee-Chin</a> is a Canadian investor and philanthropist who gifted $30M to the Royal Ontario Museum for the Renaissance ROM expansion and renovation project and his name was used in recognition of that donation. The second element of the name, crystal, draws from the design of the building and the sharply angular, pointed elements which are strongly reminiscent of crystals.<br />
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The "Crystal" drew varied and opposing commentary from the media. <a href="http://lisarochon.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Rochon</a>, architecture critic for the Canadian national newspaper <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail" target="_blank">The Globe & Mail</a> observed in a <a href="http://lisarochon.com/writing2.14.html" target="_blank">June 2007 article</a> that:<br />
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"<em>the new ROM rages at the world. This rage I cannot pretend to understand ... You already know how the building bullies its way past the genteel east and west wings built in the early 20th century when craft, scale and permanence were pre-eminent ... There is more angst on the inside where windows cut like jagged scars across gallery walls, where steel grating makes for an uneasy, noisy floor on the many catwalks. The main lobby is an oppressive gesture, made especially heavy-handed by a ski slope of uneven drywall. There are mean views through the courtyard</em>"<br />
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Christopher Hume of the competing Toronto Star on the other hand was more positive in his <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/217880" target="_blank">May 2007 article</a> musing that:<br />
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"<em>From the street, the $270 million addition is sharp-edged, hard-surfaced, angular and aggressive. Step inside, however, and it suddenly becomes gentle, meditative, all about creating connections and a sense of intimacy ... Though he can be rightly criticized for approaching architecture as an exercise in applied style, the "Crystal" shows Libeskind's remarkable ability to create beautiful spaces, if not exquisite objects.</em>"<br />
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I have to confess that I am playing for the "Christopher Hume Team". I think the "Crystal" is a work of art and it is another one on my list of buildings I would love to see in person if for no other reason than to see if it really is the magnificent and striking building it appears to be in photos.<br />
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As with many of the higher profile buildings around the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=ROM+Crystal&l=3" target="_blank">Flickr</a> community has been busy and there are a huge number of impressive images of the "Crystal" hosted under <a href="http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/" target="_blank">creative commons</a> licenses some of which are on the tabs below - click the image source icons for attribution by means of direct links back to image sources. Things I found particularly interesting in some of the images; the "old meets new", some of the reflections and the dinosaur gallery pictures where ancient fossils are displayed in an ultra modern setting. I also particularly liked the image from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wvs/531216492/sizes/z/in/photostream/" target="_blank">wvs</a> that captures a young lady apparently jumping for joy in the "Crystal"; I can imagine her thinking "wow, what an amazing place" as she did so. Of course your opinions may differ - let me know what you think.<br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-72143933636392981022011-08-27T17:43:00.001-05:002012-01-18T22:06:25.680-06:00Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/disney_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/disney_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">In my recent article on <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/frank-o-gehry-in-spotlight.html">Frank O. Gehry's</a> <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/08/frank-o-gehry-venice-beach-house-venice.html">Venice Beach House</a> I used an image from the blog "<a href="http://whatdoino-steve.blogspot.com" target="_blank">What Do I Know</a>". During some correspondence with the author of "<a href="http://whatdoino-steve.blogspot.com" target="_blank">What Do I Know</a>" he mentioned the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall" target="_blank">Walt Disney Concert Hall</a>; one of Gehry's most iconic creations. While researching and writing my recent articles on Gehry and also on two of his buildings, the Venice Beach House and <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/hotel-marques-de-riscal-elciego-spain.html">The Hotel Marques de Riscal</a>, I had come across the Concert Hall but I had not looked closely at it. The mention of it ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL</u></strong><br />
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111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012<br />
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34°3'19.67"N 118°14'59.14"W<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... the other day prompted me to take a more detailed look; I discovered just what a stunning building it really is and I decided it just had to be the subject of my next article.<br />
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The Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of the venues on the campus of the <a href="http://www.musiccenter.org/about/venue_wdch.html" target="_blank">Music Center, Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County</a> and is home to the <a href="http://www.laphil.com/" target="_blank">Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra</a>. Construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall was not without its problems. The project was initiated in the early 1990's with a donation of $50M from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Disney" target="_blank">Lillian Disney</a>, widow of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_disney" target="_blank">Walt Disney</a>. 1992 to 1996 saw the construction of the underground garage at a cost of some $110M. The garage construction was paid for by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County" target="_blank">Los Angeles County</a> bonds and the county suffered through some financial problems as a result of delays in construction of the hall itself; the county had planned on the use of parking revenue to repay debts related to construction of the garage. Fundraising continued through most of the 1990's; construction cost estimates skyrocketed and eventually plans for stone cladding on the building gave way to plans for cheaper metal cladding [though forced on the project that decision is ultimately what gave rise to the building being the magnificent structure it is today] and groundbreaking for the building eventually took place in 1999. The project was completed in 2003 at a total cost of around $274M.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1883318335/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1883318335" target="_blank" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1883318335&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=thgrolli-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" ></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=1883318335&camp=217145&creative=399369" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></div>As with many of Gehry's creations the Walt Disney Concert Hall features curves a plenty and something of a lack of straight lines and perpendicular walls and that added a layer of complexity to the construction process. <a href="http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=275" target="_blank">Builders Exchange Magazine</a> carries the following quote from "<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2003/may/25/entertainment/ca-reynolds25" target="_blank">Gehry's goto guy</a>" Terry Bell, a project architect for <a href="http://www.foga.com/" target="_blank">Gehry Partners LLP</a>.<br />
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"<em>The lack of right angles and the overall sculptural quality make the hall the most challenging of all Frank's buildings ... Everything about the anatomy is unusual. It's an enormously complicated structure because of the curved shapes and intricate joinery. The aesthetic goals with the exterior wall, all the acoustic issues, there is so much that is atypical. This is in no sense a conventional building.</em>"<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1890449156/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=1890449156" target="blank" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=1890449156&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=thgrolli-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" ></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=1890449156&camp=217145&creative=399369" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /></div>Not to be outdone by the jaw-dropping exterior the interior of the Walt Disney Concert Hall is also a masterpiece of design. The 293,000 square-foot complex features a main auditorium with seating for 2265, a 250 seat multi-use theater, a 3,000-square-foot art gallery operated and programmed by <a href="http://calarts.edu/" target="_blank">California Institute of the Arts</a>, the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater known as <a href="http://www.redcat.org/" target="_blank">REDCAT</a> and two outdoor auditoriums featuring a children's amphitheater for 300 and a smaller space that can accommodate 120. In addition to the auditoria the complex features multiple atrium lobbies, BP Hall for pre-concert events, a Founders Room, the Box Office and a Gift Shop. Also within the complex is celebrity chef <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Splichal" target="_blank">Joachim Splichal</a>'s fine dining restaurant <a href="http://www.patinarestaurant.com/home.php" target="_blank">Patina</a>.<br />
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The interior of the complex features state-of-the-art acoustics in the hardwood-paneled main auditorium. The acoustic and visual characteristics of the main auditorium were the result of a complex collaboration between <a href="http://www.nagata.co.jp/e_index.html" target="_blank">Nagata Acoustics</a> and Gehry Partners LLP and was designed to allow more flexibility while retaining the acoustic characteristics of a more traditional "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoebox_style_(architecture)" target="_blank">shoebox</a>" style concert hall. On the subject of acoustics Gehry stated that<br />
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"<em>Collaborating with [Music Director and composer] <a href="http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/artist-detail.cfm?id=1" target="_blank">Esa-Pekka</a> and <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,543822,00.html" target="_blank">Yasuhisa Toyota</a> [Nagata Acoustics] on the design of the hall was an invaluable part of our work from the very beginning. Their inspiration and vision helped us to realize what we believe will be one of the finest concert halls in the world.</em>"<br />
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<tr> <td style="color: #116799; text-align: justify;">Located in one of the complexes public gardens the beautiful fountain "A Rose For Lilly" was Gehry's tribute to Lillian Disney, the initial donor to the Walt Disney Concert Hall project. Lillian was known to love Royal Deft porcelain. In creating their lasting tribute Gehry and his team purchased and then smashed over 200 deft vases and 8000 Deft tiles to create the mosaic that decorates the fountain. A team of 8 artists working mostly 7 days a week took around 4 months to complete the 15 ton sculpture.<br />
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"A Rose For Lilly" is a wonderful tribute and seems to have stirred at least one photographer to create a spectacular photograph. When I saw the photograph above it instantly became one of my favorites; vibrant colors and a wonderful composition allied with the shapes and textures of the subject give the image an almost other-worldly appearance that for some reason puts me in mind of Salvador Dali. I think it is a stunning photograph. Of course knowing me and the odd-ball that I mostly am no-one else will see it that way but I figure most people will appreciate the quality of the image.<br />
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The image was by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycastro/" target="_blank">Andy Castro</a> and is hosted on Flickr under a creative commons license - check out a 1024x576 hi-res version <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycastro/2343102708/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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"<em>Everyone can now hear what the L.A. Phil is supposed to sound like.</em>"<br />
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With Douglas-Fir finished walls and Oak flooring the auditorium is not only highly praised for its acoustics but also looks marvelous [though I have to confess that the soft furnishings are not to my personal taste - check out one of the interior shots below]. The main auditorium also features a 36-foot-high rear window and skylights [that had to be lifted to the roof by helicopter] that allow in natural light to enhance daytime concerts.<br />
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In 2004 the final feature of the main auditorium was completed, the concert organ. Designed by Los Angeles organ designer <a href="http://www.rosales.com/biography/biomjr.htm" target="_blank">Manuel Rosales</a> and Gehry the organ went through a very fluid design process. Gehry was responsible for the form and appearance of the organ with Rosales dealing with the sound design. Many of the early designs proposed by Gehry were simply not musically possible but eventually Gehry came up with a viable proposal that Rosales described as being "like a logjam kind of thing turned sideways". The organ debuted in August 2004.<br />
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In 2005 modifications had to be made to the exterior of the Founders Room. Unlike most of the exterior surfaces which had a matte finish the Founders Room exterior was highly polished. That finish together with the parabolic effect of some of the walls caused reflected sunlight to result in extremely high temperatures in some nearby condos and "hot spots" on sidewalks that reached as high as 140 °F. Following requests from local building owners and residents the polished surfaces were sanded to dull them and reduce glare.<br />
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Gehry's buildings are often polarizing; his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstructivism" target="_blank">deconstructivist</a> style is either loved or hated by most, there does not seem to be much middle ground. I tend to be a supporter, I find the style interesting, striking and aesthetically pleasing and judging by the amount of material out there relating to the Walt Disney Concert Hall I am not alone. The "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/" target="_blank">creative commons</a>" community on Flickr has posted a huge number of high quality images; I grabbed a few and as always provide attribution by a link to the source image but I want to give a shout out to all, there are a huge number of really great images and for those of you who want to see more than I am hosting here just follow this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?l=3&w=all&q=walt+disney+concert+hall&m=text" target="_blank">link</a>. There are also quite a few videos on <a href="http://www.youtube.com" target="_blank">Youtube</a>; I selected 4 that I thought gave a broad spectrum of what was out there. They include an interview with Gehry and tourist videos of the exterior, interior and a tour guide chatting about the concert organ and the acoustics. <br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall" target="_blank">Wikipedia - Walt Disney Concert Hall</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,543822,00.html" target="_blank">Time Magazine</a><br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-31690202848693895692011-08-26T12:44:00.001-05:002011-08-26T12:44:41.985-05:00Kosovo National Library, Prishtina, Kosovo<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/kosnatlib4_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="National & University Library, Prishtina, Kosovo" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/kosnatlib4_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">I came across a picture of this building the other day while browsing on Flickr. The caption just read "Cool Building" and there was no location info but since the photo included the plaque on the front it was easily identifiable as the <a href="http://www.biblioteka-ks.org/" target="_blank">Biblioteka Kombëtare, Republika e Kosovës</a> [<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblioteka-ks.org%2Findex.php" target="_blank">English translation</a>] or, in language I can understand, the National & University Library Of Kosovo located in the capital of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo" target="_blank">Kosovo</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prishtina" target="_blank">Prishtina</a>. It looks for all the world like someone took a giant net and draped it over the building; the...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>NATIONAL & UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OF KOSOVO</u></strong><br />
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Biblioteka Kombëtare, Prishtina, Republika e Kosovës [Approximate]<br />
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Editorial Note - quotes from the Biblioteka Kombëtare website contained in this article are from the Google translated page and they are unedited; they therefore contain spelling, grammatical and other errors.<br />
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... end result is a very striking, extraordinary and unique building. Constructed in 1982 the library was the creation of the highly regarded Croatian architect <a href="http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrija_Mutnjakovi%C4%87" target="_blank">Andrija Mutnjakovic</a> [<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fhr.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAndrija_Mutnjakovi%25C4%2587" target="_blank">English translation</a>]. Mutnjakovic's career highlights include not only the creation of this masterpiece but also serving as the Honorary Director of the <a href="http://info.hazu.hr/the_croatian_museum_of_architecture" target="_blank">Croatian Museum Of Architecture</a>, receiving the 2003 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nazor_Award" target="_blank">Vladimir Nazor Award</a> from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(Croatia)" target="_blank">Croatian Ministry of Culture</a> and authoring several <a href="http://www.biblio.com/9789539604842" target="_blank">books</a>.<br />
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The National and University Library of Kosovo, or NULK, was established in 1944 and was initially located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prizren" target="_blank">Prizren</a>. The library relocated after only two years to Prishtina and in 1982 it relocated again to it's current home. The <a href="http://www.biblioteka-ks.org/Per%20BKUK.php" target="_blank">Biblioteka Kombëtare</a> [<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biblioteka-ks.org%2FPer%2520BKUK.php" target="_blank">English translation</a>] website provides a great deal of historical and factual information about the library and the building and notes that the institution is<br />
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"<em>the highest library institution in Kosovo. It was established by the Assembly, and is the main purpose of collecting and preserving the intellectual heritage of Kosovo and Kosovo. Its collections are a treasure of precious national heritage, regional and world.</em>"<br />
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The website goes on to describe the libraries current home in this way:<br />
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"<em>NULK has a total of 16,500 square meters. There are 6 floors, of which two floors are below ground and are designed to maintain t smell treasure of knowledge of the people of Kosovo and beyond. <br />
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On the floors above are for user reading rooms with 600 seats - two large halls, periodical room, and the reading rooms for scientific workers. Also available to the public for cultural events, educational and scientific is the Great Amphitheatre with 150, and Small Amphitheatre with 75 seats, with a uniform architecture characteristic of the wood work. Besides the amphitheater, and the NULK's foyer is a room that is used for various cultural events. The floor of the Hall is a perfect work of diverse mosaic marble stone. Hall's high ceiling is adorned with the largest dome that has NULK, providing ample natural lighting ......<br />
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..... The library has 99 domes. The role and their primary function is to provide natural lighting in reading rooms and other spaces to work in NULK. Their design also offers decoration characteristic of external structure, but also the interior of the Library as a whole. Domes produce lighting effects that light and stored in memory as a journey through the universal sense of national Plisi white appearance of a brain (knowledge).</em>"<br />
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Given its location and the recent history associated with the region it is not surprising that the library has been through some turbulent times. During the 1990's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87" target="_blank">Slobodan Miloševic</a> era a large part of the vast store of Albanian literature housed in the library was destroyed. Having said that a not insignificant collection was preserved and the library still houses<br />
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"<em>around 2 million units library. Its collections include various materials such as books, magazines, journals, scores, manuscripts and old books and rare gramophone records, maps, photographs, MA PhD work, etc..</em>"<br />
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The current collections housed at the library also include over 5,000 fine examples of old and rare books and manuscripts, dating back as far as the 16th century.<br />
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During another tumultuous period the building was used as a military HQ during 1999. <a href="http://travel.uk.msn.com/adventure-travel/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=158240353&page=4" target="_blank">MSN Travel</a> makes the following observation<br />
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"<em>When you build a library that looks like a military base in a potential war zone, then you can't be all that surprised when armed forces take it over as a base once the trouble starts. Such was the fate of architect Andrija Mutnjakovic's 1982 building, which was occupied by the Serbian army, serving as its commando HQ during 1999.</em>"<br />
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in an article entitled "<a href="http://travel.uk.msn.com/adventure-travel/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=158240353&page=4" target="_blank">Are These The World's Ugliest Buildings?</a>". I have to say that I for one would certainly not include the Biblioteka Kombëtare in such a list; in fact just the opposite, I think that while it is strange it is also very cool and actually looks rather attractive. I guess it simply speaks to the assertion I make in this blog's header that architecture ought to be considered an art form and that "Architecture, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder".<br />
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I located a tourist video of the building which includes some interesting footage and include it below on the video tab; however be warned that about half way through the video seems to start to concentrate more on, presumably, the wife and then for some reason on a man I can only assume was a local doing some gardening. There is not much footage of the building after this point.<br />
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<a href="http://info.hazu.hr/the_croatian_museum_of_architecture" target="_blank">Croatian Museum Of Architecture Website</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nazor_Award" target="_blank">Vladimir Nazor Award</a><br />
<a href="http://www.biblio.com/9789539604842" target="_blank">Biblio.com</a><br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-30592109735838000622011-08-24T07:50:00.001-05:002011-08-24T07:50:11.678-05:00Frank O. Gehry Venice Beach House, Venice, CA, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/vbeach_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Frank O. Gehry Beach House, Venice Beach, CA, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/vbeach_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">In my "spotlight" article on <a href="http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1989/index.html" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize</a> winning architect <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/frank-o-gehry-in-spotlight.html" target="_blank">Frank O. Gehry</a> published recently I observed that Gehry "buildings often include the use of flowing curves and metal claddings that add a surreal touch and differentiate them from other, more conventional, designs. Having said that Gehry by no means restricts himself to one theme; take a look at the Venice Beach house ..." Today I return to Gehry to look at the Venice Beach House which is, to use an old cliché, the ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>FRANK O. GEHRY VENICE BEACH HOUSE</u></strong><br />
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2509 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, Los Angeles, CA, USA<br />
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<hr /><div style="text-align: justify;">... exception that proves the rule. Where many Gehry projects feature curves the Venice Beach House is angular, where many Gehry projects feature large areas of bright metal cladding the Venice Beach House does not; take a look at the <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-frank-o-gehry.html" target="_blank">gallery</a> and you will see exactly what I mean.<br />
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Constructed in 1986 the Venice Beach House is one of Gehry's earlier works. Located on the beach front in Venice, CA the home is in a prime spot with wonderful views of the beach and the Pacific Ocean and the "lookout" tower which is very reminiscent of the lifeguard huts dotted along the coastline must be a wonderful place to just sit and watch the world go by. The rear of the "tower" is fully glazed and likely "draws" one in; this feature can clearly be seen in the picture of the "tower" viewed from the house. The residence, with it's unique style featuring "pulled apart" elements not only incorporates design motifs not found in many other Gehry buildings but it was also constructed using a diverse and varied range of building materials including a light wood frame base with large wooden logs and beams, tile, cinderblocks and plywood cladding; many of these materials are clearly evident when looking at pictures of the building.<br />
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The Venice Beach House can be considered an example of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_architecture" target="_blank">post modernism</a>" and is significant as an early example of the genre. Wikipedia references the house in this way:<br />
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<em>"Frank Gehry’s Venice Beach house, built in 1986, is littered with small ornamental details that would have been considered excessive and needless in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernism" target="_blank">Modernism</a>. The Venice Beach House has an assembly of circular logs which exist mostly for decoration. The logs on top do have a minor purpose of holding up the window covers. However, the mere fact that they could have been replaced with a practically invisible nail, makes their exaggerated existence largely ornamental."</em><br />
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The Venice Beach House is one of a number of Gehry buildings in the Los Angeles area; Gehry and his company <a href="http://www.foga.com/" target="_blank">Gehry Partners LLP</a> is Los Angeles based. Gehry's development as an architect was influenced by the local "arts" community so much so that in 2005 Gehry curated an exhibition entitled "<a href="http://www.arcspace.com/exhibitions/weisman/weisman.html" target="_blank">Frank Gehry and the Artists of Venice Beach</a>". The exhibition was on display for about 6 months at the Gehry designed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weisman_Art_Museum" target="_blank">Weisman Art Museum</a> in Minneapolis, MN. A tag line for the exhibition read as follows:<br />
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<em>"Frank Gehry and the Venice Beach artists stand as explorers and innovators in a time and a place that led the way into a new mind set about the way we understand and live in the world."</em><br />
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My recommendation; if you are ever in the area check the house out. It is located between 25th and 26th and is best viewed from the beach front. <br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-34840788364369591222011-08-19T19:19:00.001-05:002015-07-27T13:11:43.683-05:00In The Spotlight - Architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser<table><tbody>
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I first came across Austrian painter and architect <a href="http://www.hundertwasser.at/index_en.php" target="_blank">Friedensreich Hundertwasser</a> [1928-2000] during research for the August 17th article on <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/08/kuchlbauers-bierwelt-abensberg-germany.html" target="_blank">Kuchlbauer's Bierwelt</a>. A look at his body of work immediately placed him with <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/frank-o-gehry-in-spotlight.html" target="_blank">Frank O. Gehry</a> in the category of architects who have made major contributions to the stranger end of the architectural spectrum. Like Gehry multiple ...</div></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/hundertwasser_1983_UNstamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Hundertwasser - 1983 UN Stamp" border="0" height="136" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/hundertwasser_1983_UNstamp.jpg" width="110" /></a>... examples of his work feature in many of the lists of "strange buildings" that dot the internet. Hundertwasser's early life was significantly impacted, as was the life of so many, by the turmoil and sadness of the Second World War. Raised by his Jewish mother the family avoided persecution by posing as Christians [his late father had been a Catholic]. Hundertwasser started out expressing his creativity in many diverse mediums including flags, posters and stamps [including a stamp designed for the United Nations shown to the right] but through the course of the 1950's his focus increasingly turned to architecture. His style is generally considered to be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sui_generis" target="_blank">Sui generis</a> though it is not unusual to find him being compared to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD" target="_blank">Anton Gaudi</a>. A gallery of his paintings can be found at <a href="http://www.arts-wallpapers.com/galleries/hundertwasser/" target="_blank">Arts-Wallpapers.com</a> and many can be seen in the Youtube video below:<br />
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To be honest unlike his architectural style which I think is magnificent I have to say his paintings are not to my personal taste. However you can see in the work the roots of his architectural style, the profusion of bright and vibrant colors, the eschewing of straight lines and the predominance of irregular shapes and forms. He was not averse to putting his style into words and he left us many quotes that seem to not only sum up his architectural style but also speak to his character and broader outlook on life. Among the best known quotes are the following:<br />
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<em>• "When we dream alone it is only a dream, but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality."<br />
• "The straight line leads to the downfall of humanity."<br />
• "If man walks in nature's midst, then he is nature's guest and must learn to behave as a well-brought-up guest."</em><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/spotlight/Hundertwasser2_Rogner Bad Blumau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Hotel Rogner Bad Blumau, Bad Blumau, Austria" border="0" height="196" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/spotlight/Hundertwasser2_Rogner Bad Blumau.jpg" width="264" /></a></div>One of Hundertwasser's oft used motifs was the integration of his buildings with nature and the use of vegetation on the roofs of his structures. Perhaps the best example of this aspect of his work is the <a href="http://www.blumau.com/hotel-wellnesshotel-wellness-spa-holiday-vacation-offer-package-last-minute-spa-thermal-bath.html" target="_blank">Hotel Rogner Bad Blumau</a>, Bad Blumau, Austria pictured to the left.<br />
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This aspect of his style is best summed up with another couple of his quotations; in this case they our favorites and without doubt they are quotes that also provide insight into his philosophy on life and spirituality:<br />
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<em>"I’ve worked a great deal with grass roofs, putting soil on top and having things grow, but there is something strange in this, more than ecological. It is a religious act to have soil on your roof and trees growing on top of you; the act reconciles you with God, with nature, maybe not Christian or Jewish monotheism, but something wider, older - a very ancient wisdom."</em><br />
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<em>"The true proportions in this world are the views to the stars and the views down to the surface of the earth. Grass and vegetation in the city should grow on all horizontal spaces - that is to say, wherever rain and snow falls vegetation should grow, on the roads and on the roofs. The horizontal is the domain of nature and wherever vegetation grows on the horizontal level man is off limits; he should not interfere. I mean taking away territories from nature, which human beings have always done."</em><br />
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In addition to his use of color and avoidance of straight lines which are common to all of his projects many also include another common element; the "crowning" of his creations with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola" target="_blank">cupolas</a> or "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_dome" target="_blank">onion domes</a>". The two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McDonald_House_Charities" target="_blank">Ronald McDonald Houses</a> designed by Hundertwasser demonstrate this and are shown below. They are located in Essen, Germany and Valkenburg, Netherlands.<br />
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During the course of his career Hundertwasser did not appear to ever restrict himself to any one type of project or even show any leaning to a particular type of building; a characteristic that most architects do seem to have. In fact the range of projects he embraced was very broad and extends from hotels and apartment complexes to residences and business premises and on to industrial plants and even public toilets. He managed to infuse all of his projects with his trademarks of color, vibrancy and fun even when the subject of his design was decidedly unglamorous; take for example the two plants he designed in Osaka, Japan the Maishima Incineration Plant and the Maishima Sludge Center.<br />
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All in all Hundertwasser's legacy is one of vibrant projects alive with color, spirals and curves. If you have any interest at all in the stranger, and in my opinion cooler, end of the world of architecture say a big thank you to Friedensreich Hundertwasser because he certainly made a big contribution.<br />
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Check out the <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-friedensreich.html">gallery here</a>. All images used in this article and in the <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-friedensreich.html">gallery</a> are from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_buildings_by_Friedensreich_Hundertwasser" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hundertwasser.at/english/hundertwasser/hwueberhw.php" target="_blank">Hundertwasser Website</a>
<a href="http://www.kunsthauswien.com/en/home" target="_blank">Hundertwasser Museum</a>
<a href="http://www.hundertwasser-friedensreich.com/" target="_blank">Art Directory</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>
<a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/friedensreich_hundertwass.html" target="_blank">Brainy Quote</a>
<hr />The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-29089105234873661872011-08-17T20:12:00.001-05:002011-08-22T09:49:32.319-05:00Kuchlbauer's Bierwelt, Abensberg, Germany<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/bierwelt_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="bierwelt Graz, Graz, Austria" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/bierwelt_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Breweries are not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about unique and inspired architecture but for German brewer Leonhard Salleck that was precisely what happened in the late 1990's. The <a href="http://www.kuchlbauers-bierwelt.de/World-of-Beer.6.0.html?&lang=en" target="_blank">Kuchlbauer´s Bierwelt</a> has, to say the least, a lengthy history and can trace it origins back to the late 1400's. More recently the brewery has been in the Salleck family since 1904. The brewery brews specialty "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weissbier" target="_blank">Weissbier</a>" or Wheat Beer and, while it is a relatively small operation, it is ...</div></td></tr>
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In the late 1990's Herr Salleck had visions of adding a tower on the brewery's land and his hope was that famed Austrian painter and architect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser" target="_blank">Friedensreich Hundertwasser</a> [1928-2000] would design the tower. In 1999 after initially indicating he did not wish to be a part of the project Hundertwasser finally agreed to work on Salleck's Tower. Sadly he died in 2000 and the work had to be completed by his apprentice <a href="http://www.hundertwasser-haus.info/en/blog/2011/06/22/peter-pelikan-architect/" target="_blank">Peter Pelikan</a>.<br />
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The Kuchlbauer Tower is visually stunning and highlights Hundertwasser's most common motifs, a rejection of straight lines, the use of bright and vibrant colors and the crowning of his creations with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupola" target="_blank">cupolas</a> or "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_dome" target="_blank">onion domes</a>". In the course of our research on the tower we discovered that like <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/frank-o-gehry-in-spotlight.html" target="_blank">Frank O. Gehry</a> who was the subject of our first "Architect Spotlight" feature recently Hundertwasser has a body of work which includes a significant contribution to the stranger and, in our opinion, cooler end of the architectural spectrum. As a result Hundertwasser will shortly be the subject of the second "Architect Spotlight" but in the meantime I have provided a <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-friedensreich.html" target="_blank">gallery</a> of his major projects where you will see clear evidence of the strong themes running through his work.<br />
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Ground was broken on the tower in early 2007, the 33 foot diameter, 12 ton observation ball was mounted atop the tower in August 2008 and the tower was opened to visitors January 2010. The tower is not only striking externally but is also a work of art on the inside and has proved a hugely successful addition to the brewery tours and a major tourist attraction in its own right. I doubt I will get to visit any time soon but in case anyone out there will be in the area you can download a brochure <a href="http://www.kuchlbauers-bierwelt.de/fileadmin/downloads/Flyer/Brauereiflyer_englisch_15.11.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> that provides operating hours and admission charges for the 2011 season; you should note that reservations are required.<br />
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Along with the amazing architecture which alone is enough to justify a visit the tower also houses one of the world’s largest collection of Weissbier glasses and the Weissbier dwarfs. In addition in the cellar is a full size reproduction of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci" target="_blank">Leonardo da Vinci’s</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_(Leonardo)" target="_blank">Last Supper</a>. Among his other interests Salleck was a serious student of da Vinci to the extent that he actually wrote a book on the subject - unfortunately as far as I can tell the book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3937082115/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=3937082115">Der Schlussel</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3937082115&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />" is not available at this time - certainly on Amazon that is the case.<br />
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<a href="http://www.kuchlbauers-bierwelt.de/Brewery.26.0.html?&lang=en" target="_blank">Kuchlbauers Bierwelt Website</a><br />
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<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/Kunsthaus2_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/Kunsthaus2_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Completed in 2003 the <a href="http://www.museum-joanneum.at/en/kunsthaus" target="_blank">Kunsthaus Graz</a> is a strange and yet very striking building. Affectionately dubbed the "Friendly Alien" by its creators its amoebic like form is a perfect example of what is sometimes termed "blob architecture" or "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blob_architecture" target="_blank">Blobitecture</a>". The building was designed by architects <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cook_(architect)" target="_blank">Peter Cook</a> and <a href="http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/research/architecture/profiles/Fournier.htm" target="_blank">Colin Fournier</a> and they had more up their sleeve than just the creativity of the building's organic form when they formulated their plans. The entire eastern side of the building forms a high tech visual ...</div></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... display that faces the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mur_River" target="_blank">Mur River</a> and the city center; the BIX Media Facade is a stunning fusion of architecture and the latest media technology.<br />
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Since 1985 the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> has designated cities in member states "<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/culture/our-programmes-and-actions/capitals/european-capitals-of-culture_en.htm" target="_blank">European Capitals Of Culture</a>". The program was created to:<br />
<ul><li>highlight the richness and diversity of European cultures</li>
<li>celebrate the cultural ties that link Europeans together</li>
<li>bring people from different European countries into contact with each other's culture and promote mutual understanding</li>
<li>foster a feeling of European citizenship.</li>
</ul>In 2003 the European Capital of Culture was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graz" target="_blank">Graz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" target="_blank">Austria</a>. Kunsthaus Graz was constructed as a part of the celebrations and exhibitions that went along with the yearlong celebration of European Culture. I think that I for one would likely have thought Cook and Fournier somewhat crazy had I seen plans for the Kunsthaus Graz before it's construction. I simply could not have had the vision to realize that instead of looking ugly and out of place amongst the baroque red tile roofs of Graz the building actually manages to merge with and enhance the cityscape. It is probably that type of vision that separates the average architect from the truly extraordinary architect.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/grazclocktower.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Graz Clock Tower" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/grazclocktower.jpg" width="204" height="271"/></a></div>Kunsthaus Graz is built primarily of reinforced concrete and is covered in translucent warm-blue acrylic paneling with white plaster and metal mesh on the interior. There are 16 "nozzles" on the top of the building; one nozzle provides for smoke evacuation in case of fire, one offers a view of the original architectural icon of Graz, the Clock Tower [which is a truly remarkable piece of architecture in its own right - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Graz_-_Uhrenturm6.jpg" target="_blank">image source</a>] and the rest provide for daylight and artificial light sources on the upper exhibition floors. Named for the combination of the words "Big" and "Pixels" the BIX Media Facade features 930 fluorescent rings that are embedded in the outer skin with the illumination level of each ring being variable from 0% to 100%. Operating as "pixels" they are controlled by a computer and are capable of displays as varied as the mind and imagination of those who get a chance to program them.<br />
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The Kunsthaus Gras is primarily an exhibition space but there are no permanent collections; instead the establishment aims to offer an ever changing array of exhibits of modern and contemporary art from the last 50 years or so.<br />
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There is no Google "Street View" but I did manage to snag a couple of nice screen shots from the "Bird's Eye" view in Bing Maps which are actually quite cool. On the video tab there are a couple of videos which show the BIX Media Facade in action; while I think the videos probably give a good idea of what the displays look like I think that to get a true feel for what the Kunsthaus Graz is all about you would need to visit in person; maybe one day. In the meantime I will conent myself with the videos and the excellent book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3775713506/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=3775713506" target="_blank">Peter Cook And Colin Fournier: Friendly Alien</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=3775713506&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />".<br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-55238485645469266132011-08-13T12:42:00.001-05:002011-08-22T10:57:37.472-05:00The Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/lotus_main_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/lotus_main_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Known as the Lotus Temple and completed in 1986 the <a href="http://www.bahaihouseofworship.in/" target="_blank">Bahá'í House of Worship</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi" target="_blank">New Delhi</a>, India must surely be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Inspired by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera" target="_blank">Lotus Flower</a> the structure has become one of the most visited buildings in the world according to <a href="http://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110510064329AAxvNkK" target="_blank">Yahoo Answers</a> [where several sources are cited] and most other sources I could track down. In the end wherever it lies on the list of most visited buildings with over 4 million visitors a year it has certainly made ...</div></td></tr>
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Lotus Temple, New Delhi, Delhi 110025, India<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... its mark and deservedly so; the building is both stunning and inspired and must be quite something to see and experience in person. <br />
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The Lotus Temple was designed by architect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fariborz_Sahba" target="_blank">Fariborz Sahba</a>. The architect's <a href="http://www.sahbaarchitect.com/" target="_blank">website</a> includes the following quote from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bah%C3%A1'%C3%AD_poets" target="_blank">Roger White</a>, Forever In Bloom:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/flower_1.jpg" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Lotus Flower" border="0" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/flower_1.jpg" width="209" height="136"/></a></div><em>"While designing the Bahá'í House of Worship for India; a Temple dedicated to the Oneness Of God, the Oneness of Religions and the Oneness of Mankind in which peoples of all backgrounds are welcome -- architect Faroborz Sahba was inspired to use the lotus flower as the basis for his creation. He chose it as a symbol for the Bahá'í belief in the potential purity of the human spirit; he chose it as a metaphor for the truth that out of the "murky waters" of our collective history of ignorance and violence we will arise to create a new age of peace and universal brotherhood."</em><br />
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Architecturally the Lotus Temple follows principles outlined for the construction of Houses Of Worship first laid out by the son of the religion's founder. All are round with nine sides and contain no altars; images and statues are not displayed. The building's design is centered around 27 marble clad, concrete "petals" situated in three groups to form the nine sides. The Temple sits on a 26 acre site and is surrounded by nine ponds and landscaped gardens.<br />
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith" target="_blank">Bahá'í Faith</a> is a relatively young religion that was founded by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h" target="_blank">Bahá'u'lláh</a> [1817-1892] in 19th-century Persia. The central tenet of the religion is that humanity is one single race and that the time has come for its unification into a global society. Whether you subscribe to this religion or follow another faith or perhaps follow no faith at all you cannot argue the simplicity and value of the Bahá'í message; if every human was to adopt that belief most likely the world would be a more peaceful and better place in a hurry. Sadly as is so often the case with humanity this simple and peaceful message was met with ignorance and dismissal by the "authorities" and Bahá'u'lláh spent his final years in prison. The magnificent Lotus Temple seems very appropriate as a symbol and a center for his movement and its belief in the unity of humanity.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bahaihouseofworship.in/" target=_blank">Lotus Temple Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bahai.org/" target=_blank">Bahá’í Faith Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sahbaarchitect.com/" target=_blank">Fariborz Sahba Website</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Temple" target=_blank">Wikipedia - Lotus Temple</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith" target=_blank">Wikipedia - Bahá’í Faith</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h" target=_blank">Wikipedia - Bahá'u'lláh</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera" target=_blank">Wikipedia - Lotus Flower</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-64379197479971382732011-08-11T18:39:00.001-05:002011-08-22T11:09:27.791-05:00Mammy's Cupboard, Natchez, MS, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/mammys_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Mammy's Cupboard, Natchez, MS, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/mammys_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Dating from the American Civil War era and originating in the southern US The "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammy_archetype" target="_blank">mammy archetype</a>" is one of the best-known archetypes of African American women. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines "<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mammy" target="_blank">mammy</a>" as "a black woman serving as a nurse to white children especially formerly in the southern United States". Given that while there may be a more "politically incorrect" building than Mammy's Cupboard somewhere out there I for one have not come across it. Located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez,_MS" target="_blank">Natchez</a>, MS ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>MAMMY'S CUPBOARD</u></strong><br />
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555 Hwy 61 S., Natchez, MS, USA<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... Mammy's Cupboard dates from 1940 when it was constructed for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gaude. Interestingly along with now being the embodiment of political incorrectness the building is also unusual in that its architect was female; in 1940 in rural Mississippi that was definitely not the norm. Annie Davis Bost was the wife of prolific local architect and builder Robert E Bost and the couple worked together on many local projects with Annie most often working as draftsman for her husband but also on occasion acting as architect in her own right and, at least in the case of Mammy's Cupboard, making something of a "statement" in the process.<br />
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Though primarily built as a compliment to the already existing service station on the site Mrs. Gaude operated a restaurant from beneath "Mammy's" bright red brick skirts for many years and often catered to tourists attracted to the area by the Natchez Pilgrimage of Homes. The "<a href="http://www.natchezpilgrimage.com/" target="_blank">Pilgrimage</a>"; a tour of the antebellum mansions of Natchez operates to this day and is likely still responsible for some of the business done by Mammy's.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002IQNEC/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B0002IQNEC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0002IQNEC&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=thgrolli-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" ></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0002IQNEC&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />Not unlike many buildings that have endured for many decades Mammy's has seen cycles of decline and decay followed by restoration. The latest information out on the internet suggests Mammy's has been repaired and given a shiny new coat of paint and as our image of the advertising board indicates currently operates again as a restaurant open for lunch Tuesdays through Saturdays. The majority of the reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60910-d422413-Reviews-Mammy_s_Cupboard-Natchez_Mississippi.html" target="_blank">Trip Advisor</a> are positive and suggest "Mammy" has still got it.<br />
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The 2004 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Sebak" target="_blank">Rick Sebak</a> hosted <a href="http://www.pbs.org/" target="_blank">PBS</a> documentary "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002IQNEC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B0002IQNEC" target="_blank">A Program About Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=B0002IQNEC&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />" featured a segment on Mammy's Cupboard along with a host of other strange and unusual buildings. You can find the relevant section of the documentary on the video tab.<br />
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<a href="http://misspreservation.com/101-mississippi-places-to-see-before-you-die/mammys-cupboard-adams-county/" target="_blank">Preservation In Mississippi</a><br />
<a href="http://www.natchezpilgrimage.com/spring.htm" target="_blank">Natchez Pilgimage Tours</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/links/mammy/" target="_blank">Ferris State University</a><br />
<a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/3344" target="_blank">Roadside America</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mammys-Cupboard-Natchez-Mississippi/258463451684" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=1831293&cp=&searchId=10368914136&keywords=Unusual+Buildings&parentPage=search" target="_blank">PBS</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60910-d422413-Reviews-Mammy_s_Cupboard-Natchez_Mississippi.html" target="_blank">Trip Advisor</a><br />
<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/mammys-cupboard-natchez" target="_blank">Yelp</a><br />
<a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-15152518R-mammys_cupboard-i" target="_blank">Yahoo Travel</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-85104974666725821062011-08-01T20:24:00.001-05:002011-09-23T21:51:06.872-05:00Biorama aka The Water Tower House<table><tbody>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... but they had been looking for a project of their own; a departure from the corporate world and an opportunity to work on something that had some environmental value. Thus was born the Biorama or Water Tower House.<br />
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Turning the boarded up run down tower into their new home was not without its challenges. Permission was needed from the Barnim County authorities; as an incentive to the county the couple suggested that as part of the project a viewing platform be constructed on top of the tower from which visitors could view the reserve. The process was further complicated by the sites UNESCO status. In the end the appropriate permissions were granted and the couple were able to purchase about 3 acres of land around the tower. The tower itself as a designated historic landmark was not purchased but rather leased under an 99 year lease.<br />
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Once all the appropriate agreements were in place Berlin based architect Frank Meilchan was retained to help with the conversion and work began in earnest. The original water tank had to be removed from inside the tower and load bearing structures had to be constructed to hold aloft the new floors that were being put in. A second tower was constructed to house an elevator that would take visitors to and from the rooftop viewing platform. The European Union contributed something close to half of the estimated $800K conversion costs to cover the elevator and second tower. The end result was a well patronized tourist attraction and a 1500 square foot apartment on six levels for the couple. They dubbed their home Biorama; that name being a combination of the name of the nature reserve within which they now lived and the word panorama which understated the wonderful 360 views they had from the upper levels of their new residence.<br />
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<a href="http://www.biorama-projekt.org/Outlookpoint.htm" target="_blank">Biorama Project Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.joachimsthal-schorfheide.com/biorama.htm" target="_blank">Joachimsthal Schorfheide Website</a><br />
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<a href="http://blog.buzzbuzzhome.com/2011/01/make-your-home-in-german-water-tower.html" target="_blank">BuzzBuzzHome</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/blogs/all-along-the-water-tower-germanys-biorama" target="_blank">Mother Nature Network</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-56054445202014842372011-07-31T20:50:00.001-05:002011-08-23T15:06:57.149-05:00In The Spotlight - Architect Frank O. Gehry<table><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.foga.com/" target="_blank">Frank O. Gehry</a> came to my attention while I was researching the <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/hotel-marques-de-riscal-elciego-spain.html" target="_blank">Hotel Marques de Riscal</a> and he quickly became a favorite of mine as I began to explore his incredibly impressive body of work. It prompted me to want to bring together a little information about him and a collection of his projects on a single page rather than spread over multiple articles and ...</div></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... thus was born the "In The Spotlight" which will be an occasional feature of this website going forward. If you take a look at any of the multitude of pictorial lists on the web of notable and/or strange buildings around the world you are sure to find Gehry represented multiple times. His list of works is long and includes many iconic buildings that have since become tourist attractions including the <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/bilbao" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum</a> [Bilbao, Spain] the <a href="http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/wdch-overview.cfm" target="_blank">Walt Disney Concert Hall</a> [Los Angeles, California}, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novartis#Basel_headquarters_campus_redesign" target="_blank">Novartis Pharma A.G. Campus</a> [Basel, Switzerland] and the <a href="http://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=651" target="_blank">Dancing House</a> [Prague, Czech Republic].<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/gehryartbeekman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="8 Spruce Street, New York, NY, USA" border="0" height="489" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/gehryartbeekman.jpg" width="220" /></a>Born in 1928 Gehry is a <a href="http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1989/index.html" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize</a> winning architect working out of Los Angeles, California. His buildings often include the use of flowing curves and metal claddings that add a surreal touch and differentiate them from other, more conventional, designs. Having said that Gehry by no means restricts himself to one theme; take a look at the Venice Park Beach house in the <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-frank-o-gehry.html">Gallery</a> and you will see what I mean. Though somewhat bizarre one of the things Gehry lists among his influences is fish. That's right - fish. The motif is used not only in his buildings but appears in other product lines created by Gehry including a jewelry line and several sculptures. The PBS website "<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/gehry_pop/fish.html" target="_blank">American Masters</a>" hosts the following Gehry quote on the subject:<br />
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<em>"It was by accident that I got into the fish image. My colleagues were starting to replay Greek temples. Y'know in the post-modern thing, I don't know, when was that... the 80s. That was hot, everybody was re-doing the past. I said, y'know, Greek temples are anthropomorphic. And three hundred million years before man was fish. If you wanna, if you gotta go back, if you're insecure about going forward, dammit, go back three hundred million years. Why are you stopping at the Greeks? So I started drawing fish in my sketchbook. and then I started to realize that there was something in it."</em><br />
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Gehry's importance to the world of architecture is clear and has been recognized in the number of significant awards he has received over the years. Amongst them are the <a href="http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1989/index.html" target="_blank">Pritzker Prize</a> for Architecture [1989], the <a href="http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/" target="_blank">National Medal of Arts</a> [1998], the <a href="http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAB025046" target="_blank">AIA Gold Medal</a> [1999] and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson_Awards#Woodrow_Wilson_Award_for_Public_Service" target="_blank">Woodrow Wilson Award</a> for public service from the Smithsonian in 2004. More recently, and perhaps a little more down to earth, Gehry was inducted into the <a href="http://www.californiamuseum.org/exhibits/halloffame" target="blank">California Hall of Fame</a> in 2006. In addition to the impact of his body of work on the field of architecture Gehry has also made his mark by gaining a reputation for bringing projects in on time and on budget; something that is not as common as people would like in the construction world and even less so in the field of innovative and novel architecture that Gehry works in. As yet another recognition of his status 2005 saw film veteran <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001628/" target="_blank">Sidney Pollack</a> [1934-2008] create a documentary about Gehry, "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446784/" target="_blank">Sketches of Frank Gehry</a>."<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/gehryartdancing_house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The dancing Building, Prague" border="0" height="277" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/gehryartdancing_house.jpg" width="210" /></a>Gehry is a prolific academically as he is in the architecture industry. He is a Professor of Architecture at Columbia University and also teaches at Yale. In addition he has held numerous other prestigious academic posts over the years and holds in excess of 10 honorary doctorates.<br />
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Although much awarded and highly regarded in the architectural world Gehry is not without his critics who have contended that his work is often all about corporate branding, that it often does not fit in with its surroundings and that his work often includes functionless frills. Perhaps that is true but to me his work is just very very cool. I have pulled together a <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-frank-o-gehry.html">Gallery</a> of many of his projects here. Please note that not all of his works are represented; it is not meant to be an exhaustive list but it does include the majority along with all of the most significant designs. If you think one is missing that would fit that category please use the contact form and let me know. Over time many of these will no doubt generate articles in their own right on this site but for now the <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-frank-o-gehry.html">Gallery</a> showcases what an incredible architect Frank O. Gehry is.<br />
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For the record the two images here are 8 Spruce Street [Originally the Beekman Tower] and the Dancing House. For location and attribution see the <a href="http://strangebuildingsarchive.blogspot.com/p/architect-spotlight-frank-o-gehry.html">Gallery</a>.</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAB025046" target="_blank">The American Institute Of Architects</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pritzkerprize.com/laureates/1989/index.html" target="_blank">The Pritzker Architecture Prize</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/gehry_pop/fish.html" target="_blank">PBS</a><br />
<a href="http://www.californiamuseum.org/exhibits/halloffame" target="_blank">California Hall Of Fame</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gehry" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/" target="_blank">National Medal Of Arts</a><br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446784/" target="_blank">IMDB</a><br />
<hr />The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-56902117982178744132011-07-31T17:05:00.001-05:002011-09-02T07:01:11.651-05:00Hotel Marqués de Riscal, Elciego, Spain<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/riscal_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Hotel Marques de Riscal, Elciego, Spain" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/riscal_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Located in north central Spain the Rioja region is famed for its production of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rioja_(wine)" target="_blank">Rioja wines</a>. The Rioja <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denominaci%C3%B3n_de_Origen_Calificada" target="_blank">Denominación de Origen Calificada</a> is named for the province of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rioja_(Spain)" target="_blank">La Rioja</a> though the wines are actually produced in three northern Spanish provinces; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rioja_(Spain)" target="_blank">La Rioja</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarre" target="_blank">Navarre</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lava" target="_blank">Álava</a>. In the province of Álava The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gehry" target="_blank">Frank O. Gehry</a> designed <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1539" target="_blank">Hotel Marques de Riscal</a> adds a touch of the ultra modern to the small, traditional town of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elciego" target="_blank">Elciego</a>. Erected in 2006 the hotel was a part of a plan to ...</div></td></tr>
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Calle Torrea, 1 , Elciego ,01340, Spain<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... re-invigorate the regions wine related tourism activities. Traditionally Spanish wineries have not been open to the public; the <a href="http://www.winetravelguides.com/Guides/Spain/Rioja/Around-Haro/Producers/Bodegas-de-los-Herederos-del-Marques-de-Riscal" target="_blank">Vinos Herederos del Marqués de Riscal</a>, established in 1858, aimed to change that with the construction of the Gehry designed complex which houses the five-star hotel and its conference facility, a notable fine dining establishment, a world class spa, a museum of viticulture and a wine shop. Guests staying at the hotel are guaranteed a reservation for the 90-minute tour of the famed Marqués de Riscal winery.<br />
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The architect has been quoted as explaining that his aim:<br />
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<em>"was to incorporate the character of the region and its famous vintage within the building's exterior - the multi-colored ribbon-like titanium facade reflecting the pink hues of Rioja, the silver foil shielding the cork, and the distinctive gold mesh which adorns all Marqués de Riscal bottles."</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/riscalguggenheim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain" border="0" height="291" m$="true" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/riscalguggenheim.jpg" width="218" /></a>Our main image of the hotel strongly suggests that he achieved these aims; the stunning hotel stands in marked contrast to the older buildings alongside it and yet the combination, while surreal and perhaps a little strange, does work and the buildings do look like they belong together, distant cousins if you like. The 27,000 square foot, 43 room hotel shares signature characteristics with many of Gehry's works, in particular the flowing curved lines seen in the metal "sails", and his being retained to design the hotel is thought to be at least in part due to the huge reception and recognition for his most famous Spanish work the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum</a> in Bilbao, Spain which shares the same style [shown to the right].<br />
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The Hotel Marqués de Riscal is a part of the Starwood chain and one of its "Luxury Collection". It also has luxury prices; as at July 30th 2004 rooms ranged from about $440 to $1000 per night - I probably won't be staying there any time soon. Of numerous awards and recognition claimed by the hotel perhaps the most notable is being recognized as the "Number 1 Spa Worldwide" by <a href="http://www.cntraveller.com/" target="_blank">Condé Nast Traveler</a> in 2009.<br />
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Our research on this building was the first time we had come across the body of work of Frank O. Gehry and he has quickly become one of our favorites architects. A look at any of the multiple lists of notable and/or strange buildings around the world will show multiple Gehry projects most of which share signature characteristics though a few are radical departures from his norm. Many of these will be the subject of articles on this site in their own right in the future but Gehry's work is so significant in the world of unique architecture that we are making him the subject of the first of an ongoing "once in a while" feature of our site - the Architect Spotlight - check it out <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/frank-o-gehry-in-spotlight.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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There is no Google "street" view available for the hotel but we did grab a cool aerial view screenshot that you can see on the Google Maps tab.<br />
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<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-63688462611177096702011-07-29T23:53:00.001-05:002011-08-22T11:54:45.920-05:00The Flying Saucer House, TN, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/flyingsaucer_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Flying Saucer House, Signal Mountain, TN, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/flyingsaucer_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">About three weeks ago we published an article on the "<a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/ufo-house-royce-city-tx-usa.html" target="_blank">UFO House</a>" in Royse City, TX. That was one of the late 20th century <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuro" target="_blank">Futuro</a> homes. Here we bring you another "UFO" style home though this one is be more commonly referred to as the "Flying Saucer House". This home, while just as strange as the Futuro homes, is unique and very definitely "one of a kind". Constructed in 1970 the "Flying Saucer House" is located on Signal Mountain in Tennessee on a switch back along ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>THE FLYING SAUCER HOUSE</u></strong><br />
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1408 Palisades Rd Signal Mountain, TN 37377, USA<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... scenic US Highway 127 in Hamilton County. The late Curtis W. King and his family built the circular 1,954 square foot [<a href="http://assessor.hamiltontn.gov/PropertyInquiry/InquiryHome/PropertySearch.aspx" target="_blank">Hamilton County Tax Assessor</a>] house which sits on six pillars; the "landing gear" if you like. The property is primarily constructed of steel and concrete and features three bedrooms and two bathrooms along with living areas on three levels. The staircase entry to the home is retractable. A local man, Dr. Cleaveland, who visited the home at an open house in its early days is quoted in a February 2007 Chattanooga Times Free Press article [reproduced on <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM26GZ" target="_blank">Waymarking.com</a>] describing the home this way:<br />
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<em>"Entering the Space House is an experience like none other on this planet. Part of the entryway is lined with wallpaper, ending at a traditional residential door. An amber-colored light panel illuminates the doorway.<br />
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The first thing one sees inside is a bar with mirrors lining the curved wall. Up another flight of stairs is the main living area. The living room is open to the kitchen which has a black-and-white checkerboard floor. A sliding glass door opens onto a small deck overlooking Signal Mountain Boulevard. Two bedrooms and a bathroom also occupy the main level.<br />
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The master suite is perhaps the most prominent interior feature. The round room is raised on a platform in the center of the main living area. But the master bedroom comfortably fits a bed and features a bathroom with Roman-style tub."</em><br />
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The real estate site <a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1408-Palisades-Rd-Signal-Mountain-TN-37377/41405532_zpid/#{scid=hdp-site-map-bubble-details}" target="_blank">Zillow</a> lists the home as being valued at $157600 as at July 29th 2011. The site also lists several sales dating back to a sale in 1994 for $77K through $126K in 2006, $165K in 2007 and then finally dropping to $131K in 2008 - it seems like even spaceships got hit by the financial downturn though at its current valuation it seems to be making up ground again.<br />
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Not surprisingly given it's stange and surreal appearance the home has grabbed the attention of the media on several occasions having featured on HGTV and generated 2008 articles by <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337790,00.html" target="_blank">Fox News</a> and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23679091/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/price-flying-saucer-house-fails-take-flight/" target="_blank">MSNBC</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337790,00.html" target="_blank">Fox News</a><br />
<a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1211" target="_blank">Roadside America</a><br />
<a href="http://assessor.hamiltontn.gov/PropertyInquiry/InquiryHome/PropertySearch.aspx" target="_blank">Hamilton Co Tax Assessor</a><br />
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The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-27487568697525517802011-07-28T20:01:00.001-05:002011-08-22T12:11:52.489-05:00The Kirsch Home, Oak Park, IL, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/kirsch_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Kirsch Home, Oak Park, IL, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/kirsch_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Now this one was a bit of a challenge! Saw this a while ago on a blog somewhere; just a picture with no info of any sort but the picture looked interesting so I decided to try to track it down. It took a little while but I was successful in the end. The "Bunker" as it seems to be referred to was designed by the architect <a href="http://www.ejka.com/flashindex.html" target="_blank">Errol J Kirsch</a> and there is a series of images of the home on his <a href="http://www.ejka.com/flashindex.html" target="_blank">website</a>. Unfortunately there is no additional information on the rationale behind the design or the construction methods; just ...</div></td></tr>
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1046 Fair Oaks Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, USA<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... the images. Kirsch had the 3600 square foot Oak Park home built in 1982 as his own residence.<br />
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The blog <a href="http://dimbeautyofchicago.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-logan-run-right-in-oak-park.html" target="_blank">Bright Lights Dim Beauty of Chicago</a> was one site that we found useful in our search for information on the "Bunker" and the blog links to a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgoyette/3041379541/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> image that has several comments. One indicated what might have been behind the unusual and almost sci-fi design of the property. Deltasly comments:<br />
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I have not yet been able to verify the "green" origins of the home but it does seem likely judging by the construction and design of the property and I have to add I was impressed with the commenter's memory to get within 2 years of the date of construction; would that my memory was as good.<br />
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Another blog, <a href="http://architecturerevived.blogspot.com/2011/05/kirsch-house-oak-park-illinois.html" target="_blank">Architecture Revived</a> also appears to support the "green" theory and suggests that:<br />
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<em>"The masonry mass provides heat mitigation and windows are designed to pick up solar gain. The tall chimney at the top seems to be for a heat stack strategy."</em><br />
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No source is quoted so again we cannot verify if that was the intention of the architect but the comment does seem logical.<br />
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The real estate website <a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1046-Fair-Oaks-Ave-Oak-Park-IL-60302/3801560_zpid/" target="_blank">Zillow lists the Kirsch house</a> as being valued at about $735K [July 28th 2011]. Considering the last listed sale was in 1998 at $344K the home has shown a healthy increase in the last decade or so though the listed property taxes at over $20K for 2009 are a little scary. Glad I live in Texas.<br />
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During research for this article I was using Google Maps as usual; amazingly while I have been able to get "street views" of obscure buildings in a small town in New Zealand [Posted July 25th 2011 - <a href="http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/sheep-and-dog-buildings-tirau-new.html" target="_blank">Sheep And Dog Buildings, Tirau, New Zealand</a>] amongst others there was no street view of the Kirsch property available; I guess the Google cars just have not got there yet. We do have a pretty good aerial view on the Google Maps tab below and on this occasion there was also an even better aerial view available on <a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qzhtvb7phwnq&lvl=19.52146045050858&dir=2.831127035382079&sty=b&where1=1046%20Fair%20Oaks%20Ave%2C%20Oak%20Park%2C%20IL%2060302-1338&form=LMLTCC" target="_blank">Bing Maps</a>.<br />
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Also in the course of research one of the blogs we came across suggested the home would have been right at home in the 1976 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_York_(actor)" target="_blank">Michael York</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Agutter" target="_blank">Jenny Agutter</a> sci-fi movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/" target="_blank">Logan's Run</a>. I have to agree though to be honest I wish I had never seen the comment as it sent me off at a tangent that, while it interested me, was nothing to do with the Kirsch house.<br />
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I was looking for a screenshot from the movie that specifically showcased the movies architectural style to compare with the Kirsch home and along the way I came across a comment that the movie was filmed in and around Dallas, TX and that the picture I had located contained at least one recognizable local building. Well, being that I live in Dallas identifying that building became a quest. Thankfully as always the internet came through and I was able to track the building down. The images are on the Logan's Run tab below - check it out for yourself.</div><br />
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</div><div class="tabcontent" id="kirsch4">This image illustrates the architecture in the movie Logan's Run. I think you will agree that the "Bunker" would have fit right in. You might also notice the angular building towards the center right of the picture. In the movie it was the Sandman HQ Building. In real life it was at one time the Zale International Building and is now the Exxon Mobil Building. It is located at 3000 Pegasus Park Drive, Dallas, TX.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ejka.com/flashindex.html" target="_blank">Errol J. Kirsch Website</a><br />
<a href="http://dimbeautyofchicago.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-logan-run-right-in-oak-park.html" target="_blank">Bright Lights Dim Beauty of Chicago</a><br />
<a href="http://architecturerevived.blogspot.com/2011/05/kirsch-house-oak-park-illinois.html" target="_blank">Architecture Revived</a><br />
<a href="http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1046-Fair-Oaks-Ave-Oak-Park-IL-60302/3801560_zpid/" target="_blank">Zillow</a><br />
<a href="http://www.redfin.com/IL/Oak-Park/1046-Fair-Oaks-Ave-60302/home/13274541" target="_blank">Redfin</a><br />
<a href="http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/logan/location/index.htm" target="_blank">City Of Domes</a><br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/locations" target="_blank">Internet Movie Database</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-29194512881805944952011-07-27T21:25:00.001-05:002011-08-22T12:28:26.583-05:00The Cigar House, Albuquerque, NM, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/meadpenhall_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Mead/Penhall House aka The Cigar House, Albuquerque, NM, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/meadpenhall_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">The Mead/Penhall house or the "Cigar House" as we have termed it is located in Albuquerque, NM. Many of the buildings we feature have nicknames that have been around for a long time and we have no idea of their origin; some make sense and some seem a little obscure. We have not previously heard of a nickname being applied to this property so we chose to create one; perhaps it will stick, perhaps not. In any case if you take a look at the close in aerial shot taken from Google Maps...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>THE MEAD/PENHALL HOUSE aka THE "CIGAR HOUSE"</u></strong><br />
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4504 Sunningdale Avenue Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, USA<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... we believe the reason we chose to christen the house the "Cigar House" will be quite apparent. Note that we could not get that view to stick in an embedded Google map so it is actually a screenshot but if you zoom in on the normal Google Map you should be able to replicate it.<br />
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The Mead/Penhall home was constructed on the last remaining lot in a neighborhood development with homes already in place on three sides. The home features clean, curving lines and is raised above the ground to take advantage of mountain and valley views.<br />
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The home was built 1992-1993 and the design was the work of the exceptional architect Bart Prince. The property was built for author Christopher Curtis Mead and his partner, photographer Michele Penhall. Born in 1947 Prince has received much recognition over the course of his career most recently being awarded the International Excellence in Design Award at the 2004 International Design Conference in Mexico. He has a portfolio of highly innovative and original properties and those along with other information about the architect can be found on his <a href="http://www.bartprince.com/default.html" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393733122/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0393733122" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=0393733122&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=thgrolli-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0393733122&camp=217145&creative=399369" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />Coincidentally Bart Prince, his career and his exceptional designs are the focus of one of the homeowners books; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393733122/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thgrolli-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399381&creativeASIN=0393733122" target="_blank">The Architecture of Bart Prince: A Pragmatics of Place</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thgrolli-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0393733122&camp=217145&creative=399381" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> by <a href="http://art.unm.edu/people/faculty/mead.christopher.html" target="_blank">Christopher Curtis Mead</a> with photos by Michele Penhall can be found on Amazon. The editorial review on Amazon includes the following summing up of Prince by <a href="http://www.design.upenn.edu/people/de-long_david-g" target="_blank">David De Long</a>, Univ. of Pennsylvania:<br />
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<em>"Bart Prince may be the most creative architect practicing in America today. Expanding on approaches initiated by <a href="http://www.franklloydwright.org/fllwf_web_091104/Home.html" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Goff" target="_blank">Bruce Goff</a>, he celebrates a national tradition of absolute originality."</em><br />
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We tend to agree and plan on bringing you other Bart Prince designed properties in the future. If we win the lottery we might even have him design a house for us and bring you that one.</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.bartprince.com/default.html" target="_blank">Bart Prince Website</a><br />
<a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-08-29/news/9203180802_1_pools-mr-prince-marlboro-man" target="_blank">Chicago Tribune</a><br />
<a href="http://dudye.com/start-fresh-on-each-new-project-bart-prince" target="_blank">Dudye.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.trailergypsies.com/New%20Mexico/AlbuQuirky.htm" target="_blank">Trailer Gypsies</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-15107280710729282872011-07-27T11:54:00.001-05:002011-08-22T12:37:27.024-05:00Dome Of A Home, Gulf Breeze, FL, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/dome_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Dome Of A Home, Gulf Breeze, FL, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/dome_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Valerie and Mark Sigler had had just about enough after their home was severely damaged for the third time by a hurricane. In 1998 following Hurricane Georges they had what remained of their home demolished and started the search for the architect who would build them their new home. After a lengthy search they came upon Jonathan Zimmerman [who passed away 2005], the architect behind the "<a href="http://www.domeofahome.com/index.html" target="_blank">Dome Of A Home</a>" which was constructed in 2003. The Sigler house is without doubt ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>DOME OF A HOME</u></strong><br />
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1005 Ariola Dr Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... one of the coolest looking homes we have seen but it's design is much more than good looks. The home is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolithic_dome" target="_blank">Monolithic Dome Structure</a> and is the perfect property for the hurricane prone Florida coastline. The website <a href="http://www.monolithic.com/" target="_blank">Monolithic</a> has a vast store of information about these fascinating structures. The site sums up Monolithic Domes this way:<br />
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<em>"Monolithic Domes are constructed following a method that requires a tough, inflatable Airform, steel-reinforced concrete and a polyurethane foam insulation. Each of these ingredients is used in a technologically specific way ... Monolithic Domes meet FEMA standards for providing near-absolute protection and have a proven ability to survive tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, most manmade disasters, fire, termites and rot."</em><br />
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Not just innovative on the outside the 3200 square-foot Sigler home is also high-tech on the inside including holographic "fires" in the fireplaces and air conditioners in each room. The home spans three levels and includes large balconies where the Sigler's can take advantage of the wonderful ocean views.<br />
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The "Dome Of A Home" as the Sigler's dub their now iconic home has been the subject of a huge amount of press and media attention over the years. Perhaps the most notable was when Hurricane Ivan threatened the Florida coast in 2004. An NBC news crew took shelter in the four-bedroom dome home along with Mark Sigler. The news crew reported on the storm from the safety of the concrete structure as nearly 80 percent of the other structures on Pensacola Beach were either damaged or destroyed. The home has since been featured on the NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Home and Garden Television (HGTV) and numerous national and regional magazines. NBC reporter Kerry Sanders’ account of riding out the storm can be found <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6011773/ns/weather-weather_news/t/dome-home-weathers-storm/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Other media reporting on the "Dome Of A Home" includes:<br />
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<ul><li>A Weather Channel piece that can be viewed on <a href="http://youtu.be/St4umWJttYk" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</li>
<li>A set of videos and pictures that provides great detail on the home at the <a href="http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=308822" target="_blank">Tour Factory</a>.</li>
<li>A scan of a 2003 Pensacola News Journal article hosted on the Sigler's website <a href="http://www.domeofahome.com/pdf/2003%200920%20Pensacola%20News%20Journal.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
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The Sigler's website has an extensive list of media coverage relating to the home <a href="http://www.domeofahome.com/media_main.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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As of 2008 the property was up for sale for a cool $1.25M. There is extensive information accompanied by many pictures on the Sigler's site <a href="http://domeofahome.com/sale.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. As of the time of writing we can find no indication that the home has been sold.</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.domeofahome.com/index.html" target="_blank">Dome Of A Home Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6011773/ns/weather-weather_news/t/dome-home-weathers-storm/" target="_blank">MSNBC</a><br />
<a href="http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=308822" target="_blank">Value Vacation Rentals</a><br />
<a href="http://static.monolithic.com/domesinnews/2008/doahpressrelease/index.html" target="_blank">Monolithic.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.static.monolithic.com/disaster_resistance/hurricanes/index.html" target="_blank">Monolithic.com</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola_Beach" target="_blank">Wikipedia - Pensacola Beach</a><br />
<a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/12474" target="_blank">Roadside America</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-32088807244427101122011-07-26T11:05:00.001-05:002011-08-22T12:56:33.738-05:00The Brenton House, Boulder, CO, USA<table><tbody>
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3752 Wonderland Hill Ave, Boulder, CO 80304<br />
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40°2'34.63"N 105°17'16.93"W<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... an ex navy man] the home features a radial design with five "barnacle like" pods.<br />
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The properties main level spans all five pods of which three have only a single level; two of the pods also include a second level. The three main pods with views house the main living areas while two pods that have lesser views house the garage and a dressing room. The construction method of the property was somewhat unorthodox and basically involved spraying polyurethane foam over a rebar framework.<br />
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The house has been the subject of much publicity over the years. It featured in a National Enquirer article column "Weird Houses"; the article was reproduced in the July 2008 edition of the magazine Dwell which can be found on Google Books <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=nsQDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA118&ots=SCY7JB9nFQ&dq=national%20enquirer%20weird%20houses%20column&pg=PA112#v=onepage&q=national%20enquirer%20weird%20houses%20column&f=false" target="_blank">here</a>. The house was also featured in a brief scene from the 1973 Woody Allen film <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_(film)" target="_blank">Sleeper</a>.</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA7P8_The_Brenton_House_Boulder_Colorado" target="_blank">Waymarking.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.atomix.com/haertling/brenton.html" target="_blank">Atomix.com</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Haertling" target="_blank">Wikipedia - Charles Haertling</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bouldermod.com/architects/architect-profiles-charles-haertling-1926-1984/" target="_blank">BoulderMod</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thedenvereye.com/the-modern-architecture-of-sleeper/" target="_blank">The Denver Eye</a><br />
<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=nsQDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA118&ots=SCY7JB9nFQ&dq=national%20enquirer%20weird%20houses%20column&pg=PA112#v=onepage&q=national%20enquirer%20weird%20houses%20column&f=false" target="_blank">Dwell Magazine Article</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-51632783482673245392011-07-25T09:03:00.001-05:002011-08-22T13:25:45.323-05:00Sheep And Dog Buildings, Tirau, New Zealand<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sheep_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Sheep Building, Tirau, New Zealand" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/sheep_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirau" target="_blank">Tirau</a> is a small town [population 732, 2006 census] in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikato" target="_blank">Waikato</a> region of New Zealand's North Island and lies around 30 miles or so south of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_New_Zealand" target="_blank">Hamilton</a>. Traditionally a farming community the town has started to generate income as a tourist destination. The town was in decline during the late 20th century and was on its last legs by the late 1980's. A revival of sorts was initiated in 1991 by Henry Clothier, a local businessman. Tirau's location is significant in that it lies ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>THE "SHEEP" & "DOG" BUILDINGS</u></strong><br />
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40 Main Road, Tirau, Waikato, New Zealand [Approximate]<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... just north of the intersection of two of the major routes in the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_State_Highway_network" target="_blank">New Zealand State Highway Network</a> [SH1 and SH5]. Clothier believed he could leverage high traffic volume in Tirau along with cheap real estate and he opened an antique shop in a former grocery store building. Over the following years other businesses followed Clothier's example and in time Tirau began to build something of a reputation for antiques and became a "destination".<br />
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Another trend that started in the town and continues to this day is the use of old, discarded, corrugated iron to create "works of art". Perhaps the most significant of these are the "Sheep" and "Dog" buildings on Main Road, Tirau. Housing a wool and craft store the "Sheep" building would be considered a great example of mimetic architecture. The "Dog" building houses the town's Information Center. We have found conflicting information on the dates of construction though the most common dates reported seem to be 1994 for the "Sheep" and 1998 for the "Dog" which was built to compliment the "Sheep".<br />
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Tirau maintains an information website which can be accessed <a href="http://www.tirauinfo.co.nz/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.tirauinfo.co.nz/html/tirau_i-site_centre.html" target="_blank">Tirau Info</a><br />
<a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6M2A_Tourist_Centre_at_Tirau_Waikato_New_Zealand" target="_blank">Waymarking.com</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirau" target="_blank">Wikipedia - Tirau</a><br />
<a href="http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Australia_and_Oceania/New_Zealand/North_Island/Waikato/Tirau-1881465/Things_To_Do-Tirau-The_Big_Sheep_Wool_Gallery-BR-1.html" target="_blank">Virtual Tourist</a><br />
<hr /></div>The Grumpy Old Limeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661003536146737264noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358290038465876025.post-28720360234100516572011-07-24T19:31:00.001-05:002011-08-22T13:41:58.960-05:00The Coney Island, Bailey, CO, USA<table><tbody>
<tr><td width="200"><a href="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/hotdog_lead.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="The Coney Island, Bailey, CO, USA" src="http://www.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/images/buildings/hotdog_lead.jpg" /></a></td><td width="350"><div style="text-align: justify;">Coney Island Colorado or, as it is commonly known "The Coney Island" is a 50's style diner built in the form of a hot dog. Complete with indoor seating the bun is 35 feet long and the dog is 42 feet long. Being constructed mainly of concrete and ironwork the stand weighs in at a hefty 18 tons. It was built in 1966 under the direction of architect Lloyd Williams for Marcus Shannon. Shannon named the diner, located on Colfax Ave. in Denver, The Boardwalk At Coney Island. His intention was to build ...</div></td></tr>
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<strong><u>THE CONEY ISLAND</u></strong><br />
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10 Old Stagecoach Rd, Bailey, CO, USA<br />
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39°24'30.37"N 105°29'36.27"W<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">... a chain of such establishments and he had even gone so far as to file a <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=NOFzAAAAEBAJ&printsec=description&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">patent application</a> for the design. His plans never came to fruition and the company was out of business by 1969.<br />
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The diner was sold in 1970 and the new owners moved it to Aspen Park, CO. The diner was sold again in 1999 to Ron Aigner for a reputed $150,000. In 2006 the diner was relocated to its current location in Bailey, CO. The blogger ColoradoRick has an excellent series of photographs recording the 2006 move <a href="http://coloradorick.smugmug.com/gallery/1286501#60445875_23ZAZ" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Thomas J. Noel, Professor of History at the University of Colorado in Denver suggested in his book "<a href="http://books.google.com/books/about/Buildings_of_Colorado.html?id=h8BPAAAAMAAJ" target="_blank">Buildings Of Colorado</a>" that the diner was:<br />
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In January 2011 the diner was put up for sale; we are unsure as to whether it sold or not but the listing for the sale is now gone. According to <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/pennyparker/ci_17276853" target="_blank">denverpost.com</a> it appears that the owner had a little trouble with local law enforcement and with $15,000 in legal bills and slow winter sales was ready to get out. He put the diner on the market for $499,000.</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.weirdcolorado.net/personalized-properties-innovative-environments-update-baileys-hotdog-shaped-diner-for-sale" target="_blank">Weird Colorado</a><br />
<a href="http://amusingthezillion.com/2011/01/28/colorados-hot-dog-shaped-coney-island-boardwalk-diner-for-sale/" target="_blank">Amuzing The Zillion</a><br />
<a href="http://www.denverpost.com/pennyparker/ci_17276853" target="_blank">Denver Post</a><br />
<a href="http://coneyislandcoloradoforsale.ontargetvisuals.com/" target="_blank">Coney Island Colorado For Sale</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island_Hot_Dog_Stand" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a><br />
<a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1532" target="_blank">Roadside America</a><br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=NOFzAAAAEBAJ&printsec=description&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank">Google - Patent Application</a><br />
<a href="http://coloradorick.smugmug.com/gallery/1286501#60445875_23ZAZ" target="_blank">Smug Mug - Colorado Rick</a><br />
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