a superb doco on one of the design heroes of the 20th century has just popped up

this one is a little different as it was a bbc commission, narrated by welsh architech jonathan adams

owen has probably seen this but for casual followers of FLW, this is well worth a watch

i'd love to do a state-side tour of his famous buildings 

www.imdb.com/title/tt8302386/

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that's the one.

i got a copy off amazon prime

Finally I got around to checking this out...
Being a student of architecture, we were 'raised' on the work of FLW back in the day, but this 2017 BBC doco I had not seen.

I can say that it is excellent - not only an outline of the span of his work, his philosophies, but also his colourful (& at one time tragic) family life.

I didn't know that the Ennis House was used in Blade Runner

Nor have I seen detailed footage of the interior of the early Unity Temple in Chicago (& nice comments by the church minister).

'Falling Water' deservedly gets special coverage, but no mention of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo (demolished).

Some coverage of his many un-built designs, some quite 'fantastic' & showing his drawing, rendering skills, would have been exciting.

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the great work room of the johnson wax building.

imagine working in here in the 1940s/50s

WOW!!!... What a fantastic filim. Thanks for sharing.