A Passport to Usonia: Two perspectives on Frank Lloyd Wright’s suburbia

18/06/2024 29 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2
A Passport to Usonia: Two perspectives on Frank Lloyd Wright’s suburbia

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In this episode we spoke with two people whose values and objectives aligned to create a book about the Usonia residential community. Usonia was a planned community and is now a national historic district located in Mount Pleasant, New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Michael Biondo is an architectural photographer who has extensively photographed the Usonia homes. Michael joined forces with Gideon Fink Shapiro, an architectural historian and writer to put together a book celebrating the design and history of this famous residential development.