| Warm Worm 2006-10-23, 5:25 pm |
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"Jude Alexander"
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> "Kris Krieger"
> What may be less known about FLW is that when the clients insisted on
> having their way, he would sometimes do a little "nasty" design detail
> relative to that issue. One I remember had to do with a built in desk.
> In college, we were told that a client once called FLW up at his home on
> the weekend and was yelling about a roof leak to which FLW flippantly told
> him to call a plumber and hung up on him.
So I suppose one could say that, indirectly, his ostensible personality, as
indicative of his apparent home-life record, was reflected in his "nasty"
design details. Makes me think of witch-hunts for some reason, but maybe
it's just the season. ;)
Begs the question; any noteworthy good-mom/dad architects? 
Myself, I'm less of a fan of FLW's work that I know of (which is very
limited), but do appreciate some elements and the approach as a whole.
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