Thursday, September 18, 2008

hurts.

miesian tease

We elevated everything. We have a flood plan and it involves lot of milk crates, duct tape and garbage bags.


Whitney French, historic site director for the Farnsworth House, commenting on the two feet of water that breached Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House when the Fox River spilled its banks on 14 September in a Wall Street Journal Blog.

I try to avoid loving objects much, but the Farnsworth House is one that I do. Maybe too much. Getting the news of the flood was like hearing a friend was in the hospital. And worrying that he'll never be entirely all right again.

About the Farnsworth House: beinahe nichts – almost nothing »

And a slideshow of images, from back when it was dry »

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

once passed the shock, better to know your friend actually is at the hospital, when it could be waiting for desperately needed care, and no one around, like Mallet-Stevens' Villa Cavroix or Villa Poiret...

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