News about Frank Lloyd Wright

Property magnate Patrice Pastor has spent $100 million buying more than a dozen iconic homes and locations in the picturesque village of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Some locals have been left 'terrified' at the power he now wields in the town and the prospect of being priced out of the homes and businesses they have owned for generations. But he has won over state regulators with his promise to allow visits at the 2.5-acre outcrop occupied by the now-closed Rocky Point Restaurant 10 miles down the coast on Highway 1. 'This coastline is one of the true treasures of California, with breathtaking and fabulously dramatic views,' said Lisa Haage of the California Coastal Commission.

The race is on to build the world's first ever mile-high building. It would be almost twice the size of the Burj Khalifa - the current tallest construction in the world - and four times the size of the Empire State Building. And the difference in air pressure means going from the bottom to top would be the equivalent of a visitor entering New York and two minutes later exiting at the top of Denver. Yet, despite a multitude of financial and logistical concerns, a fascinating new book explains how such mega skyscrapers could soon be the norm. In an extract from his book Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers, Jason M Barr breaks down the future of city skylines across the globe...

After being impacted by years of landslide damage Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verde, California, will now be taken apart and reassembled in a different location. The decision to deconstruct the chapel followed an announcement in February when Wayfarers declared that it would close its doors for the time being. The 100-seat glass-walled shrine was constructed over seven decades ago by Lloyd Wright, son of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and has hosted a slew of celebrity weddings, television shows and music video shoots.

As the summer travel season fast approaches DailyMail.com takes you through the shortlist for this year's best summer escapes. Whether you're planning to take a trip by land, air or sea the US has so much to offer. From white sand beaches, to horseback riding in the mountains or hiking through the desert these are the top 20 destinations nominated for your summer getaway this year, according to responses compiled by USA Today. 

Since 2015, Pastor Carmel-by-the-Sea has bought over a dozen houses. Following rumors that locals are'terrified' of his presence, he says he has no idea why. "We love the town, and we want to protect the town's unique history and culture," says Mayor Ed Miliband.

Patrice Pastor, Monaco's real estate juggernaut, has bought at least 15 iconic properties in Carmel's seaside village, leaving locals 'terrified' that they are giving over our town to one person who is doing what he wants to do.' The La Rambla building's $7.5 million purchase last month is the latest in a string of deals for the 51-year-old since he and his company Esperanza Carmel set their sights on the village ten years ago. A fist-fight erupted in October between a small business owner and a village administrator, after Pastor Anthony who pleaded for permission to overrule planning rules in order to move a historic wall, prompting the caller. Locals are concerned that soaring costs would force them out of a village where the population has already decreased from 3,700 to 3,200 since 2010.

According to SFGate, a pastor owns over a dozen homes, with one anonymous third-generation Carmel resident expressing 'emotions' that they'are'handing over our town to one person who is doing what he wants to do.'

The Wayfarers Chapel announced that it would be 'ineffective immediately' as it was seen by many as the destination wedding venue of choice.' The chapel said in a statement this week that we are greatly sad to learn the closure of Wayfarers Chapel and its immediate area due to the increased land movement in our local area. Wayfarers were already well-known long before Wayfarers became a hotspot on Instagram and TikTok, and it was also hosted several celebrity weddings. They included the wedding of actress and Playboy Bunny Mansfield and actor Mickey Hargitay in 1958, as well as Beach Boys actor Brian Wilson's association with Melinda Ledbetter in 1995. It comes just months after the picturesque church was designated as a National Historic Landmark.

In Hyde Park, a two-hour drive north of New York City, the Ledgerock stands just feet from the water's edge and looks more like a Marvel superhero base than a family home. It includes eight bedrooms, wide terraces, a sculpture garden, a helipad, and a two-bedroom guesthouse.

A stunning New York mansion with a domed indoor pool and nearly nine secluded wooded acres has been listed for less than $2 million. 85 Haights Cross Road in Chappaqua, a peaceful hamlet in Westchester County, is located in Chappaqua, a seven-bedroom, six-bathroom home. The 6,814-square-foot home, also known as 'The Mechner Residence,' was built by behavioral scientist Francis Mechner and his wife Vicki in the sixties. Mechner created the striking home alongside architect John Koster, including cozy living spaces, a main bedroom with its own bath, and office, as well as a one-of-a-kind 'terrarium' pool.

The FEMAIL best style happenings in Los Angeles this week include: What Goes Around Comes Around celebrates André Leon Talley's debut of a unique capsule from his personal collection; Brunello Cucinelli and family host 'Una Serata Italiana; and more.

Tom Chesshyre of Polk County, Florida, finds that it is a "world of pick-up trucks, old-fashioned diners, pistols, and rodeos," noting that a trip to the Sunshine State shows'shows the sunshine state that not many people get to see.' 'Don't go swimming in Florida's 'lake district,' says the author, although the alligators floating over the jetty at the Harborside restaurant on Lake Shipp would be ecstatic if you did.'

Two Kalamazoo, Michigan homes built by Frank Lloyd Wright, who is widely regarded as the best American architect of all time, have gone up for auction under one listing for $4.5 million. This is the first time two neighboring homes built by Wright are listed together. The dwellings are named for the Eppstein and Pratt families, who asked Wright to design their homes around 1947. They feature red flooring, built-in wood furniture, functional fireplaces, and are meant to blend seamlessly with nature. The houses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of 'The Acres,' a 70-acre neighborhood.

Michael Wyetzner, a NYC architect, gave the inside scoop on why classic diners in America have such a similar appearance. In a video for Architectural Digest, Michielli + Wyetzner Architects' co-owners debunk the story of the phenomenon. For example, the blueprint for several 'classic' diner features - booths and compact footprints - pays homage to the interior layout of diner cars on commuter trains, which first adopted their standard, narrow layout in the 1920s.

Maddy Fletcher explores Sub-Zero, a US-based company that makes extremely expensive fridges ranging from £4,320 to £35,400. It must pass what you might call the lettuce inspection before any Sub-Zero fridge leaves the factory. If the leaves are fresh for a fortnight, the refrigerator is set to go. It's not even soggy.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Tulsa, Oklahoma, mansion has sold for $8 million. Richard Lloyd Jones, Wright's cousin, and a prolific publisher of local newspaper The Tulsa Tribune, had the house built in the late 1920s. According to Tulsa World, the house, which was known as Westhope, has been restored after being purchased by real estate investor Stuart Price in 2021 for $2.5 million.

Although Airbnb is often used by homeowners looking to make more money and visitors who want to stay in a homely environment, the website also has some truly unique options. The online rental marketplace has assembled a list of some of the world's most architecturally stunning homes, and although they aren't all glamorous, they are all quite impressive. Rooms in converted Cold war-era missile silos in New Mexico, to Dutch harbor cranes in Amsterdam's outskirts are among the three hundred listings.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's exquisitely designed homes is now on sale in California for $4.25 million. The 'Fawcett House,' a seven-bedroom and six bathroom home in California's Central Valley, has been recently listed and is a hit with anyone who likes to mix indoors and outdoor living. We no longer have an outsider and an insider as two separate entities.' Now the outsider can come inside, and the inside can and does go outside,' the Frank Lloyd-Wright Conservancy website says about the home. Other Wright-designed homes have sold for anything from $725,000 to a $7.95 million lot.

The dining room in my childhood home was a hallowed space. Its door was almost always closed, and we ate as a family only on specific occasions and occasionally on Sunday lunch. Our parents would otherwise use it for their dinner parties, nights, and nights when we'd go to bed to the sound of their muffled chat and merriment, as well as the stench of cigar smoke. We children ate regular meals in what was then called the breakfast room, a tiny space with a Formica table next to the kitchen that was connected by a hatch in the wall through which food was passed. I do recall, however, how exciting it would be to find myself sitting at a table polished to a mirror shine, damask napkin on the lap, and legs swinging from the chair, playing at being a grown up. Compare the life of a dining room to today's popular lifestyle: the open-plan kitchen-diner, whose success has practically banned the unused space of a dining room from family homes. According to Rightmove's website, the number of houses for auction with separate dining rooms has decreased by 28% since 2012. In comparison, the number of its property listings promoting open-plan living has increased by 75% in the last decade.