Frank Lloyd Wright Pt. 2 - Podvant Garde Crossover

Cult Podcast

Paige Wesley & Armando Torres

History, True Crime, Comedy

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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We're back with the second part of our series on Frank Lloyd Wright with Podvant Garde. Join us as Andrea Guzzetta takes Katrina Davis, Jordan Leigh, and our own Paige Wesley through the history of this crazy old dude. Make sure to check out Podvant Garde and follow them on social media @PodvantGarde Also, we have a Patreon! [Insert Air Horn Noises Here] If you'd like to donate and join our cult, please visit www.patreon.com/cultpodcast or visit our website and click on the Patreon tab.

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0:00.0	Welcome to PodVont Guard. I'm Andrea Gazetta. I'm Katrina Davis. And I'm Jordan Lee Williams.
0:20.0	And with us today we have...
0:22.0	Paige Wesley. Yay! Yeah, yourself. And we are going to get into part two of Frank Lloyd Wright, baby.
0:34.0	This has everything. If you guys remember last week we sort of talked about Wright's early childhood,
0:41.0	him getting really into architecture, and some weird shit he was doing with his...
0:48.0	And really into architects. Yeah. I remember his very sweet relationship. I felt very, very bad that it didn't work out for them.
0:59.0	But also I know that this is not an episode of Queer Eye or anything. So, you know, I can't count on things for that every time.
1:07.0	It's not, but surprisingly almost every single person in today's episode is also queer. So it's just like...
1:15.0	We'll get into it. So in 1898, Frank Lloyd Wright built his architecture studio right alongside his Oak Park home.
1:25.0	Wright modeled this building after Gothic Cathedrals with a key feature that would crop up again and again in his designs.
1:32.0	Instead of having a door at the front and center of the house, he placed the entryway to the side of the building, often somewhat hidden from view.
1:39.0	Wright used this space to quote, deliver the gospel of organic architecture to his draftsmen.
1:45.0	As he started designing what came to be known as his prairie houses, Wright borrowed heavily from the architectural principles of Gothic cathedrals.
1:53.0	He used cruciform floor plans, which are just floor plans in the shape of a cross.
1:58.0	He used Claire's story windows, which are those windows that are really high up, that let a lot of light in, but the neighbors can't see your dick.
2:06.0	Oh, I love those. They're really pretty.
2:09.0	He used cathedral ceilings, stained glass windows, and built in place furniture that left his clients with nothing to arrange themselves.
2:18.0	So they can't move it. They can't move it.
2:23.0	Frank Lloyd Wright, this is the living room.
2:27.0	This is the living room. This is what you fucking get.
2:30.0	We were trying to angle it so the TV can know.
2:33.0	This is what you fucking get. This is pre TV, but also like this is what you fucking get.
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