AN AMERICAN HOME
An introduction to the Burnham Block by Michael Lilek, Curator
Over a career spanning seven decades, Frank Lloyd Wright took special interest in creating architect-designed homes for moderate and low-income families. In the January 1938 issue of Architectural Forum, he commented, "[I] would rather solve the small house problem than build anything else I can think of..."
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AN AMERICAN HOME
AUGUST 9, 2018 | RATING: TV-G | LENGTH: 00:56:49 | University Place / PBS Wisconsin
Michael Lilek, Curator of the Burnham Block in Milwaukee, WI, discusses Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision to create homes which encompassed nature, brought the client serenity, and created a place to gather family. Wright created twelve models of homes that were mass marketed and sold through builders and dealers.
FLW FURNITURE MAKER
JANUARY 2, 2020 | RATING: NR | LENGTH: 00:03:58 | University Place / PBS Wisconsin
Nicole Atkinson builds furniture, based on Frank Lloyd Wright’s specifications, for the American System-Built homes on Burnham Street in Milwaukee. The furniture, modernized versions of the originals, will furnish duplexes which will open for tours and available for overnight stays.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S UNIQUELY AMERICAN HOME
Aired: January 20, 2009 | Rating: TV-G | 39m 14s | University Place / PBS Wisconsin
Virginia Boyd, Professor, School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison Frank Lloyd Wright was committed to designing a house that reflected a uniquely American way of life. Professor Virginia Boyd identifies several ways he translated his abstract ideas about an appropriate American house form into actual design.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT RESTORATION
Aired: February 4, 2010 | Rating: TV-G | 4m 35s | In Wisconsin / PBS Wisconsin
Mike Lilek heads up a house restoration project on Milwaukee's south side. Lilek is a member of a group called the 'Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Heritage Tourism Program'. The group bought this house; built in 1916, because it's a very rare example of one of Wright's American System-Built Homes. These designs were Wright's way of making architect-designed houses affordable for the working class
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE TOUR
Aired: January 7, 2010 | Rating: TV-G | 7m 5s | In Wisconsin / PBS Wisconsin
Mike Lilek takes viewers on a tour of the newly renovated 1916 era American System-Built Home at 2714 W. Burnham Street in Milwaukee, WI.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT TOUR
Aired: March 26th, 2009 | Rating: TV-G | 6m 53s | In Wisconsin / PBS Wisconsin
A tour of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's "American System-Built" homes on the south side of Milwaukee.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT UPDATE
Aired: February 4th, 2010 | Rating: TV-G | 4m 35s | In Wisconsin / PBS Wisconsin
Update on interior restoration given by Mike Lilek.