Domenico

<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This stunning <a href="http://www.infinitihomes.net/">Infiniti Custom Homes</a> residence, designed by <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Architects</a>, melds old and new with ease. Terra cotta rooftops and stone archways shade a spacious veranda, hinting at the flavors of Tuscany. This is no simple stone cottage, however. Extreme attention to detail has produced an old world design with state-of-the-art functionality.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The main floor of the home fans out from key gathering spaces – the living and dining rooms. The attached kitchen accommodates both chef and guests alike. Adjacent sitting areas are found both inside and on an outdoor covered patio.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The upper level features a master wing, complete with dual walk-in closets, master bath, and living space. There are three additional bedrooms on this floor. The lower level offers even more living space. Hearth and card table add character to the family room, along with a bar and kitchenette. A guest room and shared bath complete this family villa.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 14.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BLayWVGOIso5YdOZ_yHPUwioPc7NyQvTxyJWQ1h8867ZJv9aLPuGVaKInYOBEtSHfH0JdvOkaI6EP3ZcZmqeazuKX0MOL-4YmvdEMXxup9JV5nTZvPVQMzVAEySZVR8pH9QuJY4e8AA2/s1600/01_Rendering.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BLayWVGOIso5YdOZ_yHPUwioPc7NyQvTxyJWQ1h8867ZJv9aLPuGVaKInYOBEtSHfH0JdvOkaI6EP3ZcZmqeazuKX0MOL-4YmvdEMXxup9JV5nTZvPVQMzVAEySZVR8pH9QuJY4e8AA2/s320/01_Rendering.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry5hUYg-Cv8hyphenhyphenqTNvtag97Zy1eKwRHLOyEBVbpJnfGD85zOGSzBZQuJbPeFDNDkpQGm2pqF7J1euWQDr5MrRSu4oIKVaVUWv9lkS5L2-paZy_pqp3qatP5AxBmimXsYYkAIJu6UfReVWm/s1600/02_IMG_1181-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Domenico

This stunning Infiniti Custom Homes residence, designed by Visbeen Architects , melds old and new with ease. Terra cotta rooftops and stone...

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Warren

If you missed touring this award-winning design in person during the Spring Parade of Homes, do not fret.  Your pictorial tour is here! <br /><br />Building a new home in an old neighborhood can present many challenges for an architect.  The Warren's design is a beautiful example of an exterior which blends with the surrounding structures, while the floor plan takes advantage of the available space.<br /><br />A traditional façade, combining brick, shakes and wood trim enables the design to fit well in any early 20th century borough.  Copper accents and antique-inspired lanterns solidify the home's vintage appeal. <br /><br />Despite the exterior throwback, the interior of the home offers the latest in amenities and layout.  Spacious dining, kitchen and hearth areas open to a comfortable back patio on the main level, while the upstairs offers a luxurious master suite and three guest bedrooms.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXiiqKK4b0h6WMRcat4gYGuyRnVK-lEk0LW0B4siocgfs-3rKQaROgLEL8Z_CpxmBGahbhHNl5fzySGATtPMDfYN_6SqCiIsZsC1ZUVSPQO-_ni-yKBkArD3x3yerMY0X5mLfsrzqmqMb/s1600/01_Bishop-Front-Color-HR(LR).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Warren

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Visbeen and GMBae Join Forces

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are joining forces with GMB Architecture + Engineering Inc (GMBae)!  </div><div><br /></div><div>GMBae is a full-service, architecture and engineering firm of more than 80 employees with offices in Holland and Grand Rapids, Michigan that specializes in facilities that serve higher education, health care, corporate/industrial and K-12 education sectors.  GMBae has a more than 40-year history of designing and engineering facilities and is among the top architecture and engineering firms in the Midwest.  And you know, we are a Grand Rapids-based boutique architecture firm specializing in full-service architectural and interior design services for the residential and retail markets.</div><div><br /></div><div>GMBae and Visbeen Associates will maintain separate identities, with our firm now operating under the new name, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Visbeen Architects. </i> The acquisition will allow both of our firms to enhance our presence in our respective markets by complementing the services we now provide to existing clients and enabling the combined entities to expand client base and address new markets.  Each firm will retain our current offices and staff and will continue to serve new and existing clients.  <b>We will still be doing what we do best</b> - designing award-winning residential and retail projects.  </div><div></div><div>"This is a major milestone in our growth strategy," said David Bolt, AIA, Vice President for GMBae.  "We have shared an excellent working relationship with Visbeen and have partnered with them on projects throughout the years.  Our firms have similar corporate cultures and share the same values.  It was a natural partnership and we're extremely please to have Visbeen Architects as part of our team.  At the same time, Wayne's firm is one of the best known in the nation in the residential sector; it's a great opportunity for us to capitalize on the brand he has created."</div><div><br /></div><div>"By formalizing the relationship, we can draw on each other's expertise," added Wayne Visbeen.  "GMB is hungry to grow and has an incredible reputation for getting things done.  It's exciting to become a part of a growing and dynamic organization and to offer our clients access to a broader array of services.  We like the idea of becoming part of an established and commercially successful brand."</div><div><br /></div><div><i>About GMB Architecture + Engineering, Inc.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Based in Holland, Mich., <a href="http://www.gmb.com/">GMBae</a> is a full-service design and engineering form serving the higher education, healthcare, corporate/industrial and K-12 education sectors.  GMBae employs more than 80 professionals and staff and ranks among the top architecture and engineering firms in the Midwest.  Celebrating its 44th year in business, GMBae prides itself on its creativity and service, helping each client improve and strengthen its business (or their businesses).  Every major discipline in the architecture and engineering fields is represented and thoroughly integrated among the GMBae project teams.  GMBae has been a sustainable design advocate for years.  LEED® accredited professionals are in all disciplines and positions of leadership throughout the firm.  The firm's resume of work includes projects such as the CityFlats Hotels in Holland and Grand Rapids, the Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Center and the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex, Cornerstone University Baseball Stadium (a joint GMB/Visbeen Project, the VanAndel Soccer Stadium at Hope College, Gentex Corporation, Hudsonville Public Schools and Spectrum Health.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Visbeen and GMBae Join Forces

We are joining forces with GMB Architecture + Engineering Inc (GMBae)!   GMBae is a full-service, architecture and engineering firm of more ...

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A home for the golden years

<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrISCgQl2fv2iMCo3P-8n8Gx0nH8vcEikvcV4LVMULAYhv0IHcU8hB67b7KU8rd2oF0zjwa52gztL1hY8vLpCtT_V4xrrqM7cZQFFcDIdBU2rtuohXerW9An8VzwiO3E4l_ZSnZUyNqr2X/s1600/01_IMG_1032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrISCgQl2fv2iMCo3P-8n8Gx0nH8vcEikvcV4LVMULAYhv0IHcU8hB67b7KU8rd2oF0zjwa52gztL1hY8vLpCtT_V4xrrqM7cZQFFcDIdBU2rtuohXerW9An8VzwiO3E4l_ZSnZUyNqr2X/s320/01_IMG_1032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Did you know that <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">our firm</a> does retirement facility design in addition to our other residential specialties?  Here is a great example of one of our retirement community designs for <a href="http://allenspringsvillas.com/">Allen Springs</a> in Jenison, MI.  Our master planning for this development includes a large independent living center called the Lodge as well as detached condominium villas.  Here is a pictorial tour of this great place to spend the golden years, as well as a fly-through video tour of the interiors of two villas.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A home for the golden years

Did you know that  our firm  does retirement facility design in addition to our other residential specialties?  Here is a great example of o...

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A little inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70IdU5ISvdri3lf_CiQNH04pZQ5L4j7rvTNK5TqCia67se_h0nAG-8zCUWKqyBKhlTSYb9zpOepr60drOlxQwG8LSRjDmKI0B3_UQav3u3mAZU-lVqeGG_9aF0A-6vpiSp8f_R7JoyDRu/s1600/473px-Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70IdU5ISvdri3lf_CiQNH04pZQ5L4j7rvTNK5TqCia67se_h0nAG-8zCUWKqyBKhlTSYb9zpOepr60drOlxQwG8LSRjDmKI0B3_UQav3u3mAZU-lVqeGG_9aF0A-6vpiSp8f_R7JoyDRu/s320/473px-Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_portrait.jpg</i></span><br /><br />Believed to be one of the greatest American architects of all time, Frank Lloyd Wright was a pioneer in our profession on many levels.  He designed more than 1,000 structures and 500 projects over his career, which included original and innovative offices, churches, schools, museums and, what has inspired our firm in particular, residences.  He was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home, a distinctly national style of homes meant to be affordable and practical for middle-class clients.  Wright even designed many of the interior elements of his projects, including furniture and stained glass.<br /><div><br /></div><div>After growing up in a farming town in Wisconsin and receiving a partial education from both Madison High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wright worked in Chicago for the architectural firms of Joseph Lyman Silsbee, Beers, Clay & Dutton and finally Adler & Sullivan under the direction of Louis Sullivan, before opening up his own firm in 1893.  Some of the major influences of his designs included...<br /><br /><ul><li>Louis Sullivan: Wright considered him to be his "Lieber Meister" (dear master), although they parted ways on sour terms after Sullivan discovered that Wright had been designing homes on the side during his apprenticeship at Adler & Sullivan, a breach of his employment contract</li><li>Nature: relating to the shapes, forms, colors and patterns of plant life with a desire for his structures to be in harmony with their environment</li><li>Music: Wright's father was a music teacher and shared his love of music with his children, especially that of his favorite composer, Johann Sebastian Bach.</li><li>Japanese art, prints and buildings</li></ul><div>Here are a few of Wrights innovative works:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCznihuorjUmXx2x8NpHsWwBE-uDxnzOuaonynTPJb6Py8rXpTYlOQdVwWtRY0rqGtqCWRoOwNbasEaDixSPFcBubbrMz2jj09kPkVF5ViLYEPLP9hEO51yGzs2vlNxmQ8MmWwhxJg7urA/s1600/800px-NYC_-_Guggenheim_Museum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCznihuorjUmXx2x8NpHsWwBE-uDxnzOuaonynTPJb6Py8rXpTYlOQdVwWtRY0rqGtqCWRoOwNbasEaDixSPFcBubbrMz2jj09kPkVF5ViLYEPLP9hEO51yGzs2vlNxmQ8MmWwhxJg7urA/s320/800px-NYC_-_Guggenheim_Museum.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i></i></div><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_-_Guggenheim_Museum.jpg</span></i></i></div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div>The design of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City took Wright 16 years</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2dbMXx6t7dVvRwDe2PQmn1xNRJ42lrgp83FgFgBGZOBpuwS23J1sAjlWb1S6Hs5JXC1WMug04zSIN7JE6_k1WZgenhSQ4cmsgPfH7JCej3IV1hRkfs04YuWze4LY4FHhiipUL8dNcDFl/s1600/061747pv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2dbMXx6t7dVvRwDe2PQmn1xNRJ42lrgp83FgFgBGZOBpuwS23J1sAjlWb1S6Hs5JXC1WMug04zSIN7JE6_k1WZgenhSQ4cmsgPfH7JCej3IV1hRkfs04YuWze4LY4FHhiipUL8dNcDFl/s320/061747pv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i><div style="font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image source: http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/il/il0300/il0317/photos/061747pv.jpg</span></i></div></i><i><div><i><br /></i></div>Wright's home and studio in Oak Park, IL which showcased his developing aesthetics</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBEiKZGej64ih6ck-e2LPwJJcf7NpKdlLHSCwknE9594M_uQkiHBB-zpIrEFRLJkI5mdH1QhH4cf-WtTAdS6hpGYHjR8xB8-6Z8E85wgalYk-DlDJfGKv9M-UpP-pseXEsxj8MpuNxiTW/s1600/Frank_Lloyd_Wright_Unity_Temple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBEiKZGej64ih6ck-e2LPwJJcf7NpKdlLHSCwknE9594M_uQkiHBB-zpIrEFRLJkI5mdH1QhH4cf-WtTAdS6hpGYHjR8xB8-6Z8E85wgalYk-DlDJfGKv9M-UpP-pseXEsxj8MpuNxiTW/s320/Frank_Lloyd_Wright_Unity_Temple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZIZCkXKmjhwWx1zjZtJAF9uRspF9NskM-n8T7hIy0lIInjs69XGUiy2eoPYnUcGJxZAX5izX6Q_zyi2_0hSZJwMxyUIAmtWPqus10OSSS4OxQ7gScMLfUWQOt1aFu3YPD45c2mhN6uom/s1600/397px-Unity_Temple_Interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZIZCkXKmjhwWx1zjZtJAF9uRspF9NskM-n8T7hIy0lIInjs69XGUiy2eoPYnUcGJxZAX5izX6Q_zyi2_0hSZJwMxyUIAmtWPqus10OSSS4OxQ7gScMLfUWQOt1aFu3YPD45c2mhN6uom/s320/397px-Unity_Temple_Interior.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image source: (top) http://www.thefranklloydwrighttour.com/wrightoakparktour.htm, (bottom) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Unity_Temple_Interior.jpg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Designed when Wright was 38 years old, Unity Temple was his first major public building and is considered one of the most significant projects of his career.  Wright himself said, "that was my first expression of this eternal idea which is at the center and core of all true modern architecture.  A sense of space, a new sense of space."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xZuiE3rifbwlFB5WjcjJGbczDIrqbRnbhhrY-LU3q5FWpCYAVtcrs9LLZeYHPj56VUydQwJFnCQWKyVQvtBXsSxRva2BuYl_BMAZCnIleTArtTI8GKDTzxo04IekB3AtqaCFpYpGjL0C/s1600/800px-Robie_House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xZuiE3rifbwlFB5WjcjJGbczDIrqbRnbhhrY-LU3q5FWpCYAVtcrs9LLZeYHPj56VUydQwJFnCQWKyVQvtBXsSxRva2BuYl_BMAZCnIleTArtTI8GKDTzxo04IekB3AtqaCFpYpGjL0C/s320/800px-Robie_House.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robie_House.jpg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Frederick C. Robie House in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL - considered to be the greatest example of the Prairie style, of which Wright was one of the leaders of the movement.  The Prairie style was the first distinctly American architectural style.  Wright designed all aspects of this home, including the interiors, windows, lighting, rugs and furniture.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMCmamutemxLEFXHzsVabcBapD-qphXwMw-Ln-CcxL05NQKYDiVCkyA0enP01_3ihsGiCqBFrt6GGnDGxlDZVxK8GUXFDM3Jq4pPRbufFJnoD_SWvcdT8jPh5ufhyphenhyphenNxlDlwMTnYKP05xA/s1600/DSC05840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMCmamutemxLEFXHzsVabcBapD-qphXwMw-Ln-CcxL05NQKYDiVCkyA0enP01_3ihsGiCqBFrt6GGnDGxlDZVxK8GUXFDM3Jq4pPRbufFJnoD_SWvcdT8jPh5ufhyphenhyphenNxlDlwMTnYKP05xA/s320/DSC05840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i><a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2012/04/fallingwater.html">Fallingwater</a> was one of the most famous homes designed by Wright for the Kaufmann family. In 1991, members of the AIA named it the best all-time work of American architecture. The house stretches out over a 30' waterfall and captured everyone's imagination immediately.  Fallingwater appeared on the cover of </i>Time<i> Magazine in January of '38.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Here are a few Visbeen Associates' projects inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnpXc8IosieJ2rSd-AQZLRrrVewrR_bRX8cdURSQwUbbXP_NDXmf3dz3G_BJm63zBkmwFvkFYZqim8Ll_3jajpReTjas8zbZYluI_zrqscAotYZORVieWA8tyusOZHn_CSqBM5FYDcQYA/s1600/KPL+Front+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnpXc8IosieJ2rSd-AQZLRrrVewrR_bRX8cdURSQwUbbXP_NDXmf3dz3G_BJm63zBkmwFvkFYZqim8Ll_3jajpReTjas8zbZYluI_zrqscAotYZORVieWA8tyusOZHn_CSqBM5FYDcQYA/s320/KPL+Front+Poster.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyUSQbrw1Tu1ulACzx6lh5jE-1d4PrHk8EDD2TjsFN_glk4yE5OY84Tq_o-HQP2Q6hRVNHqDqZyEY_W9uadtB2GFZ7tC15UhHHSJjlFjbYxVhx9E4SeOalDanklfFr5F3kPYmcxrpPmB_/s1600/KPL+Rear+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDyUSQbrw1Tu1ulACzx6lh5jE-1d4PrHk8EDD2TjsFN_glk4yE5OY84Tq_o-HQP2Q6hRVNHqDqZyEY_W9uadtB2GFZ7tC15UhHHSJjlFjbYxVhx9E4SeOalDanklfFr5F3kPYmcxrpPmB_/s320/KPL+Rear+Poster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i> A design concept for Kentwood Public Library</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidebBdX71QrgR1Kv31bJanfkxMOJvveGWEQV33u1AtaUgRZIwgupKbyzWEKvP7KBqN0OAXYXAHjXX4ndXNbPfXYu7_Ks6gAa2Wms6oHJGnwRIS3K6chr7LBcrxnvt2_fIN3kb7e9n0mjRq/s1600/070926-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidebBdX71QrgR1Kv31bJanfkxMOJvveGWEQV33u1AtaUgRZIwgupKbyzWEKvP7KBqN0OAXYXAHjXX4ndXNbPfXYu7_Ks6gAa2Wms6oHJGnwRIS3K6chr7LBcrxnvt2_fIN3kb7e9n0mjRq/s320/070926-02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Mason</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaSrLntC5vQo_372prhcJgd_kDVmQMw2awUtUzcc21BKKSc2aqfbe866T3bQ80_RnnRgKJ08zi_Ypj_vfKiNFuGzQl8LYNziOBt1cDPnDTPWMvlh77WEAAVgnePDyGI7Jl78Dyxwab0YJ/s1600/Rice_5b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaSrLntC5vQo_372prhcJgd_kDVmQMw2awUtUzcc21BKKSc2aqfbe866T3bQ80_RnnRgKJ08zi_Ypj_vfKiNFuGzQl8LYNziOBt1cDPnDTPWMvlh77WEAAVgnePDyGI7Jl78Dyxwab0YJ/s320/Rice_5b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5e3X6EBm42PWk2n84ARxc2mQ-ee8Ul_F4n3pzmM83qWGvk4owm2hXXhsv7FbNo_WkrCAJ47wN2-JHxs46nXOuj4Vc2d2B7KadG_-LbiPk7JjxnI0YQQt3xbGukgqw0YP3LdA_ybffvLn1/s1600/Rice_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5e3X6EBm42PWk2n84ARxc2mQ-ee8Ul_F4n3pzmM83qWGvk4owm2hXXhsv7FbNo_WkrCAJ47wN2-JHxs46nXOuj4Vc2d2B7KadG_-LbiPk7JjxnI0YQQt3xbGukgqw0YP3LdA_ybffvLn1/s320/Rice_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i>Spyglass</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sources: </i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://architecture.about.com/od/franklloydwright/g/usonian.htm</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://www.unitytemple-utrf.org/building.html</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>

A little inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright

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