The Johnson Wax Building: A True Architectural Masterpiece

[@billnickels6667]

Always a brilliant talk. Thanks. And listen, your drawers are yours...! Seriously

[@jamzyhuh2597]

The details of the Pyrex tubed glass, the tower's composition of technicality in the core and the humidifiers within the ceiling keeping the Pyrex clear. The bricks' curvature playing with the dendriform columns creates this continuity, and seen with the furniture, wrapped and packaged! Insane. Truly great. I think it is unfortunate the "heavily" documented Centre is not correctly reported. Still cannot wait to one day explore the JWC.

[@jamzyhuh2597]

*Correctly reported. The photos creating a greater great room

[@aldrichjohn10]

I could agree about the idea of greatest office space.The quality of light so good, filtering through the bends of glass tubing walls, manifests the horizontal relfections inside. Loving how the futuristic tapered-mushroom columns replaces the conventional post-lintel structures. Always captivated with your video skills, superb! 😍

[@arnasagen8077]

Pity about not being able to film inside, but still nice to hear about your experience. There are so many “heavily documented” buildings I am fearing won’t fulfill my expectations upon a visit. But then again, as you said, even if it’s not what you thought it would be it can still be fantastic. You’ll always find something that will blow your mind, if you just look carefully

[@gregpendrey6711]

That's stupid , not everyone has a way to see it. Omg the pond shot. 😮 😊FLW for prez not. No narc zone.

[@Chris.Davies]

Did you know that Usonia 1 - The first Jacobs house by FLW was a little cheaper than it might have been due to some bricks from the contemporaneous Johnson Wax project ending up in the Madison build? That's what Herbert Jacobs thought. From their wonderful book, "Building with Wright".

[@Archimarathon]

Interesting story

[@manicmondayeveryday]

Love your videos. Have you guys ever visited the Marin County Civic Center in the San Francisco Bay Area? It was Wright’s last major commission. I live in that area. Most visitors only think of the Golden Gate Bridge when they hear San Francisco but I think this building is one of the best places you can visit here.

[@Archimarathon]

I have, many many many years ago. I have to say I was disappointed by it back then, I may appreciate it more now

[@chicagobuck]

It's such an amazing space! I was wondering if they were going to let you film inside or not. I finally made it there last year and entering that great room was an emotional experience for me. I was not underwhelmed by the scale. Imagine being a worker there in the late 1930s. What an experience that would've been. Thanks for sharing, guys! ❤️

[@gabybordino6024]

Amazing, guys! Definitely one of my FLW´s favourites. Photos can give us the impression that spaces are different from reality. That´s why I strongly address Archimarathon's motto "Learn to see Architecture. See to learn Architecture" Even though, the details and the space management are superb. I was expecting a shoot of you both with the red square hahaha

[@urbancolab]

Hehe Milwaukee. It was a bucket list building. But yeah industry in the Midwest matches Racine. I forgot how much sneaky b roll you got. 🎉 and thanks for the shout out.

[@Archimarathon]

Coffee Sketch Podcast !!!

[@jamesbaptiste8427]

Have you come thru Buffalo, NY on an Architectural tour? A wealth of incredible buildings! Several FLW buildings, Louis Sullivan’s Prudential (Guaranty) Building, Daniel H. Burnham’s Ellicott Square Building, Richardson Olmsted Complex, Albright Art Gallery (Bjarke Ingels addition), the Buffalo Central Terminal, 1931 Art Deco city hall, repurposed grain silos, Fort Niagara....I'd be happy to arrange a tour!

[@Archimarathon]

I want to see Paul Rudolph’s Niagara Falls Library most I think

[@jamesbaptiste8427]

@@Archimarathon I am a Buffalo/Niagara based Native American Architect. My firm is Anowara Architecture. As I said, I'd be happy to arrange a tour!

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

@@ArchimarathonThe Darwin Martin House is like new again. They put in $20M. That’s a must see as well as the Martin house on the lake. I saw the Martin house when it was a wreck in 1979. The University of Buffalo bought it and most of the furniture and many windows were gone. It was abandoned and squatters were living in it.

[@MM-sf3rl]

The old video of them putting sandbags on top of the tulip (was it a tulip?) column until it exceeded the code requirement and it eventually collapsing must have been quite satisfying to Mr. “WRight”. Ha. I remember being in the Robie House and the tour guide saying they would dine with jackets on because it was so cold in the house. The vapor barrier would’ve been better than the insulation back then; if there was insulation.

[@Archimarathon]

Yeah there were many of those things that don't work but somehow it became legend about how FLW is such a genius

[@sparkl3dust17]

Interesting discussion at the end. You might be interested in visiting Columbus Indiana as another town that put a lot of money into architectural projects.

[@archigardener]

One of my alltime faves too!! So wish they allowed photography inside though…

[@Archimarathon]

You have been yeah?

[@mistert7958]

You should also check out Wingspread, the FLW designed private home for the Johnson family. On the shore of Lake Michigan, now used as a conference center.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

If I had an office in that building I could never be sad working in a magestic structure.

[@miketrebert7788]

Getting close to a century old! Has it ever needed any major repairs for any deterioration? Thanks for these videos.

[@Archimarathon]

Yeah I think it has been through a few restorations

[@Jterlato]

Still haven't forgiven myself for missing the 6am bus from Madison to Racine to visit this building. Jet leg sucks after a 32 hours in transit Melbourne to Madison!

[@АлексейСтрелков-д9э]

Спасибо за экскурсию!

[@JonZellweger]

Wright had more than 3 non-resi buildings. Plenty more. The Larkin Building and Midway Gardens have been demolished. You also have the Temple Beth Shalom, Unity Temple and a Unitarian Churcch here and there. There was also an automobile showroom along with the Guggenheim in NYC that is semi-extant if I’m recalling correctly. There’s the entire campus at Florida Southern College. And I would argue that Taliesin East and West have non-resi attributes being that it was run as schools since the beginning. After having done preservation work on the Bachman Wilson House (1954) early in my career and visited the Guggenheim dozens of times, then visiting Fallingwater and half a dozen other properties, it was at Taliesin West that I finally conceded that he is the unrivaled greatest US Architect.

[@PanzerWrek]

I live in Racine and it's not that bad, lol. You showed probably the worst part of the city. There are plenty of places here that are great for raising a family. Anyways I'm watching this video because I landed a job working in this building! I'm pretty excited about it. Thank you for the video.

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Pity we couldn’t film in there

[@Kiwi-Macca]

First! (sorry) Would have loved to see you take us through it. Hope to see it one day myself. Love it.

[@collyn89]

Watching from Milwaukee, I hope you guys went to the Calatrava designed Milwaukee art museum on your visit.

[@Archimarathon]

No but we will in a few weeks’ time when we present at the AIA Wisconsin conference in Milwaukee.

[@Archimarathon]

By the way you meant Minnesota, right?

[@maynardarchitects]

@@ArchimarathonLol. #NeverListenToAndrew

[@MisterHolaMan]

Frank did a lot more than three commercial projects 😅

[@gonzalogonzalez4220]

I've always chuckled at "compression and release".

[@unbrook]

I like to think of Wright's work as Embrace and Release.

[@rev_dude]

Ive been to the Johnson wax twice, once many years ago, and once last summer a few weeks after you visited chicago. I'll agree the great workroom is a nice space, but is never as impressive as it seems in photos. And you had it right in the video, the town is pronounced like 'Ray-scene'

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks!

[@markhertzberg4057]

No, it is "ruh-seen."

[@ultraali453]

.. we don't get to see the building

[@んんんとゆうくに]

absolutely(o_bu_sa_ryuu_tu_ri)　obsoletely(A-BU-SO-RYU-TO-RI)

[@gregpendrey6711]

The tower should not t be subject to a for profit existence! Dont risk it.

[@numsiskit]

The Midwest has a lot of Trump fans. You can't tell them that we need to distribute wealth to the lower classes without a backlash. You'll be called a sheep, a snowflake, etc etc. The US is troubled.

[@mistert7958]

Socialism doesn't work. Getting a job and making something of yourself does. Keep your myopic bias out of these type videos.

[@zedlicious]

More film of the building elements, less static cam of two blokes flapping gums whilst stationary, you can yabba away as voice over while rolling footage of shiny stuff 🤩🙏🏆

[@Archimarathon]

Are you aware we were not meant to film Inside? That why we had to talk about it outside the fence

[@johnl5316]

Geary?

[@paulsteffner]

larkin building

[@davidchannon6004]

Seems a bit lifeless and in need of a modern purpose. Reminds me of a hedge fund manager that puts a classic Fender Stratocaster on their wall so people can see it when they are on zoom calls and nobody is allowed to touch or play it.

[@Archimarathon]

😂

[@mistert7958]

That's becoming quite a fad.