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Designed by international architect Moshe Safdie, Crystal Bridges’ unique building is a key element to the Museum experience. With the installation of the Bachman Wilson House, a Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian home, on the Museum grounds, architecture has become an important theme in the Museum’s progra…

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art


    • Dec 4, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    Robert Rubin on the Fly's Eye Dome

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 53:27


    In this conversation between renowned architecture preservationist Robert Rubin and Curatorial Assistant Dylan Turk, Rubin shares reflections on the Fly's Eye Dome, which he acquired and restored in 2013.

    A Story of American Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 53:40


    Crystal Bridges architect Moshe Safdie reflects on his many projects, as well as architectural elements at Crystal Bridges including Buckminster Fuller’s Fly’s Eye Dome and the Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House that collectively tell a story of American architecture.

    Architecture Possibilities from Every Scale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 58:41


    Leven & Betts, the architect duo of LEVENBETTS Studio, are changing the way we think about & experience architecture through an artist’s perspective. They will discuss creating architecture possibilities from every scale.

    Pedro Guerrero, Photographer for Frank Lloyd Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2015 53:39


    Emily Bills, Managing Director of the Julius Shulman Institute of Architecture Photography, presents on Latin American photographer Pedro Guerrero. Guerrero was Frank Lloyd Wright’s selected photographer & photographed artists in the Museum’s collection.

    Amazeum: A Place for Playing and Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 40:08


    Executive Director Sam Dean, and architect Reb Haizlip discuss the Amazeum’s architecture. The museum, set to open July 15, 2015, includes exhibit & outdoor space which will accommodate year-round play, learning, and experiences inspired by the seasons.

    Sean Malone Frank Lloyd Wright Lecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2015 43:45


    Sean Malone, the new President and CEO of the national Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, explores the principles, artistry, and values of Frank Lloyd Wright’s body of work in terms of its relevance to our daily lives.

    Aalto's Identities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2015 88:59


    Peter MacKeith presents the life and work of the Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto, one of the twentieth century’s canonical figures in architecture and design, through multiple lenses: biography, building analysis, and cultural appraisal.

    Saving a Frank Llyod Wright Usonian Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2014 81:01


    Sharon and Lawrence Tarantino of Tarantino Studio discuss their 10-year restoration project of the Bachman Wilson House. The pair also discuss the process of disassembling the house in preparation for the move to Crystal Bridges.

    Moshe Safdie Architect of Crystal Bridges

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2014 63:16


    Architect of Crystal Bridges, Moshe Safdie, shares the inspiration for his design of the Museum, as well as an overview of his life’s work. Over the past 50 years, Safdie has realized large-scale projects all over the world, including Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; United States Institute of Peace Headquarters, Washington, DC; and Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Singapore.

    Rethinking Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 77:21


    Santiago Pérez, University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture Assistant Professor and 21st Century Chair, discusses the styles of Wright and Safdie in conjunction with emerging new designs for the twenty-first century.

    Architecture Conversation Part 5 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2014 2:16


    Moshe Safdie and Alice Walton chat about the desire to create a museum with a sense of community.

    Architecture Conversation Part 4 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2014 2:33


    Crystal Bridges founder, Alice Walton, discusses with architect Moshe Safdie how the design of the Museum's building tells the story of American Art.

    Architecture Conversation Part 3 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2014 8:21


    Architect Moshe Safdie explains the use of native materials in the construction of Crystal Bridges with Alice Walton.

    Architecture Conversation Part 2 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2014 4:30


    Alice Walton and Moshe Safdie talk about intergrating nature into the design of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

    Architecture Conversation Part 1 of 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2014 9:03


    Architect Moshe Safdie discusses the moment of architectural discover with Crystal Bridges founder, Alice Walton.

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