点评:I happened to see reference to tours of the convention center built from Frank Lloyd Wright’s design. Went there during a snowstorm because of interest in FLR ( who is from Madison) and proximity to hotel ( needed something close to hotel due to substantial storm). Very glad we got to take this tour. Tom, our guide, was excellent - very personable and extremely knowledgeable about FLW, his work and the building’s history /features. Tom kindly extended the tour because we had a lot of questions. He pointed out Wright-like features and forms/shapes used throughout the interior as well as features which were perhaps not Wright-like but necessary to the functioning of a modern conference/ community center. Tom pointed out on photos how the design links the city to the lake and complements the Capitol behind it.
The water views from the 3 terrace rooms are stunning. Did not get to go on the terrace due to storm, but would like to return there to eat lunch or attend a summer concert.
A great afternoon. Thank you Tom!
翻译:我偶然看到有介绍弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特设计的会议中心的参观信息。因为对赖特(他来自麦迪逊)很感兴趣,而且离酒店很近(暴风雪太大,需要找个离酒店近的地方),所以我们冒着暴风雪去了那里。非常庆幸我们参加了这次参观。我们的导游汤姆非常棒——他很亲切,而且对赖特、他的作品以及这座建筑的历史和特色都非常了解。因为我们有很多问题,汤姆很友好地延长了参观时间。他指出了贯穿整个建筑内部的赖特式特征和造型,以及一些可能并非赖特风格但对现代会议/社区中心的功能至关重要的元素。汤姆还通过照片指出了这座建筑的设计是如何将城市与湖泊连接起来,并与后面的州议会大厦相得益彰的。
从三个露台房间看到的湖景令人叹为观止。由于暴风雪,我们没能上露台,但我很想再去那里吃午餐或参加夏季音乐会。
度过了一个美好的下午。谢谢你,汤姆!