tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45129407690152714982024-03-13T02:40:00.330-05:00Oklahoma ModernFeaturing our visits to modern architecture in and around the Sooner State. Atomic Age | Mid Century | Brutalist | Googie | InternationalJRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-66193747385240147772023-04-14T11:20:00.000-05:002023-04-14T11:20:48.059-05:00Visit to the Prairie Chicken House<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This unique house on the edge of Norman, Oklahoma is known to most as the prairie chicken house. Designed by Herb Greene in 1960, he preferred to call it simply the <a href="https://herbgreene.org/portfolio-item/prairie-house/" target="_blank">Prairie House</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to the <a href="https://www.prairiehousepreservation.org/" target="_blank">Prairie House Preservation Society</a> (PHPS) it is now possible for the public to experience one of Oklahoma's most unusual architectural treasures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnQOu5URRSE0iSRiKy_yiv0wPVC6HLg_RnaL2ZbPS2xCDusCbDjUeS5DBrsLk0P8_Bk5nfNBWQmbkFmg1VV6voZyLEI8bXu5SfXF59TT3VuTwYB5jmysSj_QPfZNYUTeCoeZgj83JKitBKYp53dM0_w4V2Dw0YTu6StaCjdDBTMbRwyoe5OBq6vzW_Q/s2688/PXL_20230318_195854870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2688" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnQOu5URRSE0iSRiKy_yiv0wPVC6HLg_RnaL2ZbPS2xCDusCbDjUeS5DBrsLk0P8_Bk5nfNBWQmbkFmg1VV6voZyLEI8bXu5SfXF59TT3VuTwYB5jmysSj_QPfZNYUTeCoeZgj83JKitBKYp53dM0_w4V2Dw0YTu6StaCjdDBTMbRwyoe5OBq6vzW_Q/s320/PXL_20230318_195854870.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span></span></div><a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2023/03/Prairie-Chicken-House.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com0Norman, OK, USA35.2225668 -97.43947776.9123329638211573 -132.5957277 63.532800636178848 -62.2832277tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-17192633612012360902023-03-20T11:48:00.005-05:002023-03-20T11:51:04.922-05:00Warren Place: for the love of concrete<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amid the hustle and bustle of Tulsa's busy intersection of 61st and Yale is a quiet oasis. No, it's not the Pepto Palace. It's a little known park-like area behind <a href="http://www.warrenplace.net/" target="_blank">Warren Place</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A walking trail in the shadow of the Doubletree Hotel winds through trees, green grass and geometric concrete. The short walk offers a relaxing break from the traffic and sprawl that's just yards away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y8NuT4NotnY/YZr0vZ9eNjI/AAAAAAACQa4/TicZZl_fMmg_Gxzm4b63-Cva1KnK7aacACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/PXL_20211019_170920886.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1045" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y8NuT4NotnY/YZr0vZ9eNjI/AAAAAAACQa4/TicZZl_fMmg_Gxzm4b63-Cva1KnK7aacACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/PXL_20211019_170920886.jpg" width="163"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2023/03/brutalist-warren-place.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com06110 S Yale Ave, Tulsa, OK 74136, USA36.07308 -95.9243158000000169.1104168156339362 -131.08056580000002 63.035743184366055 -60.768065800000016tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-17606874066613429812022-10-10T09:55:00.003-05:002022-10-13T08:01:45.208-05:00Living Art<h2 style="text-align: left;">Goff's Searing House on the Market</h2><p>Ever wanted to own a home designed by Bruce Goff?</p><p>Here's your chance.</p>
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It was a landmark for us during family outings to visit friends in Locust Grove. For years it sat partially completed and hollow, a house-shaped shell made of steel and concrete. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimbHAJJxo7W5s3uT1IWT7f9gUg-UWc_SAzcuex0HdfEcaXCCfSLDtkgt7AHjbWg9k2bbrGwdQjFTzSUlCuRk9ZlnRnpR6UhtQFgd8d2Tv1xasRqj3b55RhxjNZUynQ8FLVNbbXksax4pWqFZHkBqluMSa78Wb5SqOyyNXlONCkff_PkDlmTm7j20VtQ/s2688/PXL_20220313_181802606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2688" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimbHAJJxo7W5s3uT1IWT7f9gUg-UWc_SAzcuex0HdfEcaXCCfSLDtkgt7AHjbWg9k2bbrGwdQjFTzSUlCuRk9ZlnRnpR6UhtQFgd8d2Tv1xasRqj3b55RhxjNZUynQ8FLVNbbXksax4pWqFZHkBqluMSa78Wb5SqOyyNXlONCkff_PkDlmTm7j20VtQ/s320/PXL_20220313_181802606.jpg" width="320"></a></div><span></span><a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2022/03/the-concrete-house.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com08350 W 590 Road, Inola, OK 74036, USA36.1642094 -95.411381636.157280176202384 -95.419964668847655 36.17113862379761 -95.402798531152342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-74840208956265534772022-03-22T17:44:00.001-05:002022-03-22T17:44:15.416-05:00Shop Herman Miller Outlet on eBay<p> Save up to 35% on authentic Herman Miller overstocks and closeouts.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ebay.com/e/home-garden/herman-miller-brand-outlet?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337005286&toolid=20014&customid=OKmodern&mkevt=1" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1196" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qZmNbhPktpxBI5HKfFPdqdrjsxd0sCQbZvcQRs8NpYT7CpX-IpQ2fWwGXEUd6aeOChkncJX29CIgKnq_TrqMJRM5F69JVsXBFnWauOx2sL8qKfmIL4dhfK_Fz3_pGDkxyKuQwjLLEPbO4dgd825GpVW_bQQn6VuFCsXmnf-wbSI-MTAs1BrK9J_ESw/s320/Aeron-Black.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.ebay.com/e/home-garden/herman-miller-brand-outlet?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5337005286&toolid=20014&customid=OKmodern&mkevt=1" rel="nofollow">Herman Miller Brand Outlet</a></h3><p><br /></p>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-56386111463457671922021-07-30T10:54:00.007-05:002021-07-30T21:27:44.302-05:00Exploring Pryor Creek<p>It was originally called Coo-Y-Yah by the Cherokee, then in 1887 the name was changed to Pryor Creek. Most folks just call it Pryor. Today it's home to about 10,000 people, and a surprising number of interesting modern buildings!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rA8JHE9vl7g/YQQc_ohL8HI/AAAAAAACL8o/JokpYD9fIN4MbAsIrAq4tBSKaADWzgmdACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20160430_125744.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="2048" height="167" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rA8JHE9vl7g/YQQc_ohL8HI/AAAAAAACL8o/JokpYD9fIN4MbAsIrAq4tBSKaADWzgmdACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20160430_125744.jpg" width="320"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Googleplex is a landmark in the nearby Midamerica Industrial Park.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2021/07/exploring-pryor-creek.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com0Pryor, OK 74361, USA36.3084275 -95.3169135999999927.998193663821155 -130.4731636 64.618661336178846 -60.160663599999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-54233298841614864162021-03-31T10:25:00.001-05:002021-03-31T13:16:35.804-05:00Modern Habitat<p>Take a drive near the <a href="https://www.theoutsidershouse.com/" target="_blank">Outsider's House Museum</a> today and you might notice some interesting new additions to the area. A pair of new homes with low-slope rooflines and simple lines are sprinkled amongst the bungalows of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Crutchfield Neighborhood. </p><p>No, these are not hipsters escaped from Lortondale. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_E4RIhmpmbQ/YGSHrfIVGMI/AAAAAAAB_N8/nCT0iCxjKNAPubfyRGJp0rVpnRdz5yVugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1500/MCM_habitat.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_E4RIhmpmbQ/YGSHrfIVGMI/AAAAAAAB_N8/nCT0iCxjKNAPubfyRGJp0rVpnRdz5yVugCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MCM_habitat.png" width="320"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image courtesy of Green Country Habitat for Humanity</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br><span></span><p></p><a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2021/03/modern-habitat.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com0Tulsa, OK 74106, USA36.1663974 -95.972208236.162932768972865 -95.976499734423825 36.169862031027137 -95.967916665576169tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-50636792990585198622020-10-07T12:00:00.001-05:002020-10-07T12:00:27.489-05:00TFA Virtual Tours Highlight Modernism<p>Architecture tours are a big deal at the <a href="https://tulsaarchitecture.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tulsa Foundation for Architecture.</a> But the pandemic has put a damper on Second Saturdays, the popular series of walking tours TFA has popularized. This put a serious hurt on their budget... and mission statement.</p><p>So just as the Covid-19 has forced most of us to learn how to do new things in the virtual world, so has TFA. Their tours have gone virtual.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tulsaarchitecture.org/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1481" height="231" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4bpXKSVJSXk/X33wJl7vS3I/AAAAAAAB1JQ/uCIkzBhVKL46paVoyHlcJ_hgVmSJgk1nwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h231/god-mod.jpg" width="400"></a></div><p></p><p><span></span></p><a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2020/10/tfa-virtual-tours-highlight-modernism.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com0Tulsa, OK, USA36.1539816 -95.992775000000009-17.670862230873567 -166.305275 89.97882543087357 -25.680275000000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-68936870829317207832020-04-05T13:03:00.001-05:002020-04-05T13:03:06.294-05:00Frank Wallace: 1923-2020The man responsible for Tulsa's most loved/hated architectural landmark (depending on your personal viewpoint) passed away March 28, 2020.<br>
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Wallace, among other things, was the man behind the futuristic campus of Oral Roberts University.<br>
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Another great museum exhibition featuring works by Herb Greene and Bruce Goff will open January 24th at Price Tower Arts Center.<br>
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<a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2020/01/goff-greene-exhibit.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com0510 Dewey Ave, Bartlesville, OK 74003, USA36.7478523 -95.97622339999998110.9283188 -137.28481739999998 62.5673858 -54.667629399999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-50026736195633588132020-01-14T14:42:00.002-06:002020-01-14T14:45:21.981-06:00Modern Fireplace Redo<h3 style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: "Noto Serif", serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.1667; margin: 0px 0px 28px;">
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A few years ago we discovered the fireplace flu in our 1964 ranch home was unusable. Cracks in the flu pipe allowed smoke to leak into our attic– and eventually the living room. Yuck.</div>
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This discovery was followed by a quote for more than $3,000 to repair it! Double-yuck. Time to explore some options.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Shopping for them!</span></b><br>
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Kids of all ages will enjoy these gift suggestions.<br>
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Build your own modular modern home... with Legos!</a><br>
Includes female adult and male child minifigures and buildable dog.<br>
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The event will be hosted by the Okie Mod Squad, an Oklahoma City-based group that promotes the appreciation and preservation of Mid-Century Modern design. To drive home that point they have chosen a uniquely identifiable site to host this first-ever event: The <a href="http://www.oklahomamodern.us/2010/02/okcs-unique-first-christian-church.html">First Christian Church</a> of Oklahoma City.<br>
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Turns out the zoo is the "Most Instagrammed Place" in Oklahoma!<br>
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A plaza in downtown Tulsa has gained recent notoriety as the hiding place for modern art. From street level the corner of 4th Street and Main looks like your typical abandoned gathering place. First Place Tower looms over the concrete planters and vacant benches. But it's the lower level that hides the treasure.<br>
<a href="https://www.oklahomamodern.us/2015/06/tulsas-mystery-orb.html#more"></a>JRBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856092449213475185noreply@blogger.com0First Place Tower, Tulsa, OK 74103, USA36.152101 -95.98958700000002910.341409500000001 -137.29818100000003 61.962792500000006 -54.680993000000029tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512940769015271498.post-67101404717163075662015-04-10T08:13:00.000-05:002015-04-10T08:16:52.770-05:00Mingle in International StyleLater this month one of my favorite Oklahoma homes will be open for a look-see.<br>
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The stunning Jones House was the home of Robert Lawton Jones- a founding principal of the Tulsa-based architectural firm Murray-Jones-Murray. Here in Oklahoma MJM is synonymous with MCM. The firm designed Mid Mod icons such as Saints Peter and Paul Church & School, First Place Tower, Bishop Kelley school and the Tulsa Assembly Center.<br>
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About the time Jones penned this sleek example of International Style we had just broken ground on another MJM project: the Tulsa International Airport. It was 1959.<br>
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The Jet Age had begun.<br>
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Anyone who reads much about Oklahoma's architectural history in the 20th century is bound to come upon the name Murray-Jones-Murray. The architectural firm was responsible for some of our state's most iconic Mid-Century Modern buildings.<br>
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