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Yeah, they had a terrible time sealing the edges of the lillypad columns in the Johnson Wax building against the skylights in the ceiling. I'd like to think th
by linksnapzz 5y ago
Yeah, they had a terrible time sealing the edges of the lillypad columns in the Johnson Wax building against the skylights in the ceiling.
I'd like to think that Wright had read about polysiloxane synthetic rubber compounds in Scientific American or something, and figured the building he'd designed would just have to leak until someone developed those into commercial RTV silicone to seal the roof with.
- Cupertino95014 5y agoFunny, I went there on a Tuesday. They said the guided tours were only on Fridays, but when I told them I was from out of state, they said a guard would walk us around but not narrate. It was a great office building, way ahead of its time.