Author Archives: Lawrence Modern

Thomas House midcentury joy tour

July 2, 2014 – 10:56 am

One of Lawrence’s hidden gems, the Thomas House, was on full display Sunday, and polished to a high sheen by the current owners, Deb and Ray Rowden. More than 50 Lawrence Modern guests roamed the property, which in its design, siting, landscaping, and casual feel — you could say breeziness — is a fusion of […]

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Hill and house, living together

May 28, 2014 – 5:47 pm

“No house should ever be on a hill or on anything,” Frank Lloyd Wright famously advised. “It should be of the hill.” Few houses in Lawrence adhere to this Usonian principle better than Deb & Ray Rowden’s home at 1904 Meadowlark Lane in Lawrence, one of our top “Baker’s Dozen” houses. Designed in 1968 by Lawrence architect […]

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Snaps from Ron Labinski’s talk at Nunemaker Center

February 24, 2014 – 5:21 pm

Lawrence Modern was honored to have renowned (and retired) architect Ron Labinski, the “father of sports architecture,” speak about his life in architecture at the Nunemaker Center on Sunday, Feb. 23. Ron was the first architect to specialize in sports and build an entire division of a large firm around it, HOK Sport. Ron introduced […]

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Discover Nunemaker Center Feb. 23

January 24, 2014 – 9:23 pm

The Nunemaker Center, home to KU’s Honors Program, keeps a low profile. A completely unobtrusive and unremarkable building along Engel Road, it often goes unrecognized by people who’ve lived in Lawrence for years. One reason why is because it is dwarfed by large multi-story buildings nearby, rendering it nearly invisible by comparison. But it is […]

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Lawrence Modern to speak at AIA conference

September 3, 2013 – 6:00 pm

Lawrence Modern has been invited to present at the 2013 Kansas American Institute of Architects conference at the Holiday Inn in Lawrence, Sept. 12. During our breakout session (3:45 – 5:15) we will explain the purpose of our group, our preservation efforts, and discuss the results of our survey to identify significant mid-century properties in town. For […]

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