Bruce Goff: Architecture of Discipline in Freedom by Arn Henderson

Author:Arn Henderson [Henderson, Arn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00

Ruth and Albert (Sam) Ford House, Aurora, Illinois. Plan drawing by OU College of Architecture, Design and Research Center. Courtesy College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma.

Ford House, construction, 1947–50. Bruce Goff, architect; photograph by Eliot Elisofon. Bruce Goff Archive, Ryerson & Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago.

Ford House, façade with free-standing coal wall. Photograph by author.

A gradation of texture and pattern, from the large, randomly placed coal at the base to the precise pattern of converging structure at the skylight above, also contributes to a hierarchy of scale. Similarly, the use of jute rope to connect forms on the overhanging soffit/fascia of the flat roofs intensifies the association of a finely scaled directional pattern belonging to the realm of the upper part of the composition, much like the leaves on a tree. As Overstreet recalled, Ruth Ford “liked the use of jute rope on the fascia because of its association with African art and walls made of coal appealed to her because it was something unusual.”9

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