Local architecture nerds decry the move as a travesty; the Bavinger House Conservancy sees it as “an opportunity for everyone to own a part of history,” per its website, “for this holiday season.” It’s another strange chapter in the home’s storied history. Designed by University of Oklahoma College of Architecture then-chairman Bruce Goff, the abstract […]
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R.I.P., The Bavinger House: 1955-2011
Local architecture nerds decry the move as a travesty; the Bavinger House Conservancy sees it as “an opportunity for everyone to own a part of history,” per its website, “for this holiday season.” It’s another strange chapter in the home’s storied history. Designed by University of Oklahoma College of Architecture then-chairman Bruce Goff, the abstract […]
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Tearin’ down the house?
That’s because reports of gunfire, helicopters and a collapsed roof surfaced regarding the storied spiral-shaped house. The fate of the home designed by Bruce Goff, the eccentric former chairman of the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture, was as clear as the muddy shores of Lake Thunderbird. Renowned as one of Goff’s most famous buildings, […]