carter, walbridge, hawkins seminar buildings. florida southern college

address: 111 lake hollingsworth drive, lakeland, united states
architect: frank lloyd wright
year: 1941

Nowadays, the three Seminar Buildings are unified, but Mr. Wright projected them as pavilions separated by courts. They were constructed by the students of the FSC, and for the walls FLW used the “textile bloks", perforated and with pieces of colored glass.

The Seminar Buildings are a few simple boxes, scarcely accentuated by the thin lines of the roofs, noticed by bands of adorned copper. The whole captivation of the Seminar Buildings resides then, in the beautiful texture of the walls.


Aunque ahora los tres Seminar Buildings están unificados, Mr. Wright los proyectó como pabellones separados por patios. Fueron construidos por los estudiantes del FSC, y para los muros FLW utilizó los “textile bloks”, premoldeados de cemento, perforados y con piezas de vidrio coloreado.

El resultado final de los Seminar Buildings son unas sencillas cajas, apenas acentuadas por los delgados bordes de las losas, remarcados por bandas de cobre ornamentado. Todo el encanto de los Seminar Buildings reside entonces, en la hermosa textura de los muros.