Wright's building in Phoenix saved from demolition

Phoenix - Anonymous buyers purchased a house in Phoenix designed by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright for his son and daughter-in-law. They rescued the unique spiral-shaped building from demolition. This was reported today by the Reuters agency.
     The sale was facilitated by a Chicago organization that aims to preserve Wright's work. The buyers paid 2.38 million dollars (45 million crowns) for the house and, according to the contract, they are to make the building available to a restoration non-governmental organization.
     "It is an amazing and generous act. A gift to the people of Phoenix, the community of architects worldwide, and anyone who cares about modern architecture," said Larry Woodin from the Chicago organization.
     Restoration work on the house has already partly begun, and the upcoming work will be financed from donations.
     The house was completed in 1952, and Wright's son David and his wife Gladys lived in it until 1997 when David passed away at the age of 102. Three years ago, the building was purchased from the family by the development firm 8081 Meridian with the intention of demolishing it and constructing new buildings in its place.
     Fortunately, enough architecture lovers came together who considered the demolition plans a mockery, as the house in Phoenix is among Wright's most famous works.
     Frank Lloyd Wright designed over 1,100 buildings, nearly half of which were realized. The most famous is the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Wright is ranked among the most significant architects of the 20th century. He died in 1959.