Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, was a prolific architectural thinker. His experimental drawings show speculative domestic architectures: houses and pueblo-like villages with oddly sloped roofs, multiple off-set levels, and wild color schemes, always looking as if they were on the verge of falling over. They were something like a cross between an overgrown victorian house and a small shanty made of tin and wood. Lebbeus Woods was probably inspired by Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss, Architect. Image via seuss.wikia.com Dr. Seuss, Architect. Image via glogster.com Lebbeus Woods, Underground Berlin,<1988. Image via Domus In Willow, Alaska, a now-abandoned 12-story house sits mysteriously in the middle of the wilderness outside of Anchorage. The towering wooden structure resembles a stack of houses, each smaller than the next as it climbs toward the sky. The quirky tower is as weird and wonderful as Dr. Seuss' unbuilt works, and the townspeople have named it Dr. Seuss House. It is on private property, but you see it by driving by or taking a helicopter tour. Alaska's Dr. Seuss House. Image via Roadtrippers. Alaska's Dr. ...
Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, was a prolific architectural thinker. His experimental drawings show speculative domestic architectures: houses and pueblo-like villages with oddly sloped roofs, multiple off-set levels, and wild color schemes, always looking as if they were on the verge of falling over. They were something like a cross between an overgrown victorian house and a small shanty made of tin and wood. Lebbeus Woods was probably inspired by Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss, Architect. Image via seuss.wikia.com Dr. Seuss, Architect. Image via glogster.com Lebbeus Woods, Underground Berlin,<1988. Image via Domus In Willow, Alaska, a now-abandoned 12-story house sits mysteriously in the middle of the wilderness outside of Anchorage. The towering wooden structure resembles a stack of houses, each smaller than the next as it climbs toward the sky. The quirky tower is as weird and wonderful as Dr. Seuss' unbuilt works, and the townspeople have named it Dr. Seuss House. It is on private property, but you see it by driving by or taking a helicopter tour. Alaska's Dr. Seuss House. Image via Roadtrippers. Alaska's Dr. ...