Thanks for sharing the blog entry and photos of FLWright’s Florida Southern College buildings. It would be a shame for anyone who visits the Lakeland area to miss out on the opportunity to tour this unique collection of organic architecture. It looks like you really enjoyed your visit.

Like your husband, I am an avid fan of architecture, and art as well. I am very excited about the pending expansion of the CMA, because of the added space it will offer the museum, and because the project has been designed by a world-class architectural firm. The results of this effort will give Central Ohio a significant piece of contemporary architecture, and will be something that the residents of our community can all enjoy and be proud of.

That being said, is there any possibility that once the expansion project is complete that the museum might consider creating a gallery devoted to architecture, and/or to present exhibits, lectures, seminars, etc. devoted to architectural topics? I personally think that there is a glaring need for this type of programming in our area, and the CMA could help to fill that void. One only needs to look to Chicago and their magnificent AIC to see how popular and well-received such programs can be. While our own Wexner Center has from time-to-time presented architecturally-based exhibits and events, I feel there is a need for more and I’d like to see the CMA consider becoming involved.

Sorry to be so long-winded here, but this is a topic that has been on my mind for some time, and your blog entry today provided an ideal jumping-off point for me. Thanks again, and I hope to hear back from you with your views on this subject.