NATURALLY summer 2016 P.Allen Smith's Green Beans & Green Things What's the Fig Deal? Moving Architecture
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summer 2016
P.Allen Smith's
Green Beans & Green Things
What's the Fig Deal?
Moving Architecture
PUBLISHERP. Allen Smith
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Summer is the time to see the first fruits of
your labor. It may be intensely hot outside,
but all of the planning in winter and the
planting in spring will bring a summer (and
fall) harvest to enjoy for months.
Look inside for delightful recipes for
entertaining, such as sweet fig-infused
bourbon and cocktails. And a spicy Sichuan
green bean recipe with enough kick to
match the summer heat.
And the flowers are non-stop with blooms.
Pinks and reds and blues and yellows are
vibrantly spectacular in the sun or shade.
This is the time to sit back, enjoy an iced
beverage and bask in nature’s splendor.
If you’re looking for a weekend getaway,
the Bachman-Wilson house, designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright, was recently
dismantled and moved 1,200 miles to
be reconstructed on the grounds of the
Crystal Bridges Museum. Now, this piece
of classic architecture, once in private
hands, can be viewed by the public in
guided and self-guided tours. Get the full
story and a sneak peek at moving day — for
an entire house — inside.
Summer has so much to offer — the rules
are more relaxed, and the garden keeps
giving and giving. It’s important to stay cool
and make the most of it.
Simple syrup is an invaluable staple in the kitchen. Use it to sweeten your tea, your cocktails, to candycoat roasted almonds or pecans or brush onto cakes.Click for the recipe...
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Table of Contents
Figgy Maple Bourbon Fizz 8Grow with Design in Mind 6
Baby got Broc 19 A Moving Day 22Marketplace 20
Make a Mean Green Bean 14
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BourbonFivg Tea
Not Just for Newtons
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Ingredients: Freshfigs,halved Yourfavoritebourbon Masonjar,orglassvesselwithalid
Directions:Fillmasonjarhalfwaywithfreshfigs.Filltherestofthewaywithyourfavor-itesippingbourbon.Screwthelidonyoujar,giveitaswirlandletsitfor5to7days.Gentlyshakeonceaday.Giveitataste,andoncetheflavoristoyourliking,strainandtransfertoanothercleanjar.
Fig-Infused Bourbon
Figgy Maple Bourbon FizzIngredients: 1freshfig,halved 2tsppuremaplesyrup onelemon Angosturrabitters gingerbeer fig-infusedbourbon
Directions:DropeachhalfofafigintotwoOld-Fashionedglasses.Toeachglass,addateaspoonofdarkmaplesyrup,thensqueezeasliceoffreshlemonovereach,andaddafewdashesofbitters.Withthebackofaspoon,oramuddler,mixtheseingredientswell,thenfilltheglasseswithicecubesandpourin1.5ounceoffig-infusedbourbon.Topwithasplashofgingerbeer,suchasGoslingsorBarritts.
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Make a mean Green Bean
Spicy Sichuan Green Beans Ingredients:
1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into halves or thirds
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp. Stevia 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp saffflower oil
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp peeled and minced ginger root
Instructions:Wash green beans, trim the ends, and cut beans into halves or thirds if they are large. Mix together soy sauce, rice vinegar, sweetener of your choice, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. Mince garlic enough to make 2 T minced garlic. Peel ginger root and mince enough to make 2 T minced ginger.
Use a medium-sized pan with a tight-fitting lid over high heat. When the pan is hot, add the beans and 1/4 cup water; cover and cook on medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes or until the beans are bright green and starting to get tender. (If your beans are thin they will cook more quickly, but larger beans will probably need 5 minutes.) Remove the lid and continue to cook until the water is all evaporated.
Add the oil and minced garlic and ginger and cook about 2 minutes, stirring several times so the garlic and ginger don’t burn. Add the soy sauce mixture, let it come to a boil and cook about 2 minutes more, until the sauce thickens and coats the beans and beans are tender to crisp. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Serves 4
Soon your garden will be overflowing with green beans, and these veggies are healthy and more than willing
to soak up any flavors you add to the frying pan. This makes them perfect for stir fry, and fresh green beans
from the garden are perfect for Asian spices. Try this recipe with Sichuan flavors when your generous Bonnie
plants have you overrun with green beans.
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A Moving DayWhen architectural history — an entire house — is meticulously uprooted and relocated to Arkansas
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A priceless piece of history, the Bachman-Wilson
home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was
deconstructed and moved to the Crystal Bridges
Museum of Modern American Art in Northwest
Arkansas. But, how does a museum move an
entire house?
First, a little history: Originally built in 1954 along
the banks of the Millstone River in New Jersey,
the Bachman-Wilson home is a work of art in
simplicity and form. It is a classic example of what
Frank Lloyd Wright called a Usonian House — a
distinctly American-style, low-cost home within
the reach of the average middle class family.
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The modest three bedroom, 2,000-square-foot
home is built with natural materials on a concrete
slab. The kitchen is small and opens into a large
living area with glass curtain walls that provide
expansive views of the outdoors. In 1988 the
property was purchased by Lawrence and Sharon
Tarantino, an architect-designer team, who
painstakingly restored the house using the original
construction documents. Despite their award-
winning efforts, the Tarantinos were unable to
beat back the periodic floodwaters from the river,
and put the house on the market in 2012. The
sale was conditional that it would be moved to a
suitable natural site.
That’s where Crystal Bridges stepped in. But the
question was... how do you relocate an entire
house, and a priceless artifact, from New Jersey
to Arkansas?
With a completion date of 1954, the Bachman-
Wilson house constitutes a late example of
Wright’s Usonian houses. Abraham Wilson and
Gloria Bachman-Wilson commissioned the
house after a visit to Wright’s Shavin House in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, where Gloria’s brother,
Marvin Bachman, had served as a construction
superintendent. Abe and Gloria’s written request
of Wright: “Would you design a home for us?” His
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Still productive at age 87, Wright’s
characteristically laconic response led
nonetheless to a real design for the
couple and their young daughter. The
Bachman-Wilsons chose a site fronting
the Millstone River within commuting
distance of New York City. After a period
of back-and-forth discussion of needs
and desires, Wright proposed a design
to the Bachman-Wilsons; its projected
cost was more than double the original
budget. With significant adjustment,
a final design was agreed upon, and
construction at the site began.
Some aspects of the Bachman-Wilson
design were selected for economy.
Concrete block was used extensively,
where more expensive brick had been
initially proposed. An elongated single-
floor plan was truncated by stacking
on a second level, thus compacting the
mass of the house significantly. The
views to the adjacent Millstone River
were reserved for those inside the house:
the street-facing side of the house was
made private by a solid masonry wall,
articulated by the entranceway, thus
allowing the view to be revealed as one
entered the living space.
How do you relocate an entire house, and a priceless artifact, from New Jersey to Arkansas?
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Wright’s characteristic Usonian
treatment was evident throughout
the house: open living space,
built-in furniture, a central hearth,
all wrapped in a woodsy frame
including large expanses of glass
and a strong overhanging roof. The
main level included all primary living
spaces: a kitchen, a dining area, a
living space, and a guest room /
study, along with a small bathroom
and a utility space. No basement
was included. The upper level of
the house was accessed by a light
and simple stairway, hung from steel
rods, and included two bedrooms
and a bathroom. Balconies outside
the upper level rooms provided
visual connection to the level below.
Connection to nature was made
more emphatic by the inclusion
of several French doors along the
glassy wall of the living space,
leading out to the river and the
wooded landscape beyond.
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Among the most striking components of the
house were the pierced wooden panels installed
high above the French doors in the upper reaches
of the living space. These panels and their
geometric jigsaw designs lent an ornamental
elegance to the space. More significantly, the
pierced panels let in a distinctive pattern of
light and shadow, changing with the sun’s path
throughout the year.
Beautiful as the setting was, the proximity to the
Millstone River, with its periodic tendency to
flood, threatened the house several times. After
acquiring the house and lovingly restoring it, only
to see it once again inundated by the Millstone’s
floodwaters, recent owners Sharon and Lawrence
Tarantino decided that moving the house (as a
provision of its sale) would be a good strategy
for ensuring its survival, albeit on a new site. In
2013, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
in Bentonville, Arkansas, announced that it had
acquired the Bachman-Wilson house, and that it
would be reassembled on a new site, nestled in
the trees on the museum grounds in Bentonville.
The site chosen on the museum grounds, while
differing in solar orientation from the original
siting in New Jersey, was positioned such that
the house’s orientation to the adjacent Crystal
Creek would recall the former siting along the
Millstone River. Upon completed reconstruction,
the Bachman-Wilson House will stand as the
only building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in
Arkansas.
“Once the decision was made to move the house,
many opportunities presented themselves to
us,” said Lawrence Tarantino. “It became clear
that there could be no better opportunity for the
preservation of this important work of Frank Lloyd
Wright than to secure its future stewardship in
perpetuity at a public institution with a mission
of celebrating American art and architecture, on
a site offering the proper setting, and with the
capability of providing for its future maintenance
and preservation, all of which Crystal Bridges
offers.”
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At Crystal Bridges, the Bachman Wilson House was sited a short distance from the museum along its
3.5 miles of trails, with views overlooking the native woodland setting as well as Crystal Spring, the
natural spring from which the museum takes its name.
“Relocating the Bachman Wilson House to our grounds offers an exciting opportunity to continue
sharing significant architecture, along with great works of art, both inside the museum and out,” said
Crystal Bridges Director of Facilities and Grounds Scott Eccleston before the house was moved.
“Our team is looking forward to the opportunity to integrate the house into our setting in a way that
benefits each element: our grounds are enhanced by its addition, and the house is preserved and
complemented by our natural setting. Here at Crystal Bridges, we’re all about art and nature, and this
addition furthers that concept.”
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Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. donated its services to transport the Bachman Wilson
House to Bentonville. So, with transportation plans in place, the entire structure was painstakingly
disassembled, labeled, packed and moved to Northwest Arkansas, where it was reconstructed in
2015. The home traveled 1,200 miles via two shipping containers. For more specifics on the home’s
reconstruction, look here http://crystalbridges.org/frank-lloyd-wright/.
The exhibit opened to the public in late 2015. Because of its size and narrow hallways, only 10
visitors are allowed in the house at a time. This thoughtful and meticulous piece of architecture is
ready for public appreciation via guided and self-guided tours at Crystal Bridges.
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