Living in a John Lautner house  

still no answer sophia?
How about answering MY question instead of one of your own?
And that is NOT how you put it originally.

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Stone
Stone is my favorite building material. Stone houses are beautiful and timeless.
onegroovydude, where art thou?

hes in a bar, or in a...
hes in a bar,
or in a car
staining his blood
with an impure drug
he's in the passing scenery,
lost forever
legendary hearts,
tear us all apart,
make our emotions bleed,
crying out in need,
no legendary love
is coming from above
its in this room right now
and you've got to fight
to make whats right
you've got to fight
to make whats right
you've got to fight
to save your legendary love

that was lovely!
Bar is open. My tab.
Order Up!,
Aunt Mark

thanks mark
dont blame ray.
blame Lou.
Make mine Manatee

Taking sophia's original question
to be sincere (and, if not, it's still an interesting question), "Why use (rough) stonework in a modern context ?" (I paraphrase), the answer may be no more complex than the single word Fallingwater.
Wright had used random-coursed ashlar throughout his career, or at least in the years following the first Taliesin (1911), but the world-famous house over the waterfall, which appeared in 1936, had a major impact on modernist architects, particularly American ones. The widespread use of cast-stone or real stone veneer, during the post-war period, could be traced to that influence, perhaps.
The combining of this tweedy texture with smooth and clean modern architectural materials -- wood, stucco, metal and glass -- created an appealing contrast, in both residential and small-commercial contexts. In seeking to warm the appearance of the International Style for the lay public -- something it could really use, many believe -- the profession had only to turn to its lone-wolf pioneer, FLLW.

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On the bricks, or up? oh, and twist or olive...or wasabi or maybe a classic cocktail onion?? I'll alert the handsome mixologist. Call and invite *spanky*. Thanks.
I know another filthy joke that contains a word that I simply can't repeat...but it rhymes with __________.
Hi,
Aunt Mark

Me too, woodywood.
Natural stone is where it's at.
(I am picturing OGD lounging on his circular harvest moon rug in front of the fire, sipping Courvoisier out of an extremely valuable vintage Flintstones juice glass and checking his ebay listings to see if anything has sold yet. Hope springs eternal.)

I'v been thinking
I'v been thinking the very same thing...Where are ya onegroovydude??