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The Kissimmee Xanadu, designed by Roy Mason, was the most popular, and at its peak was attracting 1000 visitors every day. The Wisconsin Dells and Gatlinburg houses were closed and demolished in the early 1990s; the Kissimmee Xanadu House was closed in 1996 and demolished in October 2005.
Xanadu House Roy Mason (June 29, 1938 – May 19, 1996) was an American lecturer, writer, and futuristic architect who designed and built a variety of futuristic homes and other buildings in the 1970s and 1980s using low cost materials and alternative energy sources.
The Kissimmee Xanadu, designed by Roy Mason was the most popular, and at its peak was attracting 1000 visitors every day. The Wisconsin Dells and Gatlinburg houses were closed and demolished in the early 1990s; the Kissimmee Xanadu House was closed in 1996 and demolished in October 2005. The name lives on in Bill Gates' private home. Xanadu 2.0.
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The Kissimmee Xanadu, designed by Roy Mason, was the most popular, and at its peak was attracting one thousand visitors every day. The Wisconsin Dells and Gatlinburg houses were closed and demolished in the early 1990s; the Kissimmee Xanadu House was closed in 1996 and demolished in October 2005.
The Xanadu book (which I have and, obviously, used to write most of this article) doesn't even say much about them. The Xanadu that became the most popular, and lasted the longest (from 1983-2005, while the others lasted from about 1979-early 1990s) was the Kissimmee house that used computers and automation conceived by Roy Mason.
1983 – Xanadu House in Kissimmee opened. 1982 – Design competition is held for the Parc de la Villette in Paris. 1981 – Richard Serra installs Tilted Arc in the Federal Plaza in New York City. The sculpture is removed in 1989. 1980 – Santa Monica Place constructed by Frank Gehry.
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