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Editing section under Integration with nature

Hello, I started editing and rewriting the section under integration with nature. I recently deleted the quote that encouraged an opinion. I also got rid of any writing that held the Wikipedia editor's personal feelings. I would love any feedback on the changes I have made. --Gonzalesl18 (talk) 18:24, 2 May 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gonzalesl18 (talk • contribs) 14:46, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Farnsworth House/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Epicgenius (talk · contribs) 01:08, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Pencilsforall (talk · contribs) 01:10, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

I'll take on this review. Seems like a fun page. It will probably take me more than a week given the length and number of sources. I'm pretty new to reviewing, so of course other comments are welcomed. I'm starting with references and sources and I'll post updates as I have them.

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Hi there! Fun article to review! Very minor ce issues were already addressed in the time I've been reviewing. Source checks were all good and enjoyable to read. Thanks for your work on this good article :) Pencilsforall (talk) 01:53, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

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• As noted on the talk page, the page numbers from Beam don't match the e-book version, but I was able to verify all neccessary content.
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Beam 2020

I've removed the dead link to this book. On further thought, it seems the original URL may have been an accidental violation of WP:COPYLINK. However, the book can still be viewed elsewhere (offline); the link to that book was merely for convenience. – Epicgenius (talk) 17:01, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. I was able to find a copy of the ebook from a library for review (ISBN: 9780399592720), but it looks like the pagination is off from the version used in the references. For example the total number of pages in the ebook is 230 and some of the references are after. The quote "When one looks at Nature through the glass walls..." appears on page 105 in the ebook but it's referenced as on page 90. I can't quite figure out the pattern because it isn't a simple shift. Pencilsforall (talk) 23:28, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

That's strange, but it also happens with ebooks sometimes. I was using the print version of the book, which can also be accessed here. Although the Internet Archive page says that access is restricted to patrons with print disabilities, it should be relatively easy to register an Internet Archive account and request print-disabled access. – Epicgenius (talk) 00:28, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

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The result was: promoted by HurricaneZeta (talk) 23:16, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

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Farnsworth House

• ... that the original occupant of the Farnsworth House (pictured) likened her experience there to that of a caged animal? Source: Mortice, Zach (July 15, 2020). "A Second Look at Edith Farnsworth and Her Mies van der Rohe–Designed Retreat". Architectural Record. "Edith wrote that she often felt like a caged animal on display in the house, and even her predilection for Scandinavian proto-hygge couldn’t quite bridge that gap."
  • ALT1: ... that the architect and the owner of an Illinois house (pictured) later became involved in a legal dispute that entailed 4,000 pages of transcripts? Source: Mortice, Zach (July 15, 2020). "A Second Look at Edith Farnsworth and Her Mies van der Rohe–Designed Retreat". Architectural Record. "It’s common knowledge that Mies and Edith had a bitter falling out that ended with 4,000 pages of litigation transcripts."
  • ALT2: ... that the architect of the Farnsworth House (pictured) decided to place it in a floodplain, despite objections from its owner and a local contractor? Source: Beam, Alex (2020). Broken Glass: Mies van der Rohe, Edith Farnsworth, and the Fight over a Modernist Masterpiece. New York: Random House. pp. 54-55. "Edith thought the house might sit better higher up the slope, but Mies prevailed. Mies later insisted that he had conducted some due diligence, consulting local landowners about the possibility of flooding, and he obviously thought he could create a house that would rise above the occasional inundation."
  • ALT3: ... that Frank Lloyd Wright compared the style of the Farnsworth House (pictured) to totalitarianism? Source: "Cutting Edge: Illinois is poised to buy a glass house". NPR Illinois. September 1, 2001. "Even architects love it or hate it. That heated response reflects a clash of aesthetics and ideology. Frank Lloyd Wright, for example, America’s most famous architect, attacked the house and similar projects as the work of “totalitarians” who “were not wholesome people.”"
  • ALT4: ... that the architect of the Farnsworth House (pictured) ended his friendship with another architect who had criticized it as a totalitarian work? Source: Schulze, Franz (1985). Mies Van Der Rohe: A Critical Biography. University of Chicago Press. p. 259. "Nevertheless, Gordon's sentiments found an echo in the words of Frank Lloyd Wright, who effectively brought his friendship with Mies to an end. [...] Typically, Mies never answered Wright nor ever communicated with him again."
  • ALT5: ... that since the Farnsworth House (pictured) was not built with a closet, the architect told the original occupant to hang her dress on the door instead? Source: Norwich, William (June 1, 2003). "STYLE; Sex and Real Estate". The New York Times.
  • ALT6: ... that the Farnsworth House (pictured) was described by one writer as nothing but "a terrace, a floor, and a roof"? Source: Vandenberg, Maritz (2003). Farnsworth House: Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. Architecture in detail. London: Phaidon Press. p. 6
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Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 773 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 16:39, 20 January 2026 (UTC).

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Epicgenius: So sad that we can only use one hook because all of these are extremely interesting and funny. Article was upgraded to GA recently and QPQ is met. I moved one image because it messed with the History section heading. Jon698 (talk) 07:14, 24 January 2026 (UTC)