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Golf's Guggenheim: When Frank Lloyd Wright Met Marilyn Monroe

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The Coolest Clubhouse
By Matt Ginella/ Photos by Thomas Loof/ Golf & Design/ Golf Digest/ golfdigest.com


"Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest American architect, most recognized for the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. He wasn't a golfer, but he is responsible for what is perhaps the most awe-inspiring clubhouse in the country today. The design, which he drew up more than 50 years ago, was originally intended to be a house for Marilyn Monroe.

If you fly into Maui, drive west to Ka'anapali or Kapalua. Fifteen minutes into your trip, look to your right and try to pick out King Kamehameha Golf Club. The clubhouse looks like a space station or a cluster of clams, but without a keen eye, you'll drive right by it. Wright's philosophy was that architecture should be inspired by the natural habitat...."

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