Tag Archives: Bob Broward

The Story of Wacca Pilatka, Robert Broward’s Own Residence

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It was here the architect broke his neck while sunbathing nude on top of his house. It was here the manatee came to feed on sea grasses. Despite a 60 year career, designing more than 500 buildings, Bob Broward didn’t build his own residence, Wacca Pilatka, until he was almost 70.

Robert Broward’s Favorite Design: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville

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Recuperating from a nearly fatal car crash, architect Robert Broward drew the first sketches of his design for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville in his hospital bed. Near the end of his life, he said it was his favorite design.