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Preserving Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legacy in St. Louis: Rooflines and Beyond
Architect Gunny Harboe will provide insight into preserving one of St. Louis’s architectural treasures—the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park—a Frank Lloyd Wright “Usonian” design located in Kirkwood. Learn how a conservation management plan is guiding the restoration of its distinctive roof and how it will inform future preservation.
This partnership program is the Joanne and Alan Kohn Lecture presented by the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park.
Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park
About the program
This presentation will highlight how the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park’s commitment to values-based preservation planning shaped real decisions about materials, techniques, and design solutions for the roof and how it will ensure that this iconic property will exist for generations to come.
Gunny Harboe, FAIA, Fellow US/ICOMOS, is an internationally recognized architect, dedicated to the recognition, preservation, and conservation of the world’s cultural heritage. He has over 30 years of experience and is the principal of Harboe Architects, a Chicago-based firm that specializes in historic preservation and sustainable design. He has worked on many iconic modern masterpieces including numerous works by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan.
Ticket information
Tickets for this program may be reserved in person at the Museum’s welcome desks or through MetroTix. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.
Courtesy of Gunny Harboe