T H E F R A N K L LOY D W R I G H T B U I L D I N G
CONSERVANCY ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN
SEP T EMBER 13- 17, 2006
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
Art, Craft, and Industry:
THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING CONSERVANCY
53 West Jackson Blvd. Suite 1334
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3548
“A h o p e h a s g ro w n st ro n g e r w i t h t h e
e x p e r i e n c e o f e a c h ye a r, a m o u n t i n g n o w
t o a g ra d u a l l y d e e p e n i n g c o n v i c t i o n t h a t
i n t h e m a c h i n e l i e s t h e o n l y f u t u re o f a r t
a n d c ra f t — a s I b e l i e v e , a g l o r i o u s f u t u re ;
t h a t t h e m a c h i n e i s , i n fa c t , t h e m e t a m o r p h o s i s o f a n c i e n t a r t a n d c ra f t . We a re
a t l a st fa c e t o fa c e w i t h t h e m a c h i n e —
t h e m o d e r n Sp h i n x — w h i c h r i d d l e t h e
a r t i st m u st s o l v e i f h e w o u l d t h a t a r t l i v e .”
— F r ank L loy d Wrig ht,
T h e A r t a n d C ra f t o f t h e M a c h i n e , 1 9 0 1
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T H E F R A N K L L OY D W R I G H T
Sponsors:
B U I L D I N G C O N S E RVA N C Y
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN
SEP T EMBER 13- 17, 2006
Cover Photo: Eliel Saarinen and Frank Lloyd Wright at Kingswood School,
July 1935. © Cranbrook Archives
Title Page Photo: Frank Lloyd Wright and Eliel Saarinen, Cranbrook Academy
of Art, March 1945. © Cranbrook Archives
Design: Debbie Nemeth
Printing: Sheffield Press
Brochure Development: Audra Dye, Lisa Dewey-Mattia, Hilary Ballon,
Jim Gibbs, Ronald Scherubel
© 2006 The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
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Thursday, September 14
Welcoming Remarks
General Session I
Afternoon Tour – Bloomfield Hills
Reception, Keynote Address, and Dinner: Cranbrook
CONTEN T S
Introduction
Conference
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
General Information
Conference Registration Desk/On-site Office
Silent Auction
Meals
Volunteers
AIA Registered Provider Information
Photograph/Video Policy
Conference Attire
Group Transportation
Pets
Special Requests/Assistance
Smoking Policy
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Registration
Pre-Registration Information
Payment Policy
Confirmation
Cancellation Policy
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Accommodations
Hotel
Parking
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Schedule of Events
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Registration Form
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Tuesday, September 12
Leadership Circle Event
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Wednesday, September 13
Pre-Conference Tours:
Detroit Tour
Henry Ford Estate “Fair Lane”
Opening Night Reception: Guardian Building
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Friday, September 15
General Session II
Breakout Sessions:
The Arts and Crafts Movement in Detroit
Maintenance Planning for Wright Homeowners
Public Sites Workshop
Afternoon Tour – Okemos
FLWBC Benefit Dinner:
Donald and Mary Lou Schaberg House
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Saturday, September 16
Annual Meeting of FLWBC Membership
General Session III
Breakout Sessions:
Stained, Leaded, and Art Glass
Stuart Richardson House: Replacement
of Radiant Heating System & Concrete Mat
Sacred Spaces Documentary
Afternoon Tour – Southfield/Detroit
Gala Dinner & Wright Spirit Awards: Southfield Westin
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Sunday, September 17
Post-Conference Tours:
Alden Dow Tour
Sacred Spaces Documentary
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
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Acknowledgements
Southeast Michigan Conference Committee
Conference Contributors & Participating Organizations
Homeowners
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Board of Directors & Staff
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INTRODUCTION
“In the Machine lies the only future of art and craft.” With this
declaration of faith in the artistic potential of machine production in his 1901 lecture “The Art and Craft of the Machine,”
Wright sought to redirect the Arts and Crafts movement from
medievalism toward modern industry. While holding fast to this
view, Wright’s buildings often defied industrial standards and
required almost artisanal methods of fabrication while his
designs for furnishings, leaded glass and other interior elements
were rooted in the Arts and Crafts tradition.
The 2006 annual conference considers the complex relationship
of craft and industry in Wright’s art. Set in Southeast Michigan,
it positions Wright between Cranbrook, the artistic community
devoted to modern crafts, and Henry Ford’s factories, birthplace of automobility and the assembly line.
Henry Ford was one of the few people Wright deeply admired.
They met in 1909, when Ford went to see Wright about a residential commission, and although he failed to win the job and
never worked for Ford, the two shared a social vision of decentralized industry and automobile-based living. Ford’s interest in
village industries and his 1922 proposal for a factory village at
Muscle Shoals, Alabama won Wright’s support and resonated
in the architect’s plans for Broadacre City and in designs for
prefabricated farming units for Walter V. Davidson in 1931
and Cooperative Homesteads for autoworkers outside
Detroit in 1942.
Photo by Scott Allman
Above all,Wright was inspired by the automobile. He invented
a new architecture for the automotive age, with designs for
gas stations, drive-in markets and other shops, motels, parking
garages, carports and cars. Ford’s assembly-line production
inspired Wright’s dream of a low-cost, machine-made house.
His effort to bring the benefits of industrialization to house construction led to a series of Usonian houses in the Detroit area:
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the Affleck and Smith Houses in Bloomfield Hills; the Wall and
Goddard Houses in Plymouth; the Goetsch-Winckler House in
Okemos which inspired three neighboring Usonians, the Brauner,
Edwards and Schaberg Houses; and two late variations, the
Palmer House in Ann Arbor and the Turkel House in Detroit.
Several of these houses were built by teachers and professors;
with limited budgets and open minds drawn to Wright’s challenging ideas, these educators were ideal Usonian clients.
Against the backdrop of industrial Detroit, Cranbrook developed as a cradle of modern crafts guided by the vision of its
patron George Booth, who began his efforts in 1904, and
Eliel Saarinen, resident architect of the campus beginning in
1925 and director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art from its
opening in 1932. Saarinen learned from Wright’s architecture
and hosted him at the school, but the intriguing relationship
between the two architects also influenced Wright. The program at Cranbrook emphasized the unity of the arts and
modernizing the domestic environment, goals Wright shared.
As an experiment in art education and collective living, the
academy bears striking connections with the Taliesin Fellowship.
The Frank Lloyd Wright
Building Conservancy
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s mission, to
facilitate the preservation and maintenance of the remaining
structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is just as vital today
as it was when the organization was founded in 1989.
The Conservancy’s history began in the mid-1980s, when many
individuals were disturbed by the wanton disregard for Wright’s
contribution to America’s architectural legacy. After the tragic
demolition of the Larkin Administration Building, the Imperial
Hotel, the Francis W. Little House II, and many more of his
designs,Wright building administrators nationwide decided to
fight this trend by organizing to share information and initiate
advocacy. After an initial meeting in Buffalo, NY, the group’s
annual conferences were expanded to include all Wright building owners. In June 1989, at a planning conference underwritten
by the Johnson Foundation at Wingspread,Wind Point,WI, and
attended by Wright scholars, homeowners, building administrators, and leaders in historic preservation,The Frank Lloyd
Wright Building Conservancy was officially organized.The following March, after a meeting and conference at Taliesin West,
the Conservancy was incorporated as a 501(c) (3) organization
in the State of Illinois.
As a not-for-profit organization, the Conservancy is open to
anyone interested in Wright, including architects, historians,
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GEN ERAL INFORMATION
scholars, preservationists, architecture buffs, artisans and especially Wright building owners. This vital network of dedicated
members links individuals and organizations whose shared
enthusiasm, expertise and resources make a critical difference
in the survival of Wright’s work. The Conservancy’s website,
www.savewright.org, which debuted in early 1996, continues to
be a heavily visited site and has expanded our exposure to
include hundreds of inquiries from an international audience.
Although many Wright structures are designated National
Historic Landmarks or are listed on the National Register of
Historic Places, such designation does not guarantee that these
structures are not threatened due to homeowner disinterest
and/or encroaching development. Other structures present
preservation challenges beyond the financial means of their
owners, placing a premium on the Conservancy’s efforts as the
only preservation organization concerned solely with the entire
body of Wright’s work.
The establishment of the Conservancy’s Lewis-Haines Revolving
Fund in 2000, through the generous contribution of a Wright
homeowner, has stimulated the Conservancy’s ability to
become more active and aggressive in the rescue of endangered
structures. The Conservancy has played an integral role in the
saving of a number of houses, including Auldbrass Plantation
(1940,Yemassee, SC), the Allen Friedman House (1956,
Bannockburn, IL) the Goetsch-Winckler House (1939, Okemos,
MI), the Gordon House (1956,Wilsonville, OR), the Westcott
House (1904, Springfield, OH), the Glasner House (1905,
Glencoe, IL), and the Ennis House (1923, Los Angeles, CA).
Photo by Wally Bizon, Lawrence Technical University
We urge our members to become actively involved by volunteering their time for our projects, programs, and committees.
We at the Conservancy know that our success is due to our
members’ dedication to our mission and we thank you for your
continued support.
Conference registration packets can be picked up at the
Conference registration desk located at the Westin Southfield
Detroit. The registration desk is open Wednesday from
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
On Friday the registration desk will be open from 7:30 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. and on Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
You must wear your name badge to attend all events and tours.
12th Annual Silent Auction
A major fundraiser benefiting the Conservancy’s various programs, the Silent Auction offers unique and wonderful items as
well as opportunities for special events and overnight stays at
various Wright sites. Each full conference registrant will receive
a personal bid number with their conference folder. You may
preview and bid on the auction items throughout the conference. Join the other conference attendees for hors d’oeuvres
and cocktails (cash bar) during the Silent Auction reception,
held before the Gala Dinner. The reception begins at 6:00 p.m.
with final bidding closing promptly at 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss out
on this exciting experience and the chance to help the
Conservancy!
Meals
A regular feature of our conferences is the continental breakfast served Thursday morning from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and
on Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Lunch in
connection with the afternoon tours on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday is included in the general registration fee. This year,
the Thursday Keynote Reception and Dinner at Cranbrook will
also be included in the general registration fee.
Events which include dinner will be clearly stated. If there is an
additional fee for events that include a meal, it will be stated in
the event description.
Schedule
Please be aware that each session, tour and event will start precisely
at its scheduled starting time. Sessions, tours and events will not be
delayed waiting for latecomers. The timing for each session must
be strictly adhered to in order to stay on schedule with the
afternoon tours. Thank you in advance for your promptness!
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Conference Registration Desk/On-Site Office
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Tour Cancellation
All pre-conference and post-conference scheduled tours are
subject to cancellation if the minimum number of participants
do not register. Those who do register for tours that become
cancelled will be contacted and given the option of another
tour scheduled at the same time (subject to availability) or
will be given a refund.
Volunteers
This conference is only a reality with the tremendous efforts
of our volunteers who have graciously given of their time and
energy to make this Southeast Michigan Conference happen.
Please remember to thank these people who are truly giving
the Wright way!
AIA Registered Provider Information
Continuing in the tradition of the Conservancy’s dedication to
education, AIA continuing education credits will be available
again this year. Please pick up the Form C-1 at the registration
desk, check off the attended sessions, sign on the signature line,
making sure to include your AIA number, and return the form
to the registration desk before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday,
September 16. If your form is not signed or properly filled out or
if you neglect to turn the form in at the registration desk, you will
not receive your credits. Please contact the Conservancy’s office
at 312.663.5500 or [email protected] if you have
questions or problems.
Photography/ Video Policy
© Cranbrook Archives, Photo by George W. Hance
Participants of tours and events are welcome to bring cameras.
However, for security reasons, photographs or videos of the
interior of private homes and house museums are NOT
allowed. When taking pictures of the exteriors, please respect
the time schedule as the tours are on a tight travel schedule to
and from tour sites.
© Balthazar Korab/Cranbrook Archives,
Photo by Balthazar Korab
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART, ORPHEUS FOUNTAIN,
CARL MILLES SCULPTOR
Conference Attire
Please wear comfortable walking shoes for all tours. Some
terrain may be rugged. Please also remember that “spiked” heels
damage floors. We recommend the following for your attire:
Lectures/Tours: Casual
Booties will be provided and must be worn where required.
Evening Receptions: Business dress
Gala Dinner and Wright Spirit Awards Ceremony: Business
or evening attire (black tie not required)
Dressing in layers is recommended. The average high temperature for Detroit in September is 75 degrees; average low
temperature is 56 degrees.
Group Transportation
Group transportation for full conference registrants will be
provided for all events and tours. Busses will depart from and
return to the Westin Southfield Detroit Hotel. We request that
you use the transportation provided, as parking is either limited
or not available at many of the sites. If a bus arrives at the
Westin late from an afternoon tour, the Conservancy will hold
the final bus departing for the next event ten minutes past the
late bus’ arrival. If you miss the transportation provided for either
the trip to the event or the return trip to the Westin Hotel, it is your
responsibility to find and pay for alternative transportation.
Pets
Pets are not allowed at any of the conference lectures, tours
or evening events. Should you need assistance, please contact
the office.
Special Requests
If you require any special services or assistance, please contact
the Conservancy’s office at 312.663.5500 by August 25. After this
date, we may not be able to accommodate your request. Please
note any dietary restrictions on the registration form.
Smoking Policy
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Smoking is prohibited on all transportation, tours and events
unless specifically noted at the public sites.
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ACCOMMODATIO N S
REG I S T R A T I O N
Conference Pre-Registration
Registration for additional events and tours will be taken on a
first-come, first-serve basis. Please note that this year’s conference has a number of limited attendance elements, so register
early. Please reference the registration form for all registration
prices. There is no reduction in fee for meals not taken or
events and sessions not attended.
The deadline for General Conference Registration
is August 25. There is a $100 late registration fee
applied to the full registration price after this date.
Payment Policy
In order to reserve your spot, please send your payment with
your registration. The Conservancy accepts cash, personal
checks (U.S. funds only), American Express, Discover,
MasterCard and Visa. Make checks payable to the Frank Lloyd
Wright Building Conservancy.
Confirmation Policy
The Westin Southfield Detroit
The Westin Southfield Detroit is located in the center of
Metropolitan Detroit.When calling to make your hotel
reservation, please refer to the “Frank Lloyd Wright Building
Conservancy reservation.” The rate you will receive is $119
(plus tax) for single/double occupancy on availability basis. The
number of rooms available at this conference rate is limited!
If registering online, you must visit our website for the link to the
hotel’s group reservation website in order to receive the group rate.
You are urged to make your reservations at the earliest
possible date. Reservations must be made before August 15
to receive the discounted rate.
Contact information:
Westin Southfield Detroit
1500 Town Center
Southfield, Michigan 48075
Phone 248.827.4000 (24 hours a day)
Toll Free Reservations: 1.800.WESTIN.1 (24 hours a day)
Registrants will receive confirmations of their payment and
registration by e-mail. If an e-mail address is not provided, confirmations will be sent by fax or US mail. Registrations received
after 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Friday, September 8, will not
receive written confirmation.
Visit our website, www.savewright.org, for a link to our individualized reservation site. This link is the only online way that
you will be able to receive the group rate; going through the
Westin website will not allow you to do so.
Cancellation Policy
If you have any trouble making your reservation, please call the
hotel directly at 248.827.4000.
© Cranbrook Archives, Photo by Richard G. Askew
If for any reason you must cancel, please contact the
Conservancy office by Friday, August 25 for a full refund.
Cancellations between August 26 and September 5 will receive
a 50% refund. Cancellations after September 5th will not
receive a refund.
If you would like a roommate, please call the Conservancy
office at 312.663.5500 and a list of people willing to share a
room will be provided. The Conservancy assumes no risk or
liability for any roommate arrangements you make with the
names provided.
Parking
Photo by Rose Foster / Merrill Palmer Institute
The Westin has free parking in a garage that is attached to
the hotel.
CRANBROOK SCHOOL FOR BOYS, PEACOCK GATE BY ELIEL SAARINEN
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FREER HOUSE BY WILSON EYRE, JR.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Bus will return to the hotel by 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
MORNING
7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
General Registration at the Westin
Pre-Conference Tours
Two optional pre-conference tours offer the opportunity to
visit points of special interest. The capacity for both of
these tours is limited to 50 and each is available
on a first-come, first-serve basis. These events
require additional fees.
Bus will drop off those attending the Opening Reception at the
Guardian Building by 6:30 p.m. and continue on to the hotel, returning
by 7:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON
Photo by Special Moments Photography
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Henry Ford Estate “Fair Lane” Tour
Bus will begin loading at 1:00 p.m. and will depart promptly at 1:15 p.m.
This two-hour tour includes admission to the main residence,
the six-story power house and the Jens Jensen landscaped gardens. In 1909 Henry Ford approached Frank Lloyd Wright to
discuss a commission for the design of a new country house to
be built on a dramatic 1,300 acre site. Wright left the country
soon after this; so Marion Mahoney took over the project and
designed a Prairie-style house for the Fords. After construction
began, the Fords fired Mahoney and hired another architect
who significantly altered the style of the house at Ford’s request.
Although the completed house is quite different than what was
originally conceived, Mahoney’s influence can still be seen.
Bus will return to the hotel by 4:00 p.m
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 / WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
EVENING
5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m
Leadership Circle Event
Bus will begin loading at 5:30 p.m. and depart promptly at 5:45 p.m.
Plans are in preparation for this special event. Current
Leadership Circle members will receive a personal invitation
with details. Dinner will be held at Suzanne Cagwin and
FLWBC Board member and Taliesin Fellow Lawrence Brink’s
house in Dexter, Michigan. Attendance to this event is complimentary and is limited to Leadership Circle members. Contact
the office for information on joining the Leadership Circle.
9:15 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Arts and Crafts Tour of Detroit
Bus will begin loading at 9:15 a.m. and depart promptly at 9:30 a.m.
The Arts and Crafts movement shaped Detroit’s architectural
masterpieces. This all day tour focuses on the Detroit Society
of Arts and Crafts and how it influenced the design and style of
early 20th century Detroit. The day will begin with coffee, pastries (generously donated by the Friends of Freer House) and
an overview on the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts by Dr.
Thomas W. Brunk at the Charles L. Freer House (1890), benefactor of the Freer Gallery at the Smithsonian Institute. Other
morning tour sites include the Scarab Club, an Arts & Crafts
gem, and the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). While at the DIA
the group will view Diego Rivera’s “Detroit Industry” frescoes
which have become one of the icons of Detroit. There will be
additional time to visit other DIA galleries. After lunch the bus
will continue to Grand Circus Park, part of the historic
Woodward Plan for Detroit, where a half hour walking tour of
downtown architecture will commence. The afternoon includes
a driving tour past Lafayette Park, Detroit’s Mies van der Rohe
district, and a tour of one of Detroit’s beautiful turn of the
century Arts & Crafts homes. The tour’s final stop will be
Pewabic Pottery. A Detroit institution, this pottery has been in
continual operation since its founding in 1903. A tour of the
historic pottery will be given with time left at the end to visit
the gift shop. Lunch and museum admission fees are included
in tour fee.
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REGISTRATION FORM
EVENING
Art, Craft, and Industry:
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Guardian Building
Bus will begin loading at 6:00 p.m. and depart promptly at 6:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Designed in 1928 and completed in 1929 at the height of the
Jazz Age, this Art Deco skyscraper is a fitting tribute to the
time. Sheathed in orange brick, the building is a riot of color.
Pewabic tiles surround the entrances and Rookwood tiles cover
the vaulted lobby ceiling. The reception will take place in the
recently restored banking hall, designed for the Union Trust
Company. We will enjoy wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres in the
building that became known as “the Cathedral of Finance”.
Attendance is limited. This event requires an
additional fee.
Busses will begin loading at 8:30p.m., returning to the hotel by 9:00 p.m
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
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Please complete and return with your payment to:
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1334
Chicago, IL 60604-3548
Faxed registrations accepted if paying by credit
card.
Fax to 312.663.5505. You may also register online at
www.savewright.org.
One registration per form (please copy for additional registrations).
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
I Please check this box if any part of your contact information has
changed so that we may update our records
MORNING – AT HOTEL
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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
General Registration at the Westin
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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
T.C. Linguini Room (adjacent to the hotel restaurant) in the Westin
NAME (as you wish it to appear on badge)
AFFILIATION (professional title, or other information to appear on badge – please
note if you are a Wright homeowner or professionally affiliated with a Wright Building)
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ADDRESS
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CITY
STATE
ZIP
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DAYTIME PHONE
EVENING PHONE
Photo by Sterling Group
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FAX
E-MAIL
Please note that including an email address will allow more flexibility of
communication and timely confirmation of your registration. We confirm
that your address will not be shared with any third parties.
The roster will only list your name, city and state, and email address
I Do not include my email address in conference roster
Membership
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Current Conservancy Member
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I wish to be a new or renewed member of the Conservancy*
$50 - $99 Friend
I $500 - $999 Sponsor
$100 - $199 Associate
I $1000 and above
$200 - $499 Supporter
Leadership Circle
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*If you are a new member, how did you hear about the Conservancy?
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Questions? Contact the Conservancy office at
312.663.5500 or by e-mail to [email protected].
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Keynote Address
Please indicate your preference by checking the appropriate box
and extending the amount to the right if there is a charge.
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending
FULL REGISTRATION
TOTAL
See ‘REGISTRATION’ description for details of the included events
General Registration (through August 25)
I Member $550 per person
$________
I Non-Member $600 per person*
$________
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending.
Please choose dinner entrée (select one)
Late Registration (after August 25)
I Member $650 per person
I Non-Member $700 per person*
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Yes
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Mahi-mahi with ginger orange glaze
Chicken stuffed with wild rice and goat cheese
Wild mushroom ravioli with sage cream sauce (vegetarian)
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Homeowners Reception
$________
$________
Registration received after September 8 will not receive
written confirmations.
Are you a Wright Homeowner?
Evening Reception and Dinner at Kingswood School, Cranbrook
Yes
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No
(complimentary, for Wright homeowners only)
Friday, September 15
Continental Breakfast and Morning Lectures
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No
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HOUSE NAME
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LOCATION
PLEASE CHECK ALL BOXES FOR THE EVENTS YOU PLAN
TO ATTEND.
Tuesday, September 12
Leadership Circle Member Event
I Complimentary Reception at Lawrence Brink and
Suzanne Cagwin’s house
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending.
Breakout Session I (select one)
I I.The Arts and Crafts Movement in Detroit
I II. Maintenance Planning for Wright Homeowners
I III. Public Sites Workshop
I Not attending a Breakout Session
Afternoon Tours
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending.
Benefit Dinner at Donald and Mary Lou Schaberg House
I $150 for conference registrants
$________
I $200 for non-conference registrants
$________
(transportation not provided)
Open to Leadership Circle members only
Saturday, September 16
Continental Breakfast and Morning Lectures
Wednesday, September 13
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending.
Pre-Conference Tours –
(Each tour is limited to first 50 registrants)
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$100 Arts and Crafts Tour of Detroit
$50 Henry Ford’s Fair Lane
Homeowners Breakfast
$________
$________
Opening Night Reception at the Guardian Building
I $75 for Detroit Arts and Crafts
Tour participants
$________
I $85 for general conference registrants
$________
I $100 for non-conference registrants
$________
(transportation not guaranteed for non-conference
registrants; check with registration)
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Yes
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No
(complimentary, for Wright homeowners only)
Breakout Session II (select one)
I I. Stained, Leaded and Art Glass
I II. Stuart Richardson House: Replacement of
Radiant Heating System & Concrete Mat
I III. Sacred Spaces Documentary, $15
$________
(Limited to first 68 registrants)
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Not attending a Breakout Session
Afternoon Tours
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending
Thursday, September 14
Continental Breakfast and Morning Lectures
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending.
Afternoon Tours
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending.
Gala Dinner, Wright Spirit Awards Celebration
and 11th Annual Silent Auction Finale
Included in full conference registration. No discount for not attending
I $100 additional for Guest (non-conference registrant) $________
Please choose dinner entrée (select one)
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Duet of filet mignon and shrimp with scallops
Vegetarian option
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Post-Conference Events –
I $125 Alden Dow Tour
$________
(Limited to first 50 registrants)
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$15 Sacred Spaces Documentary
$________
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$50 Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
$________
(Limited to first 50 registrants)
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$________
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HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Please make your own reservations at the Westin Southfield
Detroit. Please reference page 11 of the brochure for information on staying at the Westin. Be sure to mention that you
are part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy.
The group discount is only available until August 15th.
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ALL DAY
O F F - S I T E AT C R A N B R O O K
Busses will load at 8:00 a.m. and depart promptly at 8:15 a.m. for
Cranbrook. Busses will not wait for late-comers. If
you miss this bus, you will miss the entire first day
of the conference. We will not be returning to the hotel
until late evening; please bring any personal items you may need
during the day with you at this time.
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Ronald Scherubel, Executive Director, The Frank Lloyd Wright
Building Conservancy
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
The Prairie School in Detroit: Projects from the
Office of Frank Lloyd Wright
Thomas Maher
The unbuilt residential designs by Frank Lloyd Wright, Marion
Mahoney and William Drummond in the metropolitan Detroit
area are the subject of this presentation. After looking at work
from the period between 1908-1914, the presentation will turn
to Usonian designs from 1932-55.
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* The non-member rate includes a tax-deductible contribution of $50
and a one-year membership to the Conservancy. The benefits of membership are of nominal cash value and no goods or services as defined by
the Internal Revenue Service have been provided in consideration of this
gift and therefore, your membership constitutes a charitable contribution
for tax purposes.
By completing this form, the registrant acknowledges that they have read
and understood the cancellation policy on page 10 of this brochure.
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THE WASHBURN HOUSE BY ALDEN DOW
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Marion Mahoney, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Henry
Ford
Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA, Chambers, Murphy & Burge
Drawing on her recent restoration work at Fair Lane (19091911), the Henry Ford estate, Ms. Murphy will explore the
relationship of Marion Mahoney, Frank Lloyd Wright and Henry
Ford, focusing on the development of Fair Lane.
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
BREAK
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
(Limited to first 68 registrants)
Photo by Scott Allman
Sunday, September 17
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11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Eliel Saarinen’s House
Gregory Wittkopp, Director, Cranbrook Art Museum
While both Frank Lloyd Wright and Eliel Saarinen shared a
desire to create “total works of art,” Wright himself was
envious of Saarinen’s patron at Cranbrook, George Booth,
who provided seemingly unlimited support and resources. Mr.
Wittkopp will provide an overview of Saarinen’s masterwork at
Cranbrook, his own home and studio, Saarinen House, an environment in which the textiles, furniture, lighting and tableware all
were designed to create an unprecedented harmonious whole.
The presentation will precede afternoon tours of the house, a
house that similarly welcomed Wright when he met with Eliel
and Loja Saarinen at Cranbrook.
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lunch
Peristyle, Art Museum
Box lunches will be served on the grounds of the Art Museum
overlooking Triton Pools. The pools, designed by Eliel Saarinen,
are dotted with a series of sculptures by Carl Milles. One of
Milles’ most recognizable works, Orpheus Fountain, is also located on the museum grounds.
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Afternoon Reception: Cranbrook House
Light refreshments will be served on the grounds of Cranbrook
House (1908), the former house of Cranbrook founders
George and Ellen Booth. Designed by architect Albert Kahn,
the Arts and Crafts-style house features hand-crafted stone and
wood work, Pewabic tiling, and a wide array of rare art, sculpture and antiquities. The house will be open for self-guided
tours; the 40 acres of surrounding gardens will also be open
to our group.
EVENING
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Self-guided Tour of Kingswood School
Opened in the fall of 1931, many consider the Kingswood campus to be Eliel Saarinen’s pre-eminent work. Combining the
horizontality of Wright’s Prairie style with the European tradition of enclosed courts and spaces, Kingswood is a blending of
American and European influences. Eliel’s son, Eero, designed
the furniture for the school. Eero Saarinen would later become
one of the best-known modern architects through such designs
as Dulles International Airport and the St. Louis Gateway Arch.
© Cranbrook Archives, Photo by Max Habrecht
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Interactions with the
Saarinens: Cranbrook and Beyond
Mark Coir, Director, Cranbrook Archives
While begrudging Eliel Saarinen’s good fortune for landing
plum commissions with outsized budgets,Wright nonetheless
respected the Finnish architect and came to know all of the
Saarinens well through repeated visits to Cranbrook. Wright’s
relationships with the family, though occasionally stormy, were
longstanding and professionally and personally rewarding to all
concerned.
AFTERNOON
12:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Afternoon Tours
Two of the busses will begin loading at 12:15 p.m. and depart promptly at
12:30 p.m. from the Art Museum. The groups from the other two busses
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Designs for Housing near Detroit
Ellen Dodington Ponzel, College for Creative Studies, Detroit
This presentation of Wright’s work in southeast Michigan will
highlight the unbuilt Cooperative Homesteads Project (19411942), a low-income development for area autoworkers, and the
three area residences designed by Wright: the Affleck House
(1940-1942), the Smith House (1946-1950) and the Turkel House
(1955-1956).
will meet at 12:15 p.m. under the Peristyle for guided tours
of Cranbrook.The four bus groups will reverse schedules later in the
afternoon.
This afternoon we will visit the two Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned houses in Bloomfield Hills: the Gregor and Elizabeth
Affleck House (1940) and the Sara and Melvyn Maxwell Smith
House (1946). A tour of Cranbrook will be given, comprised of
a Carl Milles sculpture walking tour, a tour of Eliel Saarinen’s
house (1930), a walking tour of the historic Cranbrook
Campus (Saarinen, 1925), and an interior tour of the Williams
Natatorium (Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, 1999).
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7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Dinner
Kingswood School is rarely open to the public; holding a private
dinner in the Dining Hall is even rarer. This additional event,
new this year and included in the general registration fee, will
give each tour participant a wonderful opportunity to further
enjoy this architecturally magnificent building.
Busses will begin loading at 8:30 p.m. to go back to the hotel,
returning to the hotel by 9:15 p.m.
9:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Homeowner Reception
T.C. Linguini Room (adjacent to the hotel restaurant) in the Westin
A complimentary and exclusive event for Wright homeowners
to meet, relax and share stories.
9:15 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Silent Auction open
Charlevoix Ballroom
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
MORNING
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
General Registration at the Westin
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Silent Auction open
Charlevoix Ballroom
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
T.C. Linguini Room (adjacent to the hotel restaurant) in the Westin
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8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
The Wright Cars
Richie Herink
From 1908 to 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright owned 86 cars and two
Bantam trailers in addition to his trucks and farm equipment.
This presentation will discuss some of the myths associated
with several of his cars, including the real origin of the
“Cherokee Red” paint color and how it was named.
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Julius Kahn’s Truscon Company and Frank Lloyd
Wright’s Imperial Hotel
Joseph M. Siry, Wesleyan University
In 1907 Julius Kahn founded the Trussed Concrete Steel
Company, or Truscon Company, in order to manufacture the
“Kahn bar” or “Kahn system” of reinforced concrete. This
invention was not only essential to the development of his and
Albert Kahn’s famed industrial architecture; it was essential to
the construction of Wright’s Imperial Hotel in Tokyo (1913-21).
The Truscon Company redesigned the reinforced concrete for
both the foundation and superstructure, facilitating the hotel’s
completion and aiding in its survival of the great earthquake.
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
“Without the Interest and Cooperation of the
Manufacturers, Society Cannot Begin to Do Its
Work:” Frank Lloyd Wright and the Building
Industry
Richard Cleary, University of Texas at Austin
Professor Cleary will examine how Wright’s unconventional
practice engaged the broader building industry. Sharing new
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 / FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Keynote Address: Kingswood Auditorium
Frank Lloyd Wright, Preservation and the
Question of Authenticity
Jack Quinan, SUNY, Buffalo
The preservation of Wright’s architecture is a field—some
would say a minefield—of issues surrounding the notion of
authenticity. This presentation will critically examine three very
different cases and will propose strategies for the future. A
1999 recipient of the Wright Spirit Award, Professor Quinan is
the author of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building: Myth and Fact
and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House: Architecture as Portraiture.
Today’s keynote address is informed by Professor Quinan’s
involvement with the Darwin Martin House restoration and
his career-long interest in preservation issues.
Photo by Scott Allman
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10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
BREAK
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Please refer to your registration packet for room assignments.
AFTERNOON
I. The Arts and Crafts Movement in Detroit
Dr.Thomas W. Brunk, College for Creative Studies and
Wayne State University
Pewabic Pottery, the College for Creative Studies and
Cranbrook continue today as direct manifestations of the Arts
and Crafts Movement in Detroit. The evolution of the Detroit
Society of Arts and Crafts and Pewabic Pottery’s 106 years as
an artistic force in Detroit will be discussed.
II. Maintenance Planning for Wright Homeowners
Lauren A. Pinney Burge, AIA, and Elizabeth Corbin Murphy,
FAIA, Chambers, Murphy & Burge
This session will focus on cyclical maintenance for Wrightdesigned houses. It will be interactive and geared toward aiding
homeowners in planning and budgeting for routine maintenance. Inventory, assessment, and scheduling will also be covered. Participants will learn how to find resources, avoid costly
mistakes, and most important, when to seek professional help.
III. Public Sites Workshop
Don’t miss this interactive forum for administrators, board
members and volunteers of the Wright properties that are
open to the public. The topic will be “Critical Issues Facing
Public Sites”. An email survey will be sent to all registered
participants in advance of the session. Moderators will be
Lynda Waggoner of Fallingwater and John Thorpe of the Frank
Lloyd Wright Home and Studio and Robie House.
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
BREAK
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Pick up boxed lunches and load busses
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11:45 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (without Benefit) or
11:45 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. (with Benefit)
Afternoon Tours
Busses will begin loading at 11:45 a.m. and depart promptly at noon.
The Friday afternoon tour will focus on the built houses that
Wright designed for the Okemos area. Wright came to
Okemos, a bedroom community of Michigan State University,
at the invitation of seven teachers at the then Michigan
Agricultural College. Designs were created for a cooperative
community called Usonia Two. Of the eight designs, only the
home for Alma Goetsch and Katherine Winckler was built. It
was beautifully constructed in 1939 by master builder Harold
Turner from brick and cedar in the original Usonian “drywall”
construction technique. Among the original designs for Usonia
Two was one for Erling and Katherine Brauner. Although their
original design was not realized,Wright designed a modest post
war, concrete block Usonian for them in 1946. Located across
the street from the Brauner House is the James and Dolores
Edwards House. Designed by Wright in 1949 and featuring a
1968 addition by John Howe, the Edwards House is a wonderful
brick and cedar Usonian which projects strongly over its sloping
site. We will also be touring the beautifully restored Washburn
House designed by Alden Dow in 1959 and the stunning Eckert
House designed by Taliesin Fellow R. Joseph Fabris in 1971.
For those not attending the FLWBC Benefit, a bus will travel back to the
hotel, returning by 7:00 p.m.
EVENING
5:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
FLWBC Benefit: Donald and Mary Lou Schaberg
House
Dinner Friday evening will be at Wright’s spectacular Schaberg
House built in 1950. One of the largest Usonians designed by
Wright, the house also has a substantial addition by John Howe.
The chef-prepared dinner will be served buffet-style allowing
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research, he will focus on Wright’s interactions with consulting
engineers, trusted contractors, and manufacturers’ representatives who fulfilled the prophesy in the Hull House lecture:
“Once the manufacturers are convinced of due respect and
appreciation on the part of the artist, they will welcome him
and his counsel gladly and make any experiments having a grain
of apparent sense in them.” Some even made a profit doing so.
Photo by Scott Allman
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guests to tour the home and wander the grounds while you
dine. Available for viewing after dinner will be the recent
movie, “Our Adventure with Frank Lloyd Wright” by Mary Lou
and Donald Schaberg. This will certainly be an event to remember. This event requires an additional fee.
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Silent Auction open
Charlevoix Ballroom
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
MORNING
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
General Registration at the Westin
7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Silent Auction open
Charlevoix Ballroom
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
T.C. Linguini Room (adjacent to the hotel restaurant) in the Westin
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Homeowners Breakfast
Montcalm Room
A complimentary and exclusive event for Wright homeowners
The establishment of a homeowners network through the
Conservancy’s website will be discussed. Homeowners, please
join us to share your thoughts on this exciting new program.
Photo by Scott Allman
DONALD AND MARY LOU SCHABERG HOUSE
JAMES AND DOLORES EDWARDS HOUSE
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m
What Alden Dow Learned from Frank Lloyd
Wright
Sidney Robinson, University of Illinois at Chicago
After five months at Taliesin, Alden Dow returned to his home
in Midland, Michigan in the fall of 1933, and pursued a career
during which he interpreted the lessons he learned from Frank
Lloyd Wright. These included: the “unit system” and “unit
concrete blocks,” but he used these in his own context, which
included a degree of finish, and an interest in perceptual
composition broadly identifiable as “picturesque”. The result is
work that is less “rigorous”, “sweeter” in detail and more
reflective of a man comfortably at ease in a world of social and
economic status.
9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Alden Dow: Designs for the Automobile
Craig McDonald, Director, The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio
For over four decades Alden Dow (1904-1983) successfully
pioneered architectural designs still timely today. This presentation will discuss Dow’s early recognition of the automobile as a
permanent part of the household. Examples of Alden Dow’s
work will include low-cost and small houses as well as larger
residences showing the garage or the carport as an organic unit
of the house, never banished to seclusion. Examples of Alden
Dow’s designs for auto-related structures, including the “Pick
and Run” Gas and Convenience Store (1938) and the Bay
Refining Gas Station (1960), will also be included.
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Crafting Out Technology
Dan Naegele, Iowa State University
With Wright’s designs for Okemos and his ‘Usonia I Master
Plan’ of 1939 as examples, this presentation attempts to show
the essential role played by craft and ‘American know-how’ in
making possible not a machine but an organic aesthetic. While
Wright strove to “give the little American family the benefit
of industrial advantages of the era in which they live,” he was
convinced that in America “we have technology and technologies to throw away, technicians to burn, but still we have no
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Busses will begin loading at 8:00 p.m., returning to the hotel by 9:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Annual Meeting of the Membership
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
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10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
BREAK
11:00 a.m. – Noon
Breakout Sessions
Please refer to your registration folder for room assignments
Photo by Parkway Real Estate
I. Stained, Leaded, and Art Glass
Julie Sloan, Stained-glass consultant
A brief illustrated lecture will describe and compare the materials and techniques used to create Frank Lloyd Wright’s “art”
glass (or light screens) and traditional stained glass, including
that in Christ Church Cranbrook, where Ms. Sloan served as
consultant on the recent restoration of the stained-glass.
Following the presentation, a short show-and-tell session will
allow participants to handle various types of glass and caming.
Participants are invited to raise questions and bring up issues
they face with the windows in their Wright buildings or else-
AFTERNOON
12:00 noon – 12:45 p.m.
LUNCH
Boxed lunches will be served at the hotel
12:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Afternoon tours
Buses will begin loading at 12:45 p.m. and depart promptly at 1:00p.m.
This afternoon’s tour will include a visit to the Dorothy Turkel
House (Wright, 1955) in Detroit, a rare two-story Usonian
Automatic house designed for a city lot. This house suffered
from deferred maintenance for many years. Thankfully it was
recently purchased and the new owners are planning to fully
restore the property. Also on the tour is the Benjamin Young
House (1957) designed by Harold Turner. Prior to having his
own design firm, Harold Turner was a master builder and oversaw the construction of a number of Wright houses in the late
1930s and early 1940s, including the Hanna House (1936), the
Goetsch-Winkler House (1939) and the Affleck House (1940).
At press time, plans are under discussion for an additional stop
on this tour, which may include a limited access, extra cost
option available only on a first-come first-served basis. If you
would like to be considered for this possible inclusion, you must give us an email address on the
registration form so that we are able to reach you
when details are available. We will notify all registrants
at the same time if this option becomes a reality.
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III. Sacred Spaces: The Houses of Worship
Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright (filmscreening)
Michael Miner, Producer
Featuring the classical music that Wright most admired, this
fascinating documentary showcases all of the religious structures that Wright designed for a wide range of faiths. These
magnificent Sacred Spaces transcend religious boundaries and
demonstrate not only Wright’s genius but also his devotion to
nature, which he said, “is all the body of God we are ever going
to see”. This event requires an additional fee.
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architecture."
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Palmer House:
a Client-Architect Synergy
Grant Hildebrand, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
That the Palmer House is one of Wright’s finest late houses is
due in part to a constructive synergy between architect and
client. Mary Palmer challenged Wright at the outset to “design
a house in which music in all its complexities is an integral
part.” More specifically, the Palmers asked that the design
include a really workable kitchen, a study, a mud room and a
basement; that Cranbrook brick be used instead of concrete
block; and that the siting be radically revised. Over months
of negotiation, in which he met all of the Palmers’ challenges,
that creative interaction drew from Wright an extraordinary
composition.
where.
II. Stuart Richardson House: Replacement of
Radiant Heating System & Concrete Mat
Lawrence Tarantino, AIA, Tarantino Architect
John Payne, Homeowner
The presentation will include an introduction from the owner’s
experience and perspective, followed by the architect’s explanation of their extensive research and development of a strategic
plan for the replacement of the entire radiant heating system
and colored hexagon concrete mat. Photographs of the
construction process will be presented.
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EVENING
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Silent Auction Reception and Auction Closing
Charlevoix Ballroom
Coffee and dessert will be served in the Windover Room,
across from the Charlevoix Ballroom. Silent Auction winners
can pick up and pay for their winnings at that time.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
MORNING/AFTERNOON
Post-Conference Events
The capacity for the three events is limited and each is available
on a first-come, first-served basis. These events require
an additional fee.
Photo by Balthazzr Korab
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
All Day Alden Dow (Midland) Tour
Bus will begin loading at 7:30 a.m. and depart promptly at 7:45 a.m.
Alden Dow, son of the founder of The Dow Chemical
Company, developed an early interest in design. When asked at
the age of eight what he wanted to be when he grew up he
replied, “An architect, of course”. After studying engineering
for three years at the University of Michigan (in preparation
to enter his father’s company) he transferred to Columbia
University to study architecture; he graduated in 1931. In 1933
Dow joined the first group of Wright apprentices at Taliesin. It
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was here that Dow met his kindred spirit: Frank Lloyd Wright.
Upon returning to Midland Dow opened his own architectural
office in 1934.Through his fifty-year career he designed over
sixty houses in Midland and numerous houses, commercial,
civic, institutional and religious buildings throughout the United
States. In addition to touring Dow’s Home and Studio (1939), a
superb example of organic architecture which features his
unique unit-block construction system, participants will also
tour three other spectacular Dow-designed houses in Midland.
A light breakfast and box lunch are included in tour fee. This
tour is limited to 50 participants.This event
requires an additional fee.
Bus will drop people off directly at Detroit Metro Airport by 4:30
p.m. before returning to the hotel by 5:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Sacred Spaces: The Houses of Worship Designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright
Please refer to description on page 29 under Saturday’s schedule.
Please note that participants will be able to view the documentary
and participate in the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House tour.
9:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Bus will begin loading at 9:45 a.m. and depart promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Located along Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Shores, the Edsel
and Eleanor Ford House is an excellent example of how the
Fords’ commitment to excellence in design impacted all aspects
of their lives. Completed in 1929, this English Cotswold style
Albert Kahn-designed house is complete with a Jens Jensen
landscape. The home and the 87-acre grounds are a wonderful
blending of architecture and the surrounding terrain. Both
Edsel and Eleanor were art connoisseurs and collectors and
the interior of the home is complete with all of the original
furnishings and art. This tour is limited to 50 participants. This event requires an additional fee.
The bus will return to the hotel by 1:30 p.m.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 / SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Wright Spirit Awards and Gala Dinner
Algonquin Ballroom
The Wright Spirit Award is the highest accolade given by The
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and honors those
individuals and organizations that demonstrate extraordinary
efforts in stewardship of Wright buildings or furtherance of
the Wright legacy.
Photo courtesy of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
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Thanks to Homeowners
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chair, Conference Committee
Kyle Johnson
Southeast Michigan Conference Chairs
Audra Dye
Jim Gibbs
Southeast Michigan Conference Committee
Susan Bandes
Rebecca Binno Savage
Lawrence R. Brink
Dr.Thomas W. Brunk
Mark Coir
William Colburn
Lisa Dewey-Mattia
Cindy Frey
Dr. Dale Gyure
Dan Hardin
Jim Irwin
Tanya Irwin
Dane Johnson
Tom Maher
Craig McDonald
Debbie Nemeth
Tim Quigley
Diane Schmale
Gregory M.Wittkopp
Larry Woodin
Joel & Marylyn Aronoff
Lawrence Brink & Suzanne Cagwin
Linda and Bill Demmer
Cindy Frey and Dan Hardin
Jim Gibbs
Bob & Judy Hollingworth
Lawrence Technological University
Mary Ann and William Martin
Merrill-Palmer Institute
Donald Schaberg
Dorie and Marvin Shwedel
Norman Silk and Dale Morgan
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
Board of Directors & Staff
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ron Duplack
Neil Levine
Jane King Hession
Eliza Ward
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Conference Presenters Committee
Hilary Ballon, Chair
David DeLong
Audra Dye
Jim Gibbs
Kyle Johnson
Neil Levine
David Mohney
Jack Quinan
Tim Quigley
Ronald Scherubel
John Thorpe
Wright Spirit Awards Committee
Katherine Adams
Hilary Ballon
Audra Dye
Jane King Hession
Susan Jacobs Lockhart
Neil Levine
Conference Sponsors
Albert Kahn Associates
Barefoot Wine
Blossoms
Cranbrook
Friends of Freer House
J. Charles Crystalworks
Lawrence Technological University
Thanks to Participating Organizations
Alden Dow Home and Studio
Cranbrook
Detroit Institute of Arts
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Henry Ford House
Friends of the Freer House
Pewabic Pottery
The Scarab Club
The Sterling Group
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Katherine Adams
Hilary Ballon
Lawrence Brink
Howard Ellington
Jennifer Emerson
James Goulka
Bruce Haines
Jack Holzhueter
Kyle Johnson
Tim Mar
David Mohney
Tim Quigley
Steve Sikora
Hetty Startup
John Thorpe
Deborah Vick
Larry Woodin
Carol Wyant
HONORARY BOARD
Elizabeth Wright Ingraham
Vincent Scully
William Tracy
Eric Lloyd Wright
STAFF
Ronald Scherubel, Executive Director
Audra Dye, Program Director
Lisa Dewey-Mattia, Office Manager