Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Vision

In her talk, “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Vision: from Jacobs 1 to Samara and Beyond,” Barbara Gordon, executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, gives an in-depth look into the philosophy and restoration challenges surrounding Wright’s Usonian architecture, as well as the inclusion of his first Usonian design, the Jacobs House in Madison, Wisconsin, among Wright’s sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The program will also include an update on the recently completed restoration of Samara, the Wright-designed Usonian in West Lafayette co-stewarded by Indiana Landmarks and the John E. Christian Family Memorial Trust.