Preserving Wright's Legacy in Wisconsin
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING CONSERVANCY Preserving Wright’s Legacy in Wisconsin 2018 CONFERENCE Oct. 10 – 14 Madison, Wisconsin PRESENTING SPONSOR COVER PHOTO: RUDIN HOUSE BY ANDREW PIELAGE Conference at a Glance Note: Italics note events not included in the general conference fee. You must present your badge indicating that you have registered to attend these events. Tuesday, Oct. 9 Friday, Oct. 12 4 – 8:30 p.m. Conference check-in 9 – 10:45 a.m. Education session at Hilton (full hours p. 3) at Monona Terrace Wednesday, Oct. 10 11:15 – Drive to Taliesin 12:30 p.m. (lunch on bus) 8:30 a.m. – Pre-conference Tour: 4 p.m. Gilmore House, A.D. 12:30 – 5 p.m. General conference German Warehouse, tour: Taliesin, Wyo- Barrett-Tuxford House, ming Valley School Elliott House 5 – 8:15 p.m. Conservancy Benefit: 5:30 – Opening Reception at An Evening at Taliesin 7:30 p.m. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Saturday, Oct. 13 7 – 9:30 p.m. Leadership Circle Dinner at Arboretum 9 – 11:30 a.m. Education sessions House at Monona Terrace 12 – 5 p.m. General conference Thursday, Oct. 11 tour: Pew House, Rudin House, Bradley House, 8:30 – 9 a.m. Annual Meeting Macaulay House, Plaut House 9 – 11:50 a.m. Education sessions at Monona Terrace 6:30 – 8 p.m. Silent Auction Reception 12:25 – General conference 5:15 p.m. tour: Jacobs I 8 – 10:30 p.m. Gala Dinner and House, Jacobs II Wright Spirit Awards House, Unitarian Meeting House, ASB AA202 Sunday, Oct. 14 8:45 a.m. – Post-conference Tour: 6:30 – Homeowners and 3 p.m. Penwern, Wallis 9:30 p.m. Public Sites Dinner House, Berman House at Community Terrace Room, Monona Terrace Approx. 3 p.m. Drop off at Dane County Regional Airport 2 Hotel Hilton Madison Monona Terrace 9 E. Wilson St., Madison 608.255.5100 The Hilton is connected to Monona Terrace by a covered skybridge accessed at the back of the hotel lobby level. Allow five minutes to walk between the hotel and Monona Terrace. Monona Terrace Monona Terrace 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison 608.261.4000 Conference events are located at Monona Terrace. Continental breakfast (bagels, muffins and housemade pastries) will be served outside the Lecture Hall (Level 4) starting 30 minutes before sessions begin PHOTO COURTESY OF MONONA TERRACE® Thursday through Saturday. » Please note: All bus tours, including the pre- and post- Morning Education Sessions: Lecture Hall conference tours, board at Silent Auction: Meeting Rooms OPQR the main entrance of Monona Homeowners and Public Sites Dinner: Terrace, NOT the Hilton. Community Terrace (Level 2) Gala Dinner: Hall of Ideas Conference Check-In Hours On arrival please visit us to check Tuesday, Oct. 9 in for the conference. You will 4 – 8:30 p.m. at Hilton main lobby receive your conference program book and your badge—which is Wednesday, Oct. 10 your passport to all conference 8 – 8:30 a.m. and 2 – 5 p.m. at events. Pre-conference tour Hilton main lobby attendees are requested to check in on Tuesday if possible. Thursday – Saturday, Oct. 11 – 13 Open during morning sessions at Lecture Hall, Monona Terrace 3 General Information Transportation Bus transportation is provided for all architecture tours and to the Leadership Circle Dinner. Attendees must ride the bus to these events; driving yourself is not permitted. Attendees of the Benefit Dinner on Friday evening receive transportation to Taliesin for that afternoon’s tour and remain on-site through the evening event. Benefit attendees who do not attend the Friday afternoon tour will be responsible for their own transportation to and from the evening event at Taliesin. Continental Breakfast / Coffee Breaks This year we are pleased to offer continental breakfast items before morning sessions Thursday through Saturday. Bagels, muffins, pastries, coffee and tea will be available at the Lecture Hall 30 minutes before sessions begin (8 a.m. Thursday; 8:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday). Arrive early to spend more time socializing and networking with your fellow conference attendees! As a courtesy to our speakers, please finish your breakfast before sessions begin. Coffee and tea will be available throughout the sessions. Lunch Pre- and post-conference tours have a seated lunch at tour sites. General conference tour attendees pick up lunch at Monona Terrace after the morning sessions. There will be a short break to eat lunch at Monona Terrace Thursday and Saturday before boarding the bus. Lunch will be eaten on the bus Friday. What To Wear Average temperatures in Madison this time of year range from highs in the low 60s to evening lows in the 40s. Casual dress with layers is recommended for tours. All tours are rain or shine. Please check the forecast before you travel and bring an umbrella and waterproof jacket if rain is in the forecast. Please remember to wear comfortable, flat-soled walking shoes. Some sites have uneven, sloping or gravel terrain. Please do not wear high heels on any house tours. Shoe covers will be provided and required at several sites. The Saturday evening gala dinner is cocktail attire. Other evening events are business casual, except the Friday Benefit at Taliesin (casual). Accessibility While we strive to make our tours accessible to all, please be advised that tour sites may not conform to ADA requirements and may not be able to accommodate all visitors. 4 Photo Policy Exterior photography is permitted at all tour sites unless otherwise stated during the tour, provided it does not interfere with the tour schedule and is for private, non-commercial use only. Staff will advise when interior photography is permitted. Failure to abide by these policies may affect future access to private sites and the Conservancy’s ability to interact productively with the owners. Thank you for your cooperation. Policies All programs and tours are subject to change. Morning sessions may be age- appropriate for high school students and above. Conservancy tours cannot accommodate children under the age of 12. No pets are allowed at any of the symposium sessions, afternoon tours or evening events. No smoking is allowed on tours or at evening events. Schedule Please be aware that each morning session, tour and event will start at its scheduled time. Sessions, buses, tours and events will not be delayed waiting for latecomers. Please respect your fellow conference attendees by arriving on time for bus departures, and by following the instructions of bus staff and tour docents who must maintain a strict schedule. AIA/CES Continuing Education Credits We are pleased to provide AIA continuing education credits for symposium sessions and afternoon tours. Please pick up Form C-1 at the check-in desk, check off the attended sessions, write in your AIA number, sign and return to Conservancy staff on the last day of the conference. You may also mail or email the form to the Conservancy office by Oct. 19. Credit will not be provided if the form is not properly completed or is received after Oct. 19. Conference Fellowships At this year’s conference we welcome four recipients of the John G. Thorpe Young Professionals and Students Fellowship, established in memory of architect and preservation advocate John G. Thorpe to allow young practitioners or graduate students in architecture and preservation fields to attend the Conservancy conference at no cost. This year’s fellows are Kristi Jamrisko Gross (Pope-Leighey House), Rebecca Hagen (Fallingwater), Allison Semrad (National Trust for Historic Preservation) and Ashley Williams (U Mass Amherst). We also welcome two public site directors, Marta Wojcik of Westcott House and Vivien Lasken of Fabyan Villa, as recipients of Keepers Preservation Education Fund (mainecf.org) fellowships. Please join us in making them feel welcome. Contribute to the Thorpe Fellowship fund at savewright.org/make-a-donation or call 312.663.5500. 5 Daily Schedule 4 – 8:30 p.m. Conference check-in at TUESDAY Hilton Madison Monona Terrace OCT. 9 Pick up your conference badge in the main lobby at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace (9 E. Wilson St.). Pre-conference tour attendees are requested to check in Tuesday if possible. 8:30 a.m. Pre-conference tour bus loads at WEDNESDAY Monona Terrace main entrance OCT. 10 Bus departure 8:45 a.m. Pre-registered attendees only. If you are unable to pick up your conference badge Tuesday, pick it up from our check-in desk in the Hilton lobby starting at 8 a.m. before going to Monona Terrace. 8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pre-conference tour 2 – 5 p.m. Conference check-in, Hilton lobby 5:30 – Opening Reception at Museum of 7:30 p.m. Contemporary Art (227 State St.) The museum is a pleasant .5-mile walk from the Hilton. A small hotel shuttle will run for those unable to walk. 7 – 9:30 p.m. Leadership Circle Dinner at Arboretum House PHOTO BY JIM BROZEK Pre-registered guests only. Transportation departs from the Museum at 6:45 p.m. Driving not permitted. MUSEUM CAPITOL STATE ST HILTON MLK BLVD 8 8 a.m. Continental breakfast opens THURSDAY at Lecture Hall, Monona Terrace OCT. 11 8:30 a.m. Annual Meeting at Lecture Hall, Monona Terrace Lamp House Board President Edith Payne and Executive Director Barbara Gordon report on the Conservancy and hold board elections. 9 a.m. – Morning Sessions at 11:50 a.m. Lecture Hall, Monona Terrace Conference attendees Jacobs I as Wright’s Most Important Building may wish to walk by the Sidney K. Robinson, Professor Emeritus, Robert Lamp House Modern Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago (Wright, 1903) on their own.