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Past Lectures
The lecture series began many years before the
start of this list in 2006
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2007 Fall Lectures Held at Monona
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Thursday, September 13
Pedro E. Guerrero: Portrait of an Image Maker
Presented by special guest host Pedro Guerrero
This special edition of the Wright Lecture Series celebrates
the life and seven-decade career of photographer, Pedro
Guerrero. Known for chronicling the work of Frank Lloyd
Wright, Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson, Mr. Guerrero
has led a fascinating life that has been documented in word
and film this past year. Following the film
screening, he will sign copies of his new memoir Pedro E. Guerrero:
A Photographer's Journey. Activities will take place amidst the
permanent exhibition of Guerrero's photography displayed throughout
Monona Terrace.
Tuesday, October 2
Sacred Spaces: The Houses of Worship Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Presented by Director Michael Miner
Sacred Spaces beautifully chronicles the ten built religious
structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. According to Eric Lloyd
Wright, architect and grandson of Wright, "It is a fine review of my
grandfather's religious work...it certainly should be seen by the
public." A question and answer session with the director, who is
presently working on another Wright film, will follow.
Tuesday, November 13
New Directions in Green Architecture
Presented by Jim Wasley, University of Milwaukee School of
Architecture
Professor Wasley will introduce the topic of "green architecture"
and talk about new directions in building design seeking to
integrate environmental, social and individual health concerns. He
will talk about the United States Green Building Council and the
continuing evolution of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) rating systems. His own current research on LEED Gold
certified academic buildings around the United States will set the
stage for a discussion of the future of 'climate neutral' buildings-
buildings that do not add to the carbon dioxide burden in the
atmosphere.
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2007 Spring Lectures Held at Monona
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Thursday, February 1
Film “Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan”
Tall traces the experiments of the early skyscraper architects, especially Louis Sullivan,
the Chicago architect (and mentor of Frank Lloyd Wright) who pioneered a new skyscraper form. His credo was that “form ever follows function.” His elegant buildings, some still standing and featured in the film, bear out his reputation as the father of the skyscraper. Fierce rivals, led by Daniel Burnham, builder of the Flatiron Building, competed with him for favor, money, and power. The outcome changed the future, shaping the modern skyline throughout the world.
Thursday, April 5
“The Shared Ideal: The Carnegie Library Designs of Claude & Starck"
Presented by Sheridan Glen, Manager
First Weber Group Realtors Capitol Offfice
Louis Claude and Edward Starck designed many of Madison’s most popular early 20th century buildings. Their practice, however, was highlighted by the nearly forty Carnegie libraries in five states they designed between 1902 and 1915. Learn, through the imagery of vintage postcards, how these talented, yet low key architects, were influenced by more famous members of the Chicago School.
Tuesday, May 15
"Green and Sustainable Architecture Roundtable"
The built environment has a profound impact on our natural environment, economy, health and productivity. In the United States, buildings account for:
• 36% of total energy use/ 65% of electricity consumption
• 30% of greenhouse gas emissions
• 30% of raw materials use
• 30% of waste output/ 136 million tons annually
• 12% of potable water consumption
(source USGBC.org)
Please join us for a roundtable discussion of Green and Sustainable Architecture with some of the leading architects, engineers and consultants in the region. The discussion will concentrate on sharing real world successes, challenges and possibilities for the future.
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All lectures
begin at 7PM
Monona Terrace, Madison, WI -
Lecture Hall Free and Open to the Public
Thursday, February 23, 2006
“Guilty Pleasures”
Presented by Douglas Kozel, Architect
Douglas Kozel, a founding partner of KEE
Architecture, is a regional architect with a straightforward
approach and a dedication to craft, that is classically Midwestern.
He challenges conventional assumptions while exploring the
opportunities of program and site, and seeks to imbue architectural
form with human meaning. Join us for a review of his work and
approach.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
“Saving Modernism”
Presented by Whitney Gould, Urban
Landscape Writer -The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
How shall we regard buildings of the
recent past? They’re considered too young to be landmarks; they’re
typically out of step with today’s notions of urbanism; and they
often carry the baggage that comes with having replaced cherished
icons of the 19th century. But many modernist buildings--from Eero
Saarinen’s TWA Terminal to Harry Weese’s Humanities Building at
UW-Madison-are memorable expressions of their time. Here are some
thoughts on why architects, preservationists and ordinary citizens
ought to get over their queasiness and look at modernism in a more
affectionate and thoughtful way.
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
“Beyond Sprawl: Frank Lloyd Wright’s
Utopian Vision for America”
Presented by Robert Fishman, Professor
of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, author
of Urban Utopias in the Twentieth Century: Ebenezer Howard, Frank
Lloyd Wright, and Le Corbusier (1977)
Often presented as the ultimate in
sprawl, Frank Lloyd Wright's utopian vision for a decentralized
America - which he called "Broadacre City" - is potentially a vital
contribution to the fight against sprawl. For Wright envisioned a
civilized low-density environment in which limited development would
be fully and beautifully integrated into the landscape. Compared to
present-day development that produces a chaotic mixture that is
neither rural nor urban, Wright's vision points the way toward a
truly sustainable landscape at the edge of our
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Thursday, September 28
Film "Frank Lloyd
Wright: Murder, Myth and Modernism"
Hosted by Ron McCrea, City Editor of The Capital Times
Ron McCrea will host what is likely to be the first United States
showing of the documentary, "Frank Lloyd Wright: Murder, Myth and
Modernism." This 60-minute, uninterrupted film, produced by a
British crew from World of Wonder, originally aired on the BBC's
Channel 4 arts channel in prime time on May 11, 2006. McCrea, who
has written often on Wright, appears several times in the film as a
commentator and will show his personal copy of the film. He will
introduce it and take questions afterward. Others interviewed in the
documentary are Wright biographers and authorities Ada Louise
Huxtable, Meryl Sechrest, Neil Levine, Edgar Tafel and Eric Lloyd
Wright.
Thursday, October 12
"Taliesin, Through a
Painter's Eye"
Presented by L. Genevieve Davis, M.F.A.
Ever wonder how the world looks to artists? How they see things?
Artist L. Genevieve Davis, M.F.A. will present her 20 paintings,
"Taliesin, Through a Painter's Eye," in a power point lecture. The
work was shown last year at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitors Center.
She will talk about the visual aesthetics of Taliesin, which
inspired her series of paintings. Genevieve will discuss her
approach to the three-year project and explain how she worked on 20
paintings at one time. Her layered technique will be discussed, as
well as other techniques derived from the Italian Renaissance and
the theater. Paintings may be viewed at www.davisartist.com
Tuesday, November 7
"Taming Modernism: How
the late Prairie School transformed International Style architecture
in the Midwest"
Presented by Jim Draeger, Architectural Historian, Wisconsin
Historical Museum
This presentation explores the interplay between architects inspired
by European modernism and the Midwest's Prairie School traditions as
architects began to re-interpret European modernism in a regional
context. It discusses the mid-1930s work of Wisconsin architects who
considered themselves disciples of Frank Lloyd Wright or other
Prairie architects as well as those who were modernists. Their work
reveals a secondary blending of Prairie School and
International Style traditions as Midwestern architects attempted to
"tame" the International Style by infusing it with Prairie features.
Thursday, November 30
"A Collaborative Design
Process to Create Environments that Inspire"
Presented by Dorschner|Associates, Inc
Designing environments that can be built economically and meet the
needs of the users often means reconciling disparate perspectives.
Creativity is often sparked by excitement in the face of that
challenge. It is unleashed through the exploration of options. At
Dorschner|Associates, Inc. we understand both the micro and the
macro perspective. The view from a distance, the beauty of a
meticulous single detail and the comfort of a well designed space
all are integral in designing environments that inspire
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