PRESERVING WHAT’S WRIGHT

Sunday, September 7, 2025
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Priory Chapel at Saint Louis Abbey

Mark your calendars now to celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright and Saint Louis Modernism in one Saint Louis’ most beloved and iconic works of modern architecture, Priory Chapel, designed by Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK) in 1962.

Enjoy an evening with fellow modernism enthusiasts within the Monastery at the Saint Louis Abbey and the Priory Chapel.

Sponsors and patrons information here.  

Individual Tickets $150. 

Use form below for Tickets and Sponsor/Patron donations

PRESENTING SPONSORS

CLARE DAVIS & DAVID OBEDIN

Preserving What’s Wright 2024 Event Committee

Preserving What’s Wright supports the preservation and programs of the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park. Educational programs include public tours for 4000+ visitors a year, free student field trips, paid internship programs, community lectures, exhibits, and more.

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS & PATRONS

PARALLELOGRAM

Bower Leet Design
Margaret McGrath & Patrick Terrio
Renaissance Financial

HEXAGON

Carol Darnall
Sarah Duffy
Liz & Mike Gibbons
Harrison LLP
HOK
Mackey Mitchell
Jenny and Kent Rapp

TRIANGLE

Kathy and Frank Curotto
Kay and Larry Dusenbery
Flooring Systems Inc
Joanne and Bill Fogarty
Elisabeth Ottolini & Wes Fordyce
Agnes & Dave Garino
Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason
Nancy and Ken Kranzberg
Jim Mann
Noemi Neidorff
Aaron and Nancy Novack
Patterhn Ives
Sue Pruchnicki & Tom Peterson
Chris & Debbie Smith, AA Harvey Foundation
Sissy and Ted Thomas
Pam and Greg Trapp
Mary Dale Walters
Winco Window

TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND MAKE DONATIONS:

• Enter the number of tickets and donation amount along with your contact information
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Thank you for supporting the preservation and programs of the FLWHEP!

QUESTIONS: contact Kathryn Feldt, Executive Director, at kfeldt@ebsworthpark.org

Priory Chapel (The Abbey Church) was designed by Gyo Obata of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK), and was consecrated in 1962. The Abbey Church was an important landmark and name-making project for HOK, now among the world’s largest architectural practices. The church’s circular facade consists of three tiers of whitewashed, thin-poured concrete parabolic arches, the top tier forming a bell-tower; the arches appear to float upwards from their grassy base. They are faced with dark, insulated fiberglass-polyester window-walls, which create a meditative translucency when viewed from within.

Gyo Obata (1923 – 2022) co-founded the global architectural firm HOK (formerly Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum).  In addition to Priory Chapel, notable buildings, include the McDonnell Planetarium and GROW Pavilion at the Saint Louis Science Center, the Independence Temple of the Community of Christ church, the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.