Joanne and Alan Kohn Lecture
“Preserving Wright’s Legacy in St. Louis: Rooflines and Beyond”
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Saint Louis Art Museum
Gunny Harboe, FAIA, Fellow US/ICOMOS
Architect Gunny Harboe will provide insight into preserving one of St. Louis’s architectural treasures—the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park—a Frank Lloyd Wright “Usonian” design located in Kirkwood. Learn how a conservation management plan is guiding the restoration of its distinctive roof and how it will inform future preservation.
This presentation will highlight how the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park’s commitment to values-based preservation planning shaped real decisions about materials, techniques, and design solutions for the roof and how it will ensure that this iconic property will exist for generations to come.
The lecture is free but tickets are required. Tickets may be reserved in person at the Saint Louis Art Museum Info Centers or through MetroTix at metrotix.com or 314.534.1111. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge.
Gunny Harboe, FAIA, Fellow US/ICOMOS, is an internationally recognized architect, dedicated to the recognition, preservation, and conservation of the world’s cultural heritage. He has over 30 years of experience and is the principal of Harboe Architects, a Chicago-based firm that specializes in historic preservation and sustainable design. He has worked on many iconic modern masterpieces including numerous works by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan.
