Frank Lloyd Wright & The Prairie School (Cancelled due to illness)
Our Thursday, December 1 program “Frank Lloyd Wright & The Prairie School” has been cancelled due to illness. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to finding an opportunity to revisit this program in the future.
Frank Lloyd Wright & the Prairie School
Architectural historian Jack Quinan in conversation with Maria Cole, AIA.
Join us for a conversation with one of the foremost authorities on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. The Prairie School, with Wright it’s most famous proponent, endeavored to evoke the wide, flat, treeless expanses of America’s native prairie landscape. According to Wright’s concept of “organic architecture,” a structure should appear as if were “married to the ground.”
Presented in conjunction with our current exhibition Tipi to Tiny House: Hands-on Homebuilding.
FREE / Reservations Recommended
Jack Quinan, University at Buffalo (SUNY) Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, is a historian of architecture specializing in the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. He is a founder of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Wright’s extant work, and he is the Senior Curator and a Member of the Board of Directors of Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York. He has written three books on aspects of Wright’s work in Buffalo and is currently writing a book on Wright through the lens of phenomenology.
Maria Cole, AIA is an architect committed to the idea that local culture and creativity can enrich our individual and community lives. She holds a BARCH from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Global Studies from the University of Denver, Korbel School of International Studies. Her professional focus is in all phases of planning, design of cultural and educational facilities. Her experience includes working with Daniel Libeskind on the Denver Art Museum Expansion and David Adjaye on the Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver. Other significant work includes work on the Education and Collections Facility Expansion at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Denver Art Museum’s Textile Gallery the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University and design for Anchor Center for Blind Children.
Maria has received multiple design awards, including the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in Fine Arts, Banff Centre residency, and the Hobie Wagener Traveling Scholarship. She was named the American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Region “Young Architect of the Year” and AIA Denver’s “Young Architect of the Year”. Maria is currently a commissioner on the Boulder Art Commission and Member of the Board at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. She has served as an honorarium instructor at the University of Colorado in the Master of Architecture Program with curriculum focused on sensory experience in architecture and place making in the west. Maria is a Colorado native and grew up in a Usonian style house designed by Wright inspired architect Frenchie Gratts.
FREE / Reservations Recommended
How to Watch
Make a Reservation Online, or call 303-651-8374.
Or watch the livestream:
- On the Longmont Museum’s Facebook page
- On Longmont Public Media’s website or through LPM Roku App for your Smart TV
- Local Comcast Xfinity Channel 8/880 HD
Thursday Nights at the Museum
The Longmont Museum is open on Thursday evenings until 9 pm. In addition to visiting our new exhibit, Tipi to Tiny House: Hands-on Homebuilding, you could take an Art & Sip class or attend a film, performance or talk. View upcoming programs at Thursday Night at the Museum.
