2025 Seasonal Programs Launch & Fallingwater Lecture

FREE FOR MEMBERS, Not-Yet Members: $35

2025 Winter / Spring Programs Launch Reception

5:00pm-6:00pm

McCulloch Pavilion, 265 S. Orange Avenue

Parking Available in the lot East of the McCulloch Pavilion

Full Title: Preserving Fallingwater: Saving Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece of Organic Architecture

Tuesday, January 7, 2024

6:00pm-7:00pm

About the Lecture

Regarded as the best all-time work of American architecture, Fallingwater is celebrated as an icon of design and has been shared with the public since 1964, making it the first house of the modern movement to open as a museum. While a sculptural masterpiece, the house has been challenged with preservation issues from the very beginning—leaking roofs, rusting steel, spalling concrete, and the possible collapse of its signature cantilevers. This talk explores the unique preservation challenges that impact Fallingwater, past and present, and the importance of stewarding and interpreting this significant landmark for a global community.

About the Speaker

Justin Gunther is Vice President of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Director of Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece of organic architecture, which exemplifies the harmonious relationship between people and nature through design. Prior to this role, Justin served in preservation roles at other historic sites, including curator for Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia State Capitol, manager of restoration for George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and curator for Fallingwater. For almost a decade, he also taught historic preservation at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he focused on economic redevelopment, recent pastpreservation, and the creative interpretation of heritage sites.

Justin has a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and a master of fine artsfrom the Savannah College of Art and Design. In addition to professional pursuits, he takes great interest in community-based initiatives through positions on boards and special committees. He is currently chair of the Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Council and serves on the board of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, the Iconic Houses International Advisory Committee, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Jack Heinz Advisory Board.

PHOTO CREDITS:

Photo Courtesy of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Host or Publisher Architecture Sarasota