Frank Lloyd Wright and his Edward E. Boynton House in Rochester

SPACE IS LIMITED
$45 -- Ticket includes all three sessions, a light snack, refreshments and tour of the Rochester Academy of Medicine Building.
(The Frank Lloyd Wright-design Boynton House is not open to in-person tours at this time.)

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SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

“Genius of Frank Lloyd Wright”
Master storyteller Timothy Totten takes you on a whirlwind 60-minute tour of the life and work of America’s most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. With insightful architectural analysis, hundreds of photos and dozens of intimate stories, Totten weaves a tale of love, adultery, M**der and the Emperor of Japan to illustrate the genius and personal foibles of the man the American Institute of Architects has called “The Greatest American Architect.”

“Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House”
Author Kim Bixler's latest book is titled Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House. She can also be seen in the PBS documentary Frank Lloyd Wright’s Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years. Kim will recount the tumultuous history of the house through an engaging multi-media presentation of interior house photos, family photographs, historical documents and personal anecdotes. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear the unforgettable firsthand story of growing up in the Rochester home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

“Restoring a Masterpiece: What it Takes to Save a Frank Lloyd Wright Building”
Join a discussion with restoration architect Christopher Brandt who worked on the Boynton house restoration as he details what it takes to restore a masterpiece by a daring and experimental genius of American architecture. This engaging interview and discussion is moderated by Timothy Totten and will include time for audience questions.

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THE PRESENTERS

Timothy Totten has studied Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work for more than 30 years and visited more than 300 Wright structures around the country. In addition to numerous storytelling sessions at schools, libraries and museums across the United States, Totten has presented his work at numerous Wright sites, including Florida Southern College, Robie House, B. Harley Bradley House, Hollyhock House, and more. He is also the creator and volunteer race director for the non-profit Amazing Race for Charity, which has raised more than $300,000 for charities in his community.

Kim Bixler is the author of Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House and can be seen in the PBS documentary Frank Lloyd Wright’s Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years. Kim Bixler’s family owned Wright’s prairie-style Edward E. Boynton house (1908) from 1977 to 1994. She started giving tours when she was eight years old – sharing Wright’s architectural design details, revealing her favorite hiding spots and dodging the habitually leaky roof. A graduate of Cornell University and NYU, Bixler has traveled the country giving lectures at numerous Wright sites including Taliesin West, Unity Temple, the Darwin Martin House, Wright’s Mason City Iowa sites, the Marin County Civic Center and the Hollyhock House.
Christopher Brandt started at Bero Architecture as a summer intern in 2010, his work on the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Boynton House one of his first projects for the firm. He has experience in multiple facets of historic preservation practice including design and construction administration, building evaluation, research, and advocacy.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University at Buffalo SUNY in 2011, a Master of Architecture and Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Virginia in 2013, and obtained his architectural licensure in 2018. He is the Education and Advocacy Coordinator for the Young Urban Preservationists; a member of the Board of Trustees and several committees of The Landmark Society of Western New York; and serves as the chair of the Town of Irondequoit Historic Preservation Commission.

Host or Publisher Frank Lloyd Wright Symposium