Join Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy online for a panel discussion with Roland Reisley. In 1951, at the age of 26, Roland commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design his family’s home as part of the Usonia community in Pleasantville, NY. (He is the sole surviving original client who commissioned a house from FLW.) Roland felt that Frank Lloyd Wright had the intuitive genius to enable him to visualize and design spaces that moved people. These spaces were not just functionally sound, but psychologically transformative as well. Roland gives no small amount of credit for his longevity (he turned 100 last year!) to living in a Wright-designed house and the joy of experiencing its beauty every day.

During this event, the Conservancy will introduce the new pilot Roland Reisley Grant Program in honor of Roland’s lifelong commitment to deepening our understanding of Wright’s work and ideas. The program will support projects that consider the sensory and experiential impacts of Frank Lloyd Wright’s built work, as distinct from visual appreciation.

Speakers

Roland Reisley, owner, Reisley House.
Ayad Rahmani, Professor of Architecture, Washington State University.
Safina Uberoi, Conservancy Board President and owner, Tonkens House and Frederick and Grace Bagley House.
David Pollack, owner, Dorothy and Dudley Spencer House.

Tuesday, February 11, 5:00 – 6:00 pm
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