TOUR OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHTTâ?S BETH SHOLOM SYNAGOGUE

Type: EVENT
Date: 6/28/2011
Time: 5:45PM
Location: BETH SHOLOM SYNAGOGUE
Address: 8231 Old York Road
                Elkins Park , Pennsylvania

TOUR OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S BETH SHOLOM SYNAGOGUE
Join the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology for a tour and discussion of recent preservation efforts at Beth Sholom, Frank Lloyd Wright’s only synagogue and the last project completed before his death in 1959.  The tour will provide an overview of the history of this remarkable building, from the early idea for a new kind of synagogue through its construction. The tour will take participants through this “Temple of Light,” including spaces not usually open to the public.

Speakers will discuss a recently completed conservation assessment of the building, funded by the Getty Foundation, which represents the first significant effort to document and analyze the building to help plan for its long-term preservation. There will be discussion of the building’s exterior envelope design and the challenges it poses for climate control, as well as the building’s complex structural system and Wright’s original finishes and furnishings. Current efforts to design barrier-free accessibility for the building will also be addressed.

The tour will conclude with a light reception and a chance to view the exhibits in the recently opened Beth Sholom Visitor Center.

AIA Continuing Education Units are pending.

8231 Old York Road Elkins Park, PA 19027

$8; $5 APT-DVC Members Proceeds will be donated to the Beth Sholom Synagogue Preservation Foundation.
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