Edith Farnsworth and Her Iconic House
One of the most famous residences in modern history, a glass and steel marvel that seems to float above its site, the “Edith Farnsworth House” book charts the house’s original design by Mies van der Rohe. The program will discuss the book, which newly foregrounds the key role of client Edith Farnsworth. Author Michelangelo Sabatino will share his deep expertise on modernist architecture, along with excerpts of Edith Farnsworth’s unpublished memoir. The book also includes photographs by Hedrich Blessing, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Annie Leibovitz, and was published in association by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
A conversation with architect and AIA Gold Medal recipient Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA, will follow theh presentation. Signed books by the author will be available for purchase.
Reservations:$15
5:00 p.m. Cash Bar Opens
5:30 p.m. Appetizers Provided
6:00 p.m. Program Introductions
6:15-7:15 p.m. Program & Conversation
7:15-7:30 p.m. Public Q&A
7:30 p.m. Book sales & Cash Bar
