Hard Hat Tour of Unity Temple Restoration in Progress

In summer 2015, Unity Temple closed to the public to undergo a multi-million dollar restoration. Join preservation architect, Gunny Harboe for a behind-the-scenes tour and experience the restoration in progress. Learn more about the project and discover how Harboe Architects are renewing Wright’s vision for this modern masterpiece.

Commissioned by the congregation of Oak Park Unity Church in 1905, Wright’s Unity Temple is the greatest public building of the architect’s Chicago years. Constructed from poured-in-place reinforced concrete, Wright’s visionary design for the building broke with almost every existing convention for traditional Western ecclesiastic architecture. Reflecting on his career shortly before his death in 1959, Wright described Unity Temple as one of his greatest achievements, calling it “my contribution to modern architecture.” The building is presently undergoing restoration led by the Chicago firm, Harboe Architects. The project will address the concrete exterior of the building, along with restoration of leaded glass, woodwork, and interior paint finishes.

For more information and registration: http://flwright.org/programs/enrichment3