Farnsworth Flooding (original) (raw)

Architecture Tue Jan 13 2009

In case a $4,320 cake wasn't in your means but you're still interested in future of the Farnsworth House (last fall marked the third time in 16 months that Mies van der Rohe's modern architectural icon in Plano, Ill. has been threatened by flood waters), this Thursday the Farnsworth House's site manager lectures at the Chicago Cultural Center about the two recent floods, their cleanup and aftermath, and future plans for the landmark.

The building was "rescued" five years ago when a group of preservationists bought it at auction for $7.5 million after "Baron" Peter Palumbo found its upkeep too financially risky. The site is now maintained by Landmarks Illinois, the organization sponsoring Thursday's lecture. If you can't make the lunch-time talk, Landmarks is currently seeking volunteer docents to make the trek to Plano once a month, April through November.

More information about Thursday's lecture in Slowdown.