Robie House 100: Celebrating Modern Living.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, an icon of modern architecture, is celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2010. Renowned for its amazing contemporary spaces, sweeping horizontal lines, dramatic overhangs, stretches of art glass windows and open floor plan, the Robie House set the standard for a new way of living that continues to influence modern design today.

To celebrate the Robie House centennial, the Preservation Trust is introducing an expanded selection of guest experiences to encourage a more personal connection with the museum.

Help us celebrate the lasting influence of the Robie House on modern living with these inspiring programs, tours and events throughout 2010.

September

Walk and Wine

Saturday, September 11. 4pm
Explore the architectural diversity of Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood as well as the amazingly contemporary interior spaces of the Robie House, followed by wine, beer and appetizers on the terraces of the house.

Robie House After Hours

Friday, September 17. 6pm
Gather with friends and wander the celebrated spaces of Wright's renowned masterpiece of modernism while enjoying cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres, and a festive, casual atmosphere.

Picturing Architecture with Tim Long

Saturday, September 18. 8am
Bring your camera and join noted architectural photographer Tim Long for an exclusive tour of the extraordinary spaces of the Robie House in morning light.

LEGO Architects

Saturday, September 18. 10am
Inspire your budding architects’ creativity at the Robie House as they use LEGOs to create a 3D model of a floor plan of their own design.

The Wright 3 Experience

Sunday, September 19. 1pm
Explore the mysterious spaces of the Robie House as depicted in Blue Balliett’s best selling novel, The Wright 3 and expand your experience with a hands-on workshop playing with 3-dimensional Pentominos featured in the novel.

Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Saturday, September 25
Enjoy free jazz performances throughout the day within the contemporary spaces of Wright’s Robie House.

Picturing Architecture Photo Tour

Sunday, September 26. 9am
Join a small group of shutterbugs for an in-depth tour of the Robie House as a photographer guides you through the inspiring interior and exterior spaces of the home.

Robie House and Crown Hall After Hours

Thursday, September 30. 6 pm
Explore two modernist wonders enjoying cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres. A private shuttle provides transportation between the two museums.

October

Sounds and Spaces concert featuring the Chicago Chamber Musicians

Sunday, October 10. 3 pm

Enjoy an afternoon listening to the innovative sounds of the Chicago Chamber Musicians performing their Sounds and Spaces concert series at Wright’s Robie House. Tickets at chicagochambermusic.org or 312.225.5226.

Robie House After Hours

Friday, October 15. 6pm
Gather with friends and wander the celebrated spaces of Wright's renowned masterpiece of modernism while enjoying cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres, and a festive, casual atmosphere.

LEGO Architects

Saturday, October 16.
Inspire your budding architects’ creativity at the Robie House as they use LEGOs to create a 3D model of a floor plan of their own design

Shots of Modern

Sunday, October 17. 4pm
Join us for an exciting, free photographic scavenger hunt on the University of Chicago campus as we discover and photograph modern architecture around Hyde Park.

The Wright 3 Experience

Sunday, October 17. 1pm
Explore the mysterious spaces of the Robie House as depicted in Blue Balliett’s best selling novel, The Wright 3 and expand your experience with a hands-on workshop playing with 3-dimensional Pentominos featured in the novel.

Robie House:  100 Years New. University of Chicago Humanities Day panel discussion

Saturday, October 23. 2pm

Join University of Chicago art historian Katherine Fischer-Taylor, Robie House scholar, Donald Hoffman, and architect Geoffrey Goldberg as they discuss the significance of the Robie House.

November

Robie House After Hours

Friday, November 19. 6pm
Gather with friends and wander the celebrated spaces of Wright's renowned masterpiece of modernism while enjoying cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres, and a festive, casual atmosphere.

LEGO Architects

Saturday, November 20. 10am
Inspire your budding architects’ creativity at the Robie House as they use LEGOs to create a 3D model of a floor plan of their own design.

December

Robie House After Hours

Friday, December 17. 6pm
Gather with friends and wander the celebrated spaces of Wright's renowned masterpiece of modernism while enjoying cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres, and a festive, casual atmosphere.

LEGO Architects

Saturday, December 18. 10am
Inspire your budding architects’ creativity at the Robie House as they use LEGOs to create a 3D model of a floor plan of their