Monthly Archives: August 2023

Taliesin apprentice to recall decade working with Frank Lloyd Wright

On a Frank Lloyd Wright binge? We’ve got you covered. Lawrence Modern is excited to offer you a rare opportunity to hear architect W. Kelly Oliver, one of a handful of Taliesin fellows still alive who studied and worked directly under Wright, talk about his residency. Born in 1926, Oliver studied architecture at the University […]

Smith Hall update

Last year Lawrence Modern learned that KU had placed Smith Hall on a list of university buildings—among a dozen deemed obsolete and “demolition ready”—that were likely to be razed in Fiscal Year 2023. Like the superheroes in The Avengers, we sprung into action with the Lawrence Preservation Alliance and assembled a multitalented team to save […]