Architecture Evening: William Whitaker on Architectural Regionalism in Greater Philadelphia

Join us for a talk with William Whitaker that explores architectural regionalism as an animating force in Philadelphia modernism. Whitaker’s research encompasses famed designers who worked with local materials and indigenous architectural forms—Louis Kahn, Frank Miles Day, and Wharton Esherick among others. His work also accounts for geological and social factors determining the availability of materials and immigration of skilled workers that shaped built expression.

Visitors will have an opportunity to enter the Main Gallery of the Studio before the talk, from 5:30-6:00pm. Light refreshments will be served. Note: this program does not include a full tour of the Studio.

About William Whitaker

William Whitaker is director of the Architectural Archives at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Whitaker has organized and co-curated over thirty exhibitions, including retrospectives on Antonin and Noemi Raymond, Wharton Esherick, and Anne Griswold Tyng. He co-authored The Houses of Louis Kahn (with George Marcus) and co-edited (with Kurt Helfrich) Crafting a Modern World: The Architecture and Design of Antonin and Noemi Raymond.