Greg Maxwell

The Weitzman School of Design has provided me with wonderful experiences and I relish the interdisciplinary education that I've had here as a young architect and preservationist. I deeply appreciate the positive role that architecture and design can play in society, and I’m interested in the intersection of contemporary design and technology as it relates to the historic built environment. My thesis is a culmination of my studies and incorporates my interests in sustainability and rehabilitation. It is a design study at the Midway Barn at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin in which I strive to balance environmental design and technology with historic preservation as a way to enhance the interpretation and vitality of the site.

Thesis: Gregory Maxwell Description: A rendered perspective looking north west shows the full image of the barn with the restored roof how the long low roof planes blend into the slope of the hill as Wright had intended.

Thesis: Gregory Maxwell The schematic plan for the lower level includes interpretive space, presentation space, service space, and restrooms for visitors. Interior circulation requirements and the existing conditions inside the barn present a challenge to the layout and configur

Schematic section of part of farm building

Thesis: Gregory Maxwell A schematic section through the Steer Shed proposes a new roof that helps remake the space part of the interpretive experience for visitors while restoring the formal composition that Wright designed. The restored roof is disconnected from the existing ba

B/W photo of men in horse drawn carriage near farm

Thesis: Gregory Maxwell This historic photo dating from around 1950-1959 shows the Midway Barn in its most complete form looking north west from the fields to the east. Courtesty of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives.

Thesis: Gregory Maxwell Description: The upper level was the Cow Barn and now houses the agricultural interpretation space and a café.

Thesis: Gregory Maxwell The design proposal includes recommendations to restore three formal elements of the Midway Barn that have been lost: the long low Steer Shed roof, the Cow Barn roof extension to the twin silos, and the semicircular Machine Shed.

Thesis: Gregory Maxwell The Midway Barn as it is today, looking west from above. The Steer Shed roof is missing leaving the piers exposed to the elements and the composed image of the barn is not as Wright designed it. Courtesy of the Center for Architectural Conservation, Weitz

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