Pencil drawing of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Banff Park Pavilion. Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative.
With intentions to repurpose the land where The Pavilion originally stood, the timing of The Initiative?s proposal is ideal. In a meeting on March 29th, Council was supportive of the proposal, expressing a desire to work the structure into its already-approved development plans.
With six out of seven council members in favour, the re-build is all but a done deal – trusting The Initiative fulfills The Town?s remaining requirements. One of these will be securing adequate funding, which is not a concern for Initiative Founder Michael Miner. Having previously secured capital for another project of its kind, Miner is confident the Banff Pavilion project will receive the huge community support once word of the rebuild reaches FLW supporters. ?Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the greatest creative geniuses of all time. There is no shortage of adoration for him, which is evident by the outpouring of interest we?ve already received? says Miner. Included in this list of project advocates are the architect?s grandson, Eric Lloyd Wright, as well as Taliesin Fellows Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and Arnold Roy.
Render of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Banff Park Pavilion. Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative.
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