The Skyscraper Museum is hosting a book talk on Designing the American Century by Thomas J. Campanella, which highlights the transformative work of landscape architects Gilmore D. Clarke and Michael Rapuano. Campanella argues that with support from Robert Moses, the duo reshaped mid-20th century New York and beyond through parks, expressways, and urban planning projects that both revitalized and displaced communities. Their lasting impact includes iconic sites like the Central Park Zoo, Jones Beach, the Palisades Parkway and even the grounds of the Pentagon.

This tour offers an exclusive 90-minute look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House focusing on its hidden modern mechanical systems. Led by a senior Facilities Team member, this small-group experience explores areas not included in regular tours. Guests will discover how advanced technologies like geothermal wells and heat pumps are integrated to preserve the historic site while maintaining its original design.

John Arbuckle guides tour participants through an often-overlooked stretch of Manhattan on this Municipal Art Society in-person tour. Lined by International Style skyscrapers, Sixth Avenue north of Bryant Park is described in New York 1960 as “New York’s preeminent Modernist street.”

Friends of The Lustron House invite visitors to tour the Harold Hess Lustron House, a prefabricated enameled steel home built in 1950 and located in Closter, NJ. Designed by Carl Strandlund, Lustron houses were popular in the postwar era for their innovative construction—everything but the concrete slab was made of steel.

Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s Wright Virtual Visits online event series will celebrate the anniversary of the inscription of eight buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Steam it live on Facebook.