14th Annual Art and Architecture Study Series
This excursion on February 5, 2025 is the fourth program in this season's Art & Architecture Series.
Registration Fee:
- Feb. 5 Excursion: $175 per person
Excursion and Program Information:
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 10:00 am
The Sometimes “Disturbing Art” of Architecture: WG Clark and the Middleton Inn
Location: Middleton Inn, 4290 Ashley River Road, Charleston
Speakers: Reggie Gibson, Will Wingfield, and Tracey Todd.
For the final installment of this season's Art & Architecture series, we invite guests to join us at the Middleton Inn with Director of Museums, Tracey Todd and lead architects on the project, Reggie Gibson and Will Wingfield to learn more about this award-winning property and enjoy lunch with the speakers and fellow guests.
Tucked away on historic Ashley River Road and adjacent to Middleton Place National Historic Landmark, sits one of the Lowcountry’s most treasured works of modern architecture. Completed in 1987, the Middleton Inn surprised critics and writers, won the AIA’s highest architecture award and catapulted architect WG Clark to national prominence. In 2021, after over three decades in service, a restoration was undertaken by the Middleton Place Foundation to sensitively update the room amenities without altering the original vision that created an unforgettable sense of place on a bluff overlooking the Ashley River.
Reggie Gibson and Will Wingfield were the architects and project managers for the restoration and Tracey Todd was the CEO of Middleton Place Foundation at the time of the project. Reggie and Will describe their architecture by simply saying, “of all the Vitruvian principles, we like delight the best.” Thankfully their delightful designs can be found in urban and rural settings from the Lowcountry to the mountains. Tracey is a passionate historian and leader in historic site management who is now serving as Director of Museums for Historic Charleston Foundation. Reggie, Will, and Tracey brought together a group of stakeholders and professionals, including WG Clark himself, to plan and execute the successful restoration of this modern Lowcountry gem.