Lloyd Wright's historic closed Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, will be disassembled in the face of irreparable landslide damage, the group responsible for its stewardship announced via a press release Tuesday.
Architectural Resources Group will handle the disassembly work with great care, as the LA Times and other outlets have reported its structure is rapidly deteriorating from the movement underneath its foundation, which is now occurring at rates 2–3 times more severe than was recorded back in February.
The firm's principal, Katie Horak, told the outlet: "With each passing day, more of this material is lost or irreparably damaged. Our team is working against the clock to document and move these building components to safety so that they can be put back together again."
"The chapel will not be able to withstand much more damage before it becomes impossible to preserve," Wayfarers' explanation reads finally. "It has been determined that the immediate deconstruction of the chapel is the safest and most viable preservation action to take at this time and will prevent further irreparable damage to the chapel’s structure and materials."
Archinect will share further updates on the planned demolition work as it progresses.
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Where can we see pictures of its current condition? I'm always fascinated by how deteriorated buildings can be and still be rebuilt and fixed.
The Wayfarers Chapel management has published a 'Restoration & Landslides FAQ' on its website and also released new photos of the deteriorated building on its Instagram (we just embedded the IG post in our article above for context): https://www.wayfarerschapel.org/wayfarers-chapel-restoration-faqs/
https://www.instagram.com/reel...
Local report on the damage with some video
It is such an unfortunate geology for this beautifully delicate building.
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