The History
Frank and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright established the Taliesin Fellowship in 1932 as a self-sustaining community of apprentices and architects who would learn and practice the philosophy of organic architecture by sharing in architectural work, building construction, and the related arts. Taliesin West was architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert from 1937 until his death in 1959 at the age of 91. Today, it houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, a school for architects, and is open to the public for tours. It is located on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States. His summer home, Taliesin, is in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
The Visit
Today Larry and myself took a tour of this campus. It was very interesting. This is one of the buildings that you study in school. Wright is one of the greatest modern architects of our time. I never really thought I would be able to see this building in my life. We took a 90 minute tour of the building. The weather was great and the tour guide was interesting. It always surprises me when going into one of Wright's houses how low he designed everything. Larry had to crouch a lot when entering room. I have attached picture from my visit. I hope that you all like the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. To activate the video click in the video window and then hit the play button. I hope it works.
Nora's Mountains
Nora has claimed these for her personal property.
1 comment:
The pictures turned out great Scott. I still remember my visit to Chicago many years ago when we visited Fran Lloyd Wright's home there. The piano in the wall hanging over the stairs was the best part. We also went to a Unitarian Church that he designed. It was a great trip.
The pic of Sarah is great, but a little out of place! :-)
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