Taliesin West
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| Taliesin West | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
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| Location: | Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
| Coordinates: | 33°36′22.78″N 111°50′45.52″W / 33.6063278°N 111.8459778°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1937 |
| Architect: | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Governing body: | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | February 12, 1974[2] |
| Designated NHL: | May 20, 1982[3] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74000457[4] |
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 92. Taliesin West is "the main campus of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture"[5] it houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 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.
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[edit] Design principles
The design was an organic response to a combination of driving factors:
- the rugged nature of the talus-sloped mountain site, from which Wright plucked the sand, gravel, and stone used as basic construction materials
- the mild winter climate, which permitted natural lighting through a tent-like roof of redwood and canvas
- the necessity of housing a community of staff and students
[edit] History
During his lifetime, Wright continually altered and added to the complex of buildings, all of which were constructed by students.
Many of Wright's most famous buildings were designed in the drafting room at Taliesin West, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and Grady Gammage Auditorium at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Taliesin West continues as the headquarters of The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and as the winter home for the School of Architecture. Restoration work to the private quarters of Mr. and Mrs. Wright was completed in 2004, and tours of the home and school are conducted on a regular basis.[6]
The structure was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982.[3][7][8]
In 2008, the U.S. National Park Service submitted Taliesin West along with nine other Frank Lloyd Wright properties to a tentative list for World Heritage Status. The 10 sites have been submitted as one, total, site. The January 22, 2008 press release from the National Park Service website announcing the nominations states that, "The preparation of a Tentative List is a necessary first step in the process of nominating a site to the World Heritage List."[9]
[edit] In popular culture
Taliesin West is featured as a site of events in Dan Simmons' science fiction novel, The Rise of Endymion.
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[edit] References
- ^ NHL Writeup
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b "Taliesin West". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1425&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ Red Book Writeup
- ^ Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture | Campuses
- ^ NHL Summary
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination". National Park Service. 19. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74000457.pdf.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination". National Park Service. 19. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/74000457.pdf.
- ^ New US World Heritage Tentative List
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Taliesin West |
- Official Site
- Current Tour Schedule
- Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation established at Taliesin West
- The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, the official website of the school
- National Historic Landmarks Program - Taliesin West
- website with pictures of architecture.
Coordinates: 33°36′23″N 111°50′46″W / 33.606327°N 111.845976°W
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