Taliesin West
- Architect
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Year
- 1937
- Collection
- wright’s phoenix & scottsdale
Taliesin West, in Scottsdale, was built in 1937 as Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio. Wright used the compound as a personal architectural experiment, effectively a desert laboratory, and the site is now designated a National Historic Landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
the building
Winter home and studio. Wright built Taliesin West as his own winter home and studio, treating the desert compound as a personal architectural experiment rather than a commission for a client.
the architect
Frank Lloyd Wright is one of history's most significant architects; Taliesin West, built in 1937, served as his own winter home and working studio.
More on Frank Lloyd Wrightsignificance
Taliesin West holds triple recognition: it is a National Historic Landmark, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It remains a publicly visitable, toured compound.
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