Wright Wednesday: Winding Down

Taliesin West, located in Scottsdale, AZ is the only Frank Lloyd Wright creation I have been able to visit. Although it is not his most popular work, I am glad I got the chance.

Approaching the site, you are not hit by it’s grandeur, but by it’s minimal impact. All the buildings are low lying and colored by nature making it camouflaged. This wasn’t accidental, since all the stone and mortar was made onsite from the site. So much so, you see an imbedded hammer in one of the walls.

My favorite section of the complex, the drafting room. The feeling is overwhelming, the history, what was created in that room. I believe the Guggenheim Museum being one of them. Not just the creations of FLW himself, but the other architects and their creations. Taliesin West was not just a winter residence but also a Prairie School.

Wright Wednesday’s is winding down. Be sure to go elsewhere to find out more about Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie Style.

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