(Frank Lloyd Wright Drive–turnoff into hills)
(the hill road to Taliesin West)
(upper level working spaces for architects even today)
(ground level of facility including greeting area/entrance–Wright and his wife’s adjoining large windowed bedrooms are in an open space in the middle.)
(fountains, large open areas everywhere; even Nature participates in the geometric bent of the complex’s design–note shadows)
(mid-January desert dog in front of desert down to Scottsdale; this is what most of the complex looks out onto from half the complex)
(and everywhere you go, you see rocks embedded in concrete–a common Wright choice in Taliesin design–make surroundings part of whatever human structure and vice-versa)
(the influence of Asian design on Wright can be seen in a number of outdoor artworks)
(the sculpture garden outside the theatre complex)
(Wright’s large theatre for performances including puppet theatre embedded in ‘fireplace’ on right wall)
(the smaller movie/lecture theatre–movie screen at one end)
(Wright was always interested in lighting affects; note stones in concrete wall even inside this complex)
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The dream Frank Lloyd Wright built outside of Scottsdale to house his winter lodgings and architecture students. An inspiring arts colony with drafting spaces, community room, theatres, cafeteria, sculpture garden, fountains, etc. A world unto itself. You can do several tours there including the surrounding hills. There is also an ultimate Wright gift shop.