Thursday, April 2, 2009

Architecture and Art in the AZ desert












At the beginning of March I had the opportunity to spend the better part of two days at the winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Visiting Wright's campus that he built in Scottsdale (Taliesin West) allowed me to become re-inspired and I remembered why I became an Architect.



(I am not allowed to post photos of the tour within Wright's home...yet if you sign up for one of my classes you can see the full lecture! (Educational purposes only allowed for those photos.)
Therefore, I posted the top 2 photos on this post are of Wright's own design and the 3 photos that appear more modern is because they are! This design was built in 2000 as a "Shelter" (Victor Sidy's design.)

Wright's students and the current students of Taliesin West build their own Shelters in the desert for a budget of $2000. They are incredible! There will be a full exhibit of the Shelters in AZ (..I think there about 20) will be at the Guggenheim this summer.






Also enjoy the Desert Botanical photos with the Chilhully Glass exhibit there, as well.

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