Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West, Scottsdale Photos

Wright built Taliesin West (1938) as a winter school for his students & spent 21 winters in Scottsdale till his death (1959). The F.L. Wright Foundation still teaches architecture students Wright's concepts at the site, which is also open for tours. Each summer the entire community returns to Taliesin East in Spring Green, WI.

See also: Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture in Arizona, Phoenix
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Taliesin West (1938) (13201 N 108th St). Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright. On National Register.

Wing of Taliesin West containing design studios of F.L. Wright Foundation.

Unique wooden roof beams of Taliesin West.

Architectural workshop wing of Taliesin West.

When Frank Lloyd Wright started Taliesin West in 1938 water had to be trucked desert location to make concrete.

Garden of F.L. Wright's Taliesin West.

Wright's bell tower for Taliesin West.

Native petroglyphs found on site of Taliesin West were incorporated.

Living room interior of F.L. Wright's Taliesin West.

Living room furnishings at Wright's Taliesin West.

Native American & oriental pottery in Taliesin West living room.

Native American & oriental pottery in Taliesin West living room.

F.L. Wright's stools designed for Taliesin West.

Internal living room stone wall of Taliesin West.

Sculpted head of Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West.

Built-in overhead lighting in living room at Taliesin West.

Mosaic in living room at Taliesin West.

Dining room of Taliesin West.

Theater at Taliesin West.

Geometric shapes mural in theater at Taliesin West.

Cabaret hall at Taliesin West.

Cabaret hall at Taliesin West.

Small enclosed garden with sculpture through office windows at Taliesin West.

Logo with squares of Taliesin West.

Small pool at Taliesin West.

Chinese pottery used extensively as decoration at Taliesin West.

Chinese pottery with architecture at Taliesin West.

Chinese pottery with architecture at Taliesin West.

Dragon at Taliesin West.

Sculptures abound in gardens at Taliesin West.

Solar Wind (1992) cast bronze sculpture by Heloise Crista at Taliesin West.

Madonna (1983) cast bronze sculpture by Heloise Crista at Taliesin West.

Garden of sculpture by Heloise Crista at Taliesin West.

Coming into the Present (2002) cast bronze sculpture by Heloise Crista at Taliesin West.

Alchemy (1996) cast bronze sculpture by Heloise Crista at Taliesin West.

Eye of the Needle (1995) cast bronze sculpture by Heloise Crista at Taliesin West.

The Door (2003) cast bronze sculpture by Heloise Crista at Taliesin West.

Yellow flowers at Taliesin West.

Trees at Taliesin West.

Bird at Taliesin West.


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