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The Loft at Taliesin West / Taylor Bode

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Carrying on the tradition of student-built desert shelters at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West, 'The Loft' was designed, constructed, and inhabited as a final year thesis project at The School of Architecture at Taliesin. The thesis explored concepts of functional and aesthetic adaptability, the psychology of user control, and the idea of anticipatory architecture as a spatial framework that supports a built environment in a constant state of change.

Boulders House / The Ranch Mine

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Sitting in the afternoon shadow of Lone Mountain in Scottsdale, sits the Boulders residence, a new 2400 square foot home designed by Phoenix-based architecture firm The Ranch Mine. The property is located in the Sonoran Desert on the northern edge of Scottsdale, an area with unique geology highlighted by extremely large, 12 million-year-old boulders.

The School of Architecture at Taliesin's Board Votes to Rescind Closure

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000

The Board of Directors for The School of Architecture at Taliesin (SoAT) has decided to reverse its January 25 vote and keep the school open. Last month, it was announced that the school would be closing after 88 years. The SoAT Board has stated that they have secured additional funding and have long-term operating viability.

New Petition Aims to Save The School of Architecture at Taliesin

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Last month, The School of Architecture at Taliesin announced the closing of the school after 88 years. The school and the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation issued statements on the closure, as well as the students. Now, a new petition started by Simon DeAguero aims to save the school from closing. The news of closure followed the conclusion of a multi-year struggle back in 2017, when the school was approved to maintain its accreditation as an institute of higher learning.

The School of Architecture at Taliesin is Closing After 88 Years

Eric Baldwin — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

The School of Architecture at Taliesin has announced the closing of the school after 88 years. The news follows the conclusion of a multi-year struggle back in 2017, when the school was approved to maintain its accreditation as an institute of higher learning. The decision was made by the Governing Board, as the school was not able to reach an agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to keep the school open.

Desert Courtyard House / Wendell Burnette Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The site is a peninsula of granite outcroppings and towering Saguaro cacti surrounded on all sides by deep perennial desert washes except for a single spit of land affording access from an Ocotillo studded ridge above. The building site, further down a long private drive, levels out toward the west into an edge condition dominated by an expansive vista - layers and layers of distant mountain ranges - that in the evening seem to epitomize the drama of the Arizona Sunset. Due to the elevation of the site beneath the community’s gaze and the entry gate at the road it became important to us - to recede the house as a deep shadow - into the depth and complexity of the desert floor below.

Troon Modern Residence / Kendle Design Collaborative

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000

A bold yet minimal residence in Troon North contrasts against the organic softness of the desert floor and rising Pinnacle Peak Heights to the east. The geometric layout of the planters and sharp edges of block walls, accented with dark metal slots and apertures, stand against the backdrop of the mountain and desert brush.

Safari Drive Condominiums / The Miller Hull Partnership

Daniel Tapia — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000

The design concept for these suburban condominiums evolved from the desire to create a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood in a physically demanding desert climate. Within its own bounds, the development is self-sustaining with a range of live/work lofts and retail spaces situated on the Scottsdale canal. As opposed to typical large-scale residential buildings, a grouping of smaller structures not usually seen in this type of development modulates scale to a human level.

Birds Nest / Kendle Design Collaborative

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The Birds Nest Residence is characterized by strong geometric forms and materials reminiscent of mid-century modern architecture with influences from Richard Neutra and noted Arizona architect Al Beadle. The guiding principles of the modern masters are evident in the building's clean simplicity and sophisticated integration into the site.

Fervor Creative / debartolo architects

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:00:00 +0000

Transforming their workplace, Fervor Creative has initiated a new model of workplace performance - one that favors flexibility, daylight and openness. The Scottsdale, Arizona creative advertising firm engaged debartolo architects to rethink and reimagine their work space and design a new environment on the footprint of their existing building. Collaborating with The Construction Zone, a Phoenix based team of builders with an architectural education, debartolo led the effort in conceptualizing a two-level, light-filled box that brings together all of the creative office needs within a language of simplicity and restraint.

Desert Wing / Kendle Design Collaborative

Daniel Tapia — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Programmatically the home is split into two zones, one a 4300 sqft. residence for the owners, a couple requiring a very low maintenance lifestyle, and another zone for their extensive family and friends who visit the Arizona sunshine often. While much of the surrounding homes echo themes from distant European cultures of centuries past this home speaks to its specific place in the Sonoran Desert.

Atalaya Shelter / Jaime Inostroza

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 10 May 2017 13:00:00 +0000

To Dwell in the Shadow of the Trees of the Sonora Desert

PBS Film Explores the Life of Frank Lloyd Wright Photographer Pedro E. Guerrero

Sabrina Santos — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 12:00:00 +0000

PBS’ American Masters series and Latino Public Broadcasting’s VOCES series have teamed up for the first time to delve into the life and work of Pedro E. Guerrero, a Mexican American photographer from Mesa, Arizona, who is known for his photography of the works of Frank Lloyd Wright, among other artists.

Taliesin West Reconstructed as Largest Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO® Model

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Architectural LEGO® artist Adam Reed Tucker has summoned a team of kids to help him rebuild Taliesin West as the largest Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO® structure in history. Unveiled this past Thursday, the eight by four foot model was comprised of more than 180,000 standard LEGO® parts. Tucker spent 40 hours researching and studying the project, 120 hours designing and 260 hours constructing the final model. Taliesin West, nestled in Scottsdale, Arizona’s Sonoran desert, was the winter home of Wright and is home of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. It remains one of the most visited Wright sites in the world.

STAAB Residence / Chen + Suchart Studio LLC

Cristian Aguilar — Wed, 28 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The context for this site consists of larger homes on one-acre lots. Aesthetically, the neighboring houses’ architectural language is more often than not, associated with speculative developer trends and styles, rather than an integrated understanding of the site, the views, and other opportunities. As a result, the project required a strategy which would edit out the immediate context of this neighborhood while focusing on distant views of the McDowell Mountains to the north and the valley to the south and southwest. The project also sought to create a protected courtyard space for the backyard and pool area as an immediate focus for the lower level of the house in contrast to the second level taking advantage of the more distant views.

Bicycle Haüs / debartolo architects

Karen Valenzuela — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Harboe Architects Selected to Create Preservation Master Plan for Taliesin West

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Chicago-based Harboe Architects has been chosen by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to construct a preservation master plan for Taliesin West, which will guide future restoration and conservation efforts for the prized National Historic Landmark. Built in Scottsdale, Arizona, by the hands of the architect himself, alongside his apprentices between 1937 and 1959, the desert landmark served as the winter home, studio and school of Frank Lloyd Wright. Read and relive the story of Taliesin West here on ArchDaily.

Desert Wing / Kendle Design

Fernanda Castro — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000