Taliesin West, Drafting Studio Exterior
You may not have heard of Taliesin West but I am sure you have heard of Frank Lloyd Wright — probably the best known architect ever. His popularity even overlapped into popular culture — note the Simon and Garfunkel song from 1970, "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright". Taliesin West is Wright's winter home and architecture school located just outside Scottsdale at the foot of the McDowell mountains. Wright began coming to this area in 1933 and in 1937 he purchased the land for some $ an acre. Additional land was added and subtracted over time but the property still consists of about 500 acres. The architecture school survived with students spending part of the year here and part of the year in Taliesin in Wisconsin until quite recently. Due to conflicts between the school and Taliesin West, the school is changing its name and moving to Paolo Soleri's Cosanti. To the left side of this photo is the Drafting Studio which we would have a chance to visit later. However, since students are actively working there, no photography inside, no talking to the students — we could only go in, take a quick look and exit. Back in Wright's time all drafting took place with pencil and paper. We were told that the current students must first learn the old ways. However, they will later be free to graduate to computer-aided design.
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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