American Bungalow Magazine

Taliesin West: Mindful Design for a Brutal Land

From Issue 70:
When a physician advised 70-year-old Frank Lloyd Wright to find a gentler clime to escape from the harsh winters of his beloved Wisconsin, he naturally turned to his other love: Arizona.

Making the 1800-mile drive with him in a ragtag cross-country caravan were dozens of young apprentices of his bourgeoning architectural school. Perhaps fueled by the failure of the grand hotel in the desert, this would be a second chance to create organic architecture in a hostile environment. And he would do it all, rock by rock, with the muscle of the Taliesin Fellowship. (Click here for more)

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