Jessica Liszewski

Blog Post #4

My grandmother lives a couple miles away from Taliesin West in Scottsdale. When we go visit her frequently throughout the year, my dad and I love to go on evening hikes to see it. Its become a tradition for us to get our exercise in and get to see the famous building that’s been standing for almost 100 years. My favorite part about this building is that it is nestled into the foothills of the McDowell Mountains. I think it adds on to the beauty of the building because it emphasizes the beauty of nature in the desert areas of the country. I love that it has a modern design with stone and hints of red reminding you it is in the middle of the desert.

Frank Lloyd Wright built Taliesin West in 1937 when he moved to Arizona to escape the harsh winters of Wisconsin. He also used this land to open a school of architecture. After he died in 1959 it was adopted to be the national headquarters of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and it also offers tours to the public

Source: https://franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west/