Camp Taliesin West

Design and Build Your Dream Space: Architectural Models (1-day camp experience)

  • This camp is recommended for ages 9-11.

  • Campers will learn the basic principles of architecture and create a floor plan and a 3D scale model of their dream space. They will also explore Taliesin West, the desert home and studio of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

Date: March 18, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $80.00
Members $72.00

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Dream in Color: Interior Design (1-day camp experience)

  • This camp is recommended for ages 9-11.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • World-famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, not only designed buildings, but also, furniture, light fixtures, clothing, and tableware. In this interior design-focused session, day campers will learn about graphic design, color theory, and product making. Campers will draw inspiration from nature and go home with two handmade creations to add to their living space.

Date: March 20, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $80.00
Members $72.00

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Amazing Animal Architects

  • This camp is recommended for ages 6-8.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • Humans are not the only architectsour animal friends build structures too! In this nature focused camp, campers will learn about the engineers of the animal kingdom. They will explore biomimicry and create crafts inspired by the natural world. This camp features a visit from live animal ambassadors!   

Date: June 10 – 14, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

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Architectural Discovery 

  • This camp is recommended for ages 6-8.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • Our littlest campers will explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy each day through hands-on activities and projects. They will craft replica concrete textile blocks, create faux stained glassed windows, and more! Campers will also explore engineering and design concepts through interactive games and activities.    

Date: July 22 – 26, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

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Design Your Dream Space: Beginner 

  • This camp is recommended for ages 9-11.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • Want to learn more about the basics of architecture and design? Campers will spend a week creating their own building plans during this project-based camp! They’ll learn about organic architecture, history, and more through handson activities and tours of Frank Lloyd Wright’s desert home, Taliesin West. Using apps on provided iPads, they will create digital floor plans and architectural models of their very own dream space.   

Date: June 3 – 7, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

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Design Your Dream Space: Beginner 

  • This camp is recommended for ages 9-11.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • Want to learn more about the basics of architecture and design? Campers will spend a week creating their own building plans during this project-based camp! They’ll learn about organic architecture, history, and more through handson activities and tours of Frank Lloyd Wright’s desert home, Taliesin West. Using apps on provided iPads, they will create digital floor plans and architectural models of their very own dream space.   

Date: June 24 – 28, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

Register


Design Your Dream Space: Beginner 

  • This camp is recommended for ages 9-11.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • Want to learn more about the basics of architecture and design? Campers will spend a week creating their own building plans during this project-based camp! They’ll learn about organic architecture, history, and more through handson activities and tours of Frank Lloyd Wright’s desert home, Taliesin West. Using apps on provided iPads, they will create digital floor plans and architectural models of their very own dream space.   

Date: July 29 – August 2, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

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Dream in Color: Interior Design

  • This camp is recommended for ages 11-17.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • Campers will learn the basic principles of interior design and explore the items Frank Lloyd Wright designed for home interiors, such as furniture, lighting, and textiles. As a final project, campers will create vision boards and architectural models of a completed, designed room of their choosing.   

Date: July 8 – 12, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

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Advanced Architecture Camp: Creating for Clients 

  • This camp is recommended for ages 12-16.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • Campers accelerate from designing their dream space to becoming junior architects. We’ll discuss how to design for tricky environments, landscapes, and clients! Mimicking the design process architects follow, campers will create fully detailed architectural models of innovative structures they dream up. This camp also features an architect guest speaker to share about their career.  

Date: June 17 – 21, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

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(Half-Day Camp) Photographing Wright with Photographer Andrew Pielage

  • This camp is recommended for ages 12-17.

  • The architecture of Taliesin West is the backdrop for a weeklong photographic journey. Photographer Andrew Pielage will guide students in capturing the Sonoran Desert and World Heritage site around them. Students learn the tools needed to best utilize a DSLR camera including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, while applying creative approaches to composition, image framing, and the challenges of light and shadow. Students must provide their own fully manual camera and corresponding USB cable. It is highly encouraged that students provide their own laptop for editing photographs.   

Date: June 17 – 21, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $250.00
Members $225.00

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Shaping a City: Urban Planning

  • This camp is recommended for ages 12-16.

  • Registration includes a catered lunch for your camper.

  • What does a community need to be healthy, safe, and beautiful? In the 1930’s, Frank Lloyd Wright tried to answer those questions and planned a community called Broadacre City. Using Wright’s work as inspiration, campers will work together to create their own planned city. They will create an architectural model of a commercial, residential, or industrial building in their imaginary community.   

Date: July 15 – 19, 2024; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Price:
Youth $400.00
Members $360.00

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Camp Taliesin West Online: Architecture Adventure: Session A

  • This camp is recommended for ages 7-9

  • Does your child want to explore architecture? This camp is perfect for young designers who want to take their first steps towards designing their own dream building!  

  • During this 1 week virtual camp, campers will make their own bubble floor plan to explore how spaces flow together. A museum educator will take them on a guided virtual tour of Taliesin West, where they will learn about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and how he incorporated nature into his designs. They will be taught the basics of floor plan design and create 3d architectural models, which they will have the chance to show them off to their fellow campers.

  • Virtual campers should have basic knowledge of Zoom in order to participate (ability to mute, ask questions, type in chat), or have an adult nearby during the daily live zoom sessions. 

  • Virtual Camp consists of 3 components:  

    1. A 1 hour and 15 minute live zoom call with a Taliesin West educator and fellow campers at 10:00 am – 11:15 am Arizona time, Monday-Friday.  

    2. Approximately 1-2 hours of at-home projects each day, which campers are expected to work on in their own time, and then share the next day over Zoom.  

    3. A secure, online space using Google Classroom. In the google classroom, campers can ask their fellow campers and Educator questions, share thoughts and ideas, and learn more about the daily or weekly project

Date: July 8 – 12, 2024; Session A
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Price:
Youth $40.00
Members $30.00

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Camp Taliesin West Online: Architecture Adventure: Session B

  • This camp is recommended for ages 7-9

  • Does your child want to explore architecture? This camp is perfect for young designers who want to take their first steps towards designing their own dream building!  

  • During this 1 week virtual camp, campers will make their own bubble floor plan to explore how spaces flow together. A museum educator will take them on a guided virtual tour of Taliesin West, where they will learn about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and how he incorporated nature into his designs. They will be taught the basics of floor plan design and create 3d architectural models, which they will have the chance to show them off to their fellow campers.

  • Virtual campers should have basic knowledge of Zoom in order to participate (ability to mute, ask questions, type in chat), or have an adult nearby during the daily live zoom sessions. 

  • Virtual Camp consists of 3 components:  

    1. A 1 hour and 15 minute live zoom call with a Taliesin West educator and fellow campers at 10:00 am – 11:15 am Arizona time, Monday-Friday.  

    2. Approximately 1-2 hours of at-home projects each day, which campers are expected to work on in their own time, and then share the next day over Zoom.  

    3. A secure, online space using Google Classroom. In the google classroom, campers can ask their fellow campers and Educator questions, share thoughts and ideas, and learn more about the daily or weekly project

Date: July 15 – 19, 2024; Session B
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Price:
Youth $40.00
Members $30.00

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Camp Taliesin West Supporters

Camp Taliesin West registration fees are partly subsidized by these community-minded funders:

Lead Funder

This project is supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Additional Funders

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