Friday, December 5, Taliesin West Closes at 2:00 p.m.
News and updates from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Are you and your family sheltering at home? Since young aspiring architects can’t come to us, we’ve found new ways to bring Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed principles of organic architecture and solutions-based design directly into your homes. Find out how Vanguard has helped support the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s efforts to keep kids engaged online with Virtual Summer Camps and a Virtual Classroom.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 13, 2020
Learn how Frank Lloyd Wright became a mastermind with light by using a flashlight around your home in this fun, illuminating activity.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 8, 2020
The early Usonian 1940 Goetsch-Winkler House in Okemos, Michigan by Frank Lloyd Wright is for sale at $479,000.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 6, 2020
Frank Lloyd Wright was inspired by the lines and patterns found throughout the Sonoran Desert. For this Virtual Classroom activity, you will observe the nature all around you and use it to create your own abstract art piece.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 30, 2020
Get a glimpse of the carefully completed restoration work for the exquisite Hillside Theatre Curtain, still being used in a functional theatre space in Spring Green, Wisconsin near Taliesin. The Hillside Curtain is one of the largest gifts Frank Lloyd Wright ever received and it is also one of the largest objects in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s collection.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 23, 2020
The 1941 Charles L. and Dorothy Manson property is on the market in Wausau, WI for $425,000. The home is an early example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian designs, with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 and is also a Historical Landmark for the City of Wausau.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 19, 2020
The historic 1954 Charles F. Glore property, on the market for $2.3 million, is a Usonian home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright featuring awe-inspiring cathedral style windows in the living room.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jun 17, 2020
Test yourself with this short family activity to see if you can create a home or structure entirely from just one piece of paper. Frank Lloyd Wright worked in a very self-defined style and now, like Wright, it’s your turn to build something unique with just a sheet of paper that reflects your creative style.
Earlier this year, two students in the historic preservation program at PennDesign, University of Pennsylvania’s Design School, conducted in-depth, on-site research on the historic preservation of Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and desert laboratory in Scottsdale, Arizona. Here, Mónica P. Ortiz Cortés, Assoc. AIA, a native of Puerto Rico, shares some of her findings and insight from the experience.
Monica Cortes | Jun 15, 2020
