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News and updates from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
As the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation embraces more sustainable, innovative practices in our preservation work and beyond, we’re sharing some of these methods, and providing some tips on how you can incorporate these practices into your own home and life. Here, we discuss xeriscaping and how Frank Lloyd Wright designed nature-informed landscapes.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2020
When building a structure by or on water, it’s important the architect has a good understanding of the element, and how it functions in its different forms. In this activity, you’ll create and witness the water cycle by using four everyday supplies.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jan 8, 2020
As the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation embraces more sustainable, innovative practices in our preservation work and beyond, we’re sharing some of these methods, and providing some tips on how you can incorporate these practices into your own home and life. Here, we discuss how Frank Lloyd Wright used the natural environment to create more comfortable structures.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Dec 23, 2019
The cube is an essential building block of architecture when it comes to understanding the built environment. In this hands-on activity we blend the geometric forms Frank Lloyd Wright was inspired by with the Japanese art of paper folding.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Nov 13, 2019
In May, 13 students from the University of Oklahoma’s Gibbs College of Architecture visited Taliesin West for an eight-day immersive program where they studied Frank Lloyd Wright’s design through in-depth, studio-based experiences.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Oct 4, 2019
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 they share some of their findings and what they took away from the experience.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 15, 2019
Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs were made to be of their surroundings. Wright always considered the existing architecture in his design, while still maintaining his unique principles and aesthetic. In this activity, you’ll be working with three examples of architecture to examine how Wright sought underlying patterns to design a building that was uniquely his own, while still respecting the history of the site.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Jul 12, 2019
For the next several months, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 2018-2019 Graphic Design Fellow, Meagan Vanderhill, will be exploring the concept of learning by doing. Here, she creates a nature pattern inspired by Froebel’s Gifts, childhood education objects that inspired Frank Lloyd Wright, and impacted his philosophy and approach to design.
Meagan Vanderhill | Jun 27, 2019
When observing nature, it’s sometimes easy to overlook the patterns that are in everything. But when you take the time to look closely, nature’s designs and organic beauty become apparent. This activity will inspire you to take what you see in the environment around you and create your very own nature patterns.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Mar 26, 2019
