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Taliesin Associated Architects was an architectural firm founded by apprentices of
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New York Times Article
{{Authority control Defunct architecture firms based in Arizona Frank Lloyd Wright Design companies established in 1959 Design companies disestablished in 2003 1959 establishments in Arizona 2003 disestablishments in Arizona
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed List of Frank Lloyd Wright works, more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key ...
to carry on his architectural vision after his death in 1959. The firm disbanded in 2003.Talisien FAQ/ref> It was headquartered at
Taliesin West
Taliesin West ( ) is a studio and home developed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Named after Wright's Taliesin studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Taliesin West was Wright's winter home and st ...
in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in eastern Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott (chaplain), Winfield Scott, a retired Chaplain Corps (United States ...
and had up to 14 principals who had all worked under Wright.NPS History/ref> One of their first major projects was the Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building, part of
Mission 66
Mission 66 was a United States National Park Service ten-year program that was intended to dramatically expand Park Service visitor services by 1966, in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Park Service.
When the National P ...
for the National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, within the US Department of the Interior. The service manages all List ...
. Along with original work such as the Wright Tower (originally "Lincoln Tower", Louisville, Kentucky, 1966), the firm completed several of Wright's unbuilt designs, and performed renovation and expansion, for instance at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.
The first managing principal was Wright's protégé and son-in-law William Wesley Peters
William Wesley Peters (June 12, 1912 – July 17, 1991) was an American architect and engineer, apprentice to and protégé of his father-in-law Frank Lloyd Wright.
Early life
Wes, as he was known to friends and associates, was born in Terre Hau ...
, until his death in 1991. Other TAA architects included Charles Montooth, John Rattenbury and Vernon Swaback.
Selected works
References
External links
New York Times Article
{{Authority control Defunct architecture firms based in Arizona Frank Lloyd Wright Design companies established in 1959 Design companies disestablished in 2003 1959 establishments in Arizona 2003 disestablishments in Arizona