Taliesin Associated Architects Explained

Taliesin Associated Architects
Founders:Frank Lloyd Wright
Principals:William Wesley Peters
City:Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona
Founded:1959
Dissolved:2003

Taliesin Associated Architects was an architectural firm founded by apprentices of Frank Lloyd Wright to carry on his architectural vision after his death in 1959. The firm disbanded in 2003.[1] [2]

It was headquartered at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona and had up to 14 principals who had all worked under Wright.[3] One of their first major projects was the Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building, part of Mission 66 for the National Park Service. 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, until his death in 1991. Other TAA architects included Charles Montooth, John Rattenbury and Vernon Swaback.

Selected works

Taliesin Associated Architects Works!Name!Year(s)!Location!Address!Project Architect!Notes
Snow Flake Motel1960-61Lincoln Township, Michigan3822 Red Arrow HighwayWilliam Wesley PetersDemolished 2006
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House1960-61Arizona State University, Tempe, ArizonaE Alpha DriveWilliam Wesley PetersDemolished 2011
Ascension Lutheran Church1963Paradise Valley, Arizona7100 N Mockingbird LaneWilliam Wesley Peters[4]
Golden Rondelle Theater1964Racine, Wisconsin1525 Howe StreetOriginally built for the New York Worlds Fair
Wright Tower1965-66Louisville, Kentucky6100 Dutchmans LaneWilliam Wesley PetersOriginally known as Lincoln Tower
1965-67Estes Park, ColoradoRocky Mountain National ParkTom Casey[5]
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall1968-70Sarasota, Florida777 N Tamiami TrailWilliam Wesley Peters
St. Mary Catholic Church1969Alma, Michigan510 Prospect Ave.William Wesley Peters[6]
ASU Music Building1970Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona50 E Gammage Pkwy.William Wesley Peters[7]
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium1971San Rafael, California10 Ave of the FlagsWilliam Wesley Peters, George Izenour, Aaron Green. Part of the Marin County Civic Center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts1972San Jose, California255 Almaden Blvd.William Wesley Peters
Bank of Spring Green1972Spring Green, Wisconsin209 E Jefferson StreetWilliam Wesley Petersnow BMO Harris Bank[8]
BSP Insurance Building1972Scottsdale, Arizona6200 E Oak StreetStephan Nemtin[9]
Circa 1972Karaj, Alborz province, IranQVQP+4H6 MehrshahrWilliam Wesley Peters
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Renovation1973Phoenix, Arizona2400 E Missouri Ave.William Wesley Peters, John RattenburyRenovations after a 6-Alarm fire destroyed parts of the hotel.[10]
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church1975Tucson, Arizona1950 Irvington PlaceWilliam Wesley Peters[11]
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Paradise Wing1975-76Phoenix, Arizona2400 E Missouri Ave.John Rattenbury[12]
Damavand College1976Tehran, IranLashgark RoadWilliam Wesley Petersnow Payame Noor University
Mountain View Estates1976-77Paradise Valley, ArizonaN Tatum Blvd. and E Onyx RoadVernon Swaback, John Rattenbury, Anthony PuttnamSubdivision of 56 single-family homes.[13]
Mesa Convention Center1977-78Mesa, Arizona201 N Center StreetJohn Rattenbury, Anthony Puttnam[14]
Mountain View East1978McCormic Ranch, Scottsdale, ArizonaN Hayden Road and E Del Timbre DriveVernon Swaback, John RattenburySubdivision of 51 single-family homes.[15]
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Valley Wing1979Phoenix, Arizona2400 E Missouri Ave.[16]
Ahwatukee House of the Future1979Phoenix, Arizona3713 E Equestrian TrailCharles R. Schiffner
Bartlesville Community Center1982Bartlesville, Oklahoma300 SE Adams Blvd.William Wesley Peters
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Terrace Court Wing1982Phoenix, Arizona2400 E Missouri Ave[17]
Ruth Eckerd Hall1983Clearwater, Florida1111 McMullen Booth RoadWilliam Wesley Peters
Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists1983Scottsdale, Arizona13405 N Scottsdale RoadCharles R. Schiffner[18]
Marin County Civic Center1960-1962, 1966-1969San Rafael, California3501 Civic Center DriveWilliam Wesley Peters, Aaron GreenDesigned by Wright 1957-59 with an administration building and post office (built 1960-62) and Hall of Justice (built 1966-69).[19]
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium1962-64Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona1200 S Forest Ave.William Wesley PetersOriginally designed by Wright as an opera house for the King of Baghdad, Wright revised the design as an auditorium for ASU with construction overseen by Peters.
Norman Lykes House1968Phoenix, Arizona6836 N 38th StreetJohn RattenburyWright's last residential design.
First Christian Church1973Phoenix, Arizona6750 N 7th Ave.William Wesley PetersOriginally designed by Wright for the Southwest Christian Seminary in 1950. The plans would not be used until 1971. Permission was given by Wright's widow to use the plans, with construction overseen by Peters.
King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse1993Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii2500 HI-30John RattenburyOriginally designed as the unbuilt Arthur Miller House (1957), which was a revision of two older unbuilt projects the Baillères House (1952) and the Windfohr House (1949). Rattenbury combined all three designs to design the clubhouse.
Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center1997Madison, Wisconsin1 John Nolen DriveAnthony PuttnamFirst proposed by Wright in 1938 the design was rejected. Wright would continue to revise the design until his death. Anthony Puttnam would complete the final design revisions.
Frank Lloyd Wright Spire2003-04Scottsdale, Arizona7207 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.Part of the unbuilt Arizona State Capital Design proposed by Wright. Design adapted by TAA.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.franklloydwright.org/index.cfm?section=faq&action=Foundation Talisien FAQ
  2. Taliesin Troubles . Bernstein . Fred A. . . August 21, 2014 . September 3, 2016.
  3. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/allaback/vc5a.htm NPS History
  4. Web site: Church Campus – Ascension Lutheran Church . 2022-06-29 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Park . Mailing Address: 1000 US Hwy 36 Estes . Fridays . CO 80517 Phone: 970 586-1206 The Information Office is open year-round: 8:00 a m- 4:00 p m daily in summer; 8:00 a m- 4:00 p m Mondays- . Us . 8:00 a m-12:00 p m Saturdays- Sundays in winter Recorded Trail Ridge Road status:586-1222 Contact . Rehabilitation of Beaver Meadows Visitor Center - Rocky Mountain National Park (U.S. National Park Service) . 2024-03-29 . www.nps.gov . en.
  6. Web site: Church of St. Mary : Michigan Architectural Foundation . 2024-03-29 . michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org.
  7. News: 1971-04-11 . ASU Music Building . 99 . Arizona Republic . 2022-06-29.
  8. Web site: a Wrightian bank by Wes Peters . 2022-06-29 . claass HAUS . en.
  9. Web site: 13 Aug 1972, Page 114 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com . 2022-06-29 . Newspapers.com . en.
  10. Web site: 3 Jul 1973, Page 25 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com . 2022-06-30 . Newspapers.com . en.
  11. Web site: May 10, 1975, page 21 - Arizona Daily Star at Newspapers.com . 2024-03-29 . Newspapers.com . en.
  12. Web site: 3 Jul 1975, Page 21 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com . 2022-06-30 . Newspapers.com . en.
  13. Web site: 30 Jan 1977, Page 102 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com . 2022-06-29 . Newspapers.com . en.
  14. Book: Vinson, Mark . And Tiko-Tu? . Rio Salado Architecture Foundation . 2016.
  15. Web site: East . Mountain View . Mountain View East . 2024-03-29 . Mountain View East . en-US.
  16. Web site: Taliesin Associated Architects architectural drawings and records, 1959-1991 Avery Drawings & Archives Collections Columbia University Libraries Finding Aids . 2022-06-30 . findingaids.library.columbia.edu.
  17. Web site: 18 May 1982, Page 16 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com . 2022-06-30 . Newspapers.com . en.
  18. Web site: Scottsdale Places of Worship Listed by Date of Construction .
  19. Web site: National Historic Nomination Form: Marin County Civic Center .
  20. Web site: Frank Lloyd Wright Spire at Emporis .

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