Taliesin Associated Architects was an architectural firm founded by apprentices of

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements o ...

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 was architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio in the desert from 1937 until his death in 1959 at the age of 91. Today it is the headquarters of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Open to the public for tours, Taliesin ...

Scottsdale, Arizona , settlement_type = City , named_for = Winfield Scott , image_skyline = , image_seal = Seal of Scottsdale (Arizona).svg , image_blank_emblem = City of Scottsdale Script Logo.svg , nick ...

and had up to 14 principals who had all worked under Wright.NPS History
/ref> One of their first major projects was the

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, part of

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for the

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. Along with original work such as the

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(originally "Lincoln Tower", Louisville, Kentucky, 1966), the firm completed several of Wright's unbuilt designs, and performed renovation and expansion, for instance at the

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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 Frank Lloyd Wright. Early life Wes, as he was known to friends and associates, was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on Jun ...

, until his death in 1991. Other TAA architects included Charles Montooth, John Rattenbury and Vernon Swaback. Beaver Meadows Visitor Center 2014a

2021 Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, Music Building

Selected works

References

External links

New York Times Article
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 {{architecture-firm-stub