The great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) had two studios/schools - one in Spring Green, WI and the other in Scottsdale, AZ. These properties are known as Taliesin and Taliesin West, respectively.I took the long tour at the Spring Green property a few years ago so was anxious to take a similar, 3-hour "Insider's Tour" of Taliesin West. It was worth the visit.
My friend and I were lucky enough to hear a presentation by an 89-year-old man who worked with FLW. He obviously was fond of Wright and his mission. He didn't mention anything related to what I knew about Wright from reading about him - that he was a complicated and controversial man. (The stereotype of genius?)
Wright believed in organic architecture. According to Wikipedia,
Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its site that buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated composition. Architects Gustav Stickley, Antoni Gaudi, Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner, Claude Bragdon, Bruce Goff, Rudolf Steiner, Bruno Zevi, Hundertwasser, Imre Makovecz and most recently Anton Alberts, Nari Gandhi and Laurie Baker are all famous for their work with organic architecture.Both Taliesins blend with their surroundings in such a way that I do see them as interrelated pieces in a painting.
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