Taliesin Associated Architects

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Taliesin Associated Architects
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (San Jose Community Theater), San Jose, California.jpg
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, architect William Wesley Peters, 1972
Practice information
Founded1959
Dissolved2003
Location Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona

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]

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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.

Beaver Meadows Visitors Center, 1965-67 Beaver Meadows Visitor Center 2014a.jpg
Beaver Meadows Visitors Center, 1965–67
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, architect William Wesley Peters, 1968-70 Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.jpg
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, architect William Wesley Peters, 1968–70
Arizona State University Music Building, architect William Wesley Peters, 1970 231105-4 Evelyn Smith Music Theatre.jpg
Arizona State University Music Building, architect William Wesley Peters, 1970

Selected works

Taliesin Associated Architects Works
NameYear(s)LocationAddressProject ArchitectNotes
Snow Flake Motel 1960–61 Lincoln Township, Michigan 3822 Red Arrow HighwayWilliam Wesley PetersDemolished 2006
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House1960–61 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona E Alpha DriveWilliam Wesley PetersDemolished 2011
Ascension Lutheran Church1963 Paradise Valley, Arizona 7100 N Mockingbird LaneWilliam Wesley Peters [4]
Golden Rondelle Theater 1964 Racine, Wisconsin 1525 Howe StreetOriginally built for the New York Worlds Fair
Wright Tower 1965–66 Louisville, Kentucky 6100 Dutchmans LaneWilliam Wesley PetersOriginally known as Lincoln Tower
Beaver Meadows Visitor Center 1965–67 Estes Park, Colorado Rocky Mountain National Park Tom Casey [5]
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 1968–70 Sarasota, Florida 777 N Tamiami TrailWilliam Wesley Peters
St. Mary Catholic Church1969 Alma, Michigan 510 Prospect Ave.William Wesley Peters [6]
ASU Music Building1970 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 50 E Gammage Pkwy.William Wesley Peters [7]
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium1971 San Rafael, California 10 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 Arts 1972 San Jose, California 255 Almaden Blvd.William Wesley Peters
Bank of Spring Green1972 Spring Green, Wisconsin 209 E Jefferson StreetWilliam Wesley Petersnow BMO Harris Bank [8]
BSP Insurance Building1972 Scottsdale, Arizona 6200 E Oak StreetStephan Nemtin [9]
Pearl Palace Circa 1972 Karaj, Alborz province, Iran QVQP+4H6 MehrshahrWilliam Wesley Peters
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Renovation1973 Phoenix, Arizona 2400 E Missouri Ave.William Wesley Peters, John RattenburyRenovations after a 6-Alarm fire destroyed parts of the hotel. [10]
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church1975 Tucson, Arizona 1950 Irvington PlaceWilliam Wesley Peters [11]
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Paradise Wing1975–76 Phoenix, Arizona 2400 E Missouri Ave.John Rattenbury [12]
Damavand College 1976 Tehran, Iran Lashgark RoadWilliam Wesley Petersnow Payame Noor University
Mountain View Estates1976–77 Paradise Valley, Arizona N Tatum Blvd. and E Onyx RoadVernon Swaback, John Rattenbury, Anthony PuttnamSubdivision of 56 single-family homes. [13]
Mesa Convention Center1977–78 Mesa, Arizona 201 N Center StreetJohn Rattenbury, Anthony Puttnam [14]
Mountain View East1978 McCormic Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona N Hayden Road and E Del Timbre DriveVernon Swaback, John RattenburySubdivision of 51 single-family homes. [15]
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Valley Wing1979 Phoenix, Arizona 2400 E Missouri Ave. [16]
Ahwatukee House of the Future 1979 Phoenix, Arizona 3713 E Equestrian TrailCharles R. Schiffner
Bartlesville Community Center1982 Bartlesville, Oklahoma 300 SE Adams Blvd.William Wesley Peters
Arizona Biltmore Hotel Terrace Court Wing1982 Phoenix, Arizona 2400 E Missouri Ave [17]
Ruth Eckerd Hall 1983 Clearwater, Florida 1111 McMullen Booth RoadWilliam Wesley Peters
Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists1983 Scottsdale, Arizona 13405 N Scottsdale RoadCharles R. Schiffner [18]
Marin County Civic Center 1960–1962, 1966–1969 San Rafael, California 3501 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 Auditorium 1962–64 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 1200 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 House 1968 Phoenix, Arizona 6836 N 38th StreetJohn RattenburyWright's last residential design.
First Christian Church1973 Phoenix, Arizona 6750 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 Clubhouse 1993 Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii 2500 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 Center 1997 Madison, Wisconsin 1 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 Spire2003–04 Scottsdale, Arizona 7207 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.Part of the unbuilt Arizona State Capital Design proposed by Wright. Design adapted by TAA. [20]

References

  1. Talisien FAQ
  2. Bernstein, Fred A. (August 21, 2014). "Taliesin Troubles". Architectural Record . Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. NPS History
  4. "Church Campus – Ascension Lutheran Church" . Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. "Rehabilitation of Beaver Meadows Visitor Center". Rocky Mountain National Park (U.S. National Park Service). n.d. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  6. "Church of St. Mary : Michigan Architectural Foundation". michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  7. "ASU Music Building". Arizona Republic. April 11, 1971. p. 99. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  8. "a Wrightian bank by Wes Peters". claass HAUS. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  9. "13 Aug 1972, Page 114 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  10. "3 Jul 1973, Page 25 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  11. "May 10, 1975, page 21 - Arizona Daily Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  12. "3 Jul 1975, Page 21 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  13. "30 Jan 1977, Page 102 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  14. Vinson, Mark (2016). And Tiko-Tu?. Rio Salado Architecture Foundation.
  15. East, Mountain View. "Mountain View East". Mountain View East. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  16. "Taliesin Associated Architects architectural drawings and records, 1959–1991 | Avery Drawings & Archives Collections | Columbia University Libraries Finding Aids". findingaids.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  17. "18 May 1982, Page 16 - Arizona Republic at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  18. "Scottsdale Places of Worship Listed by Date of Construction" (PDF).
  19. "National Historic Nomination Form: Marin County Civic Center".
  20. "Frank Lloyd Wright Spire at Emporis".[ dead link ]