Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio
Taliesin West is gearing up for a major preservation effort, courtesy of Chicago-based
Harboe Architects, SAH member
T. Gunny Harboe, principal. The firm was tapped by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to come up with a master plan for the preservation, restoration, and conservation of the 77-year-old Arizona home, which currently serves as the organization's headquarters and still hosts the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture each winter, on top of being one of the most visited Wright-designed houses. Though no specific needs have been identified, Harboe was commissioned to find ways to undo the effects of more than half a century of heavy use and environmental degradation on the place, which stands as an iconic example of Wright incorporating Southwestern vernacular elements into his well established Prairie style, enough-so to inspire a mini-version in California.
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