In June the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture had its accreditation status from the Higher Learning Commission upgraded from “on notice” to “continuing accreditation”, now the National Architectural Accrediting Board, which (obviously) accredits architectural programs, has also granted the school “continuing accreditation”, another vote of confidence.
Joseph Giattina, Jr., FAIA, chair of the NAAB’s visiting […]
A staff writer for C/Net News has been taking a Summer road trip through the Southwest, and one of his stops was Taliesin West. The article is basic, but I like to read about the reaction of non-acolytes (or acolytes about-to-be) to Wright’s work.
Accompanying the article is a gallery of what turned out to be […]
Full accreditation has been restored to the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Since 2005 the school was in jeopardy of losing its accreditation due to declining enrollment, financial and governance issues, as well as academic problems. At the same time, Victor […]
This article (”Razing Arizona”) from The Architectural Record looks that the threat to Arizona’s modern architecture. The next battle for preservationists is the Valley National Bank (now Chase Bank) branch in the Phoenix neighborhood of Arcadia. The 1967 structure was designed by Frank M. Henry, who still teaches at Taliesin West.
Two modern bank branches were […]