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[Magazines] Pedro Guerrero in Dwell

April 13, 2008 – 1:06 pm

The May 2008 issue of Dwell has a two-page interview with Pedro Guerrero, Frank Lloyd Wright’s photographer (and Alexander Caler’s and Louise Nevelson’s). If you are a Dwell hater, or are easily annoyed by high-income, urban-residing, black-wearing, twenty-something hipsters, the short interview probably isn’t worth the $5.99 cover price.

But Guerrero is extremely talented and […]

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[Preservation] Protecting the view from Taliesin West

April 5, 2008 – 9:24 am

(This is old news, from March, sorry)

Frank lloyd Wright always said you should own the view from your house. The next best thing might be to have the view owned by a nature preserve.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is working with McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission to preserve the hillsides surrounding Taliesin West. Since Wright designed […]

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[News] 10 Wright sites placed on US list for World Heritage Site

January 25, 2008 – 2:07 pm

Ten buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright have been been named eligible to be nominated for inclusion on the United Nation’s list of World Heritage Sites over the next ten years, a determination made by the US Department of the Interior.

Fallingwater and both Taliesins have been working towards the designation for nearly two decades.

[Lynda] Waggoner […]

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A Diamond Jubilee

November 2, 2007 – 8:53 pm

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Taliesin Apprenticeship — of course it’s time for a party. A celebration will be held November 8- 12 at Taliesin West. Among the notable attendees will be: Eric Lloyd Wright, Paoli Soleri (Taliesin alumnus), Pedro Guerrero, Earl Nisbet, and John Rattenbury. Events include a […]

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“Ambitious, but achievable”

September 17, 2007 – 5:44 am

Here is an article on The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s fund raising plans. CEO Phillip Allsopp hopes to raise $125 million, and, should the goal be hit, ke knows just what he wants do with it:

“We want to become a major destination for artists, engineers and scientists,” says Allsopp, whose “wish list” for Taliesin […]

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C/Net at Taliesin West

July 27, 2007 – 6:05 pm

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 […]

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Accreditation Restored

July 11, 2007 – 7:05 pm

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 […]

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