By the time I first visited Taliesin in Spring Green, I had all but discounted Frank Lloyd Wright as a cliche, the cliche, of American architecture. By the time I left from that visit, I was humbled by the architecture and reminded why Wright, after all these years,...
By the time I first visited Taliesin in Spring Green, I had all but discounted Frank Lloyd Wright as a cliche, the cliche, of American architecture. By the time I left from that visit, I was humbled by the architecture and reminded why Wright, after all these years,...
Protruding rock ledges, verdant hillsides, reflecting water, stoic trees. These are the simple materials that surround Taliesin and comprise it either metaphorically or in literal fact of construction. Taliesin embodies the delights and pleasures of the nature around...
When I first saw Taliesin I was surprised at how it looked repaired and still in need of repair. After hearing about how old it was, nearly a hundred years, and how part of it had burned down twice, I could see how a house changed over time. All the little repairs and...
I’d saved for a couple of years before making the trip to Taliesin from Grapevine, Texas. It also took me that long to recruit my travel companions. We decided to fly into Chicago and drive up in May – I’ve never seen so much green in my life! Maybe that’s why they...
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