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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rS_4iiZqEnn-hOKbkUGKAIH74mz5nPjt_i1Ic4orctTDFVYhUczg-7Ky2RWK2Ca4YUvnwbRTwlwPV5ea6lo6XOiNs6v_MXKrjHWlumPEaZn_RTFqqfEIEL2dfCRaHK4H51Fpm_ky3gY/s1600/5858+-+Taliesin+West.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rS_4iiZqEnn-hOKbkUGKAIH74mz5nPjt_i1Ic4orctTDFVYhUczg-7Ky2RWK2Ca4YUvnwbRTwlwPV5ea6lo6XOiNs6v_MXKrjHWlumPEaZn_RTFqqfEIEL2dfCRaHK4H51Fpm_ky3gY/s1600/5858+-+Taliesin+West.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A few weeks ago while in Arizona I visited <a href="http://www.franklloydwright.org/about/TaliesinWestTours.html">Taliesin West</a>, arguably the most well known site in the area. Frank Lloyd Wright started the 'camp' in 1937 when his doctor suggested spending the winters in the southwest for his health. He would winter here until his death in 1959.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmq9pscHySnRbhwBJkIFJkQ10M1m-ElVhxPpJC7ktF-kVv7NeYsaDXYcRIH1P8mKzo16umOmF7JPg1GnEywWl4h93yCcXQSKHgRciBP5GRAfe1ZOtBoZopxzQh3WbZvL3Ri_LVnajCXM/s1600/5859+-+scottsdale+arizona.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmq9pscHySnRbhwBJkIFJkQ10M1m-ElVhxPpJC7ktF-kVv7NeYsaDXYcRIH1P8mKzo16umOmF7JPg1GnEywWl4h93yCcXQSKHgRciBP5GRAfe1ZOtBoZopxzQh3WbZvL3Ri_LVnajCXM/s1600/5859+-+scottsdale+arizona.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Frank Lloyd Wright fell in love with the desert landscape overlooking Paradise Valley just north of Scottsdale. It's easy to see why; still stunning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMeFl-gZoqGBkkStISI2lFG-zAGpxfLRkm8Yq8FwqCO7raMvYtCuqFiconkISx_J6D68B6gZ-v9-GkXCKpzrucZIGXpKnoyTfhhL5CYDOt-39k99pb7LAGhsd9HAUMN-rL1GnKATzgnw/s1600/5860+-+native+american+art.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMeFl-gZoqGBkkStISI2lFG-zAGpxfLRkm8Yq8FwqCO7raMvYtCuqFiconkISx_J6D68B6gZ-v9-GkXCKpzrucZIGXpKnoyTfhhL5CYDOt-39k99pb7LAGhsd9HAUMN-rL1GnKATzgnw/s1600/5860+-+native+american+art.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Unlike many modernist architects Wright loved art and decoration and dotted his campus with items from his collection of Asian art as well as these Native American carvings above found on site.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1L9LqQ_YHe1Xf284cnc89QywZH4oy3-JH-JytQhl0BVoPQK4XGJMnmdfMu8J8aoptSW_vai6W4ST3Fwb0zUixdnL0HdzSQwyD5vWeS-PG2fWUC_d3gLrcJi3V8GsRty2H_ZFFCsLz5w/s1600/5863+-+frank+lloyd+wright+office.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1L9LqQ_YHe1Xf284cnc89QywZH4oy3-JH-JytQhl0BVoPQK4XGJMnmdfMu8J8aoptSW_vai6W4ST3Fwb0zUixdnL0HdzSQwyD5vWeS-PG2fWUC_d3gLrcJi3V8GsRty2H_ZFFCsLz5w/s1600/5863+-+frank+lloyd+wright+office.JPG" width="295" /></a></div>At the time Wright was operating an architecture school and used his students as indentured servants of sorts. The students did the construction: collecting the stones on site and building the formwork to erect the structures on 'campus'. This might have been seen as slightly unfair but was a marvelous education for these young architects ( win win? ).  Above you see a corner of his office; the glass was a later addition (originally canvas was used in place of glass for the 'windows'.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6YXP5bvi6rv2AzkTqKS_xL_iEwznRKaZotGQ-twa774-h2cMnF-3uN3QTU18TqOHIvHxoDNYoyoj_QAzc4ZGDgQjzkA-eIB-k09MI5u3KNDcKikMhdxZDYgwwIgxFOWhOIqh694bmnM/s1600/5870+-+desert+architecture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6YXP5bvi6rv2AzkTqKS_xL_iEwznRKaZotGQ-twa774-h2cMnF-3uN3QTU18TqOHIvHxoDNYoyoj_QAzc4ZGDgQjzkA-eIB-k09MI5u3KNDcKikMhdxZDYgwwIgxFOWhOIqh694bmnM/s1600/5870+-+desert+architecture.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Say what you will about Frank Lloyd Wright (most over-rated architect ever?) but the man was inventive. Forms and buildings like these were straight out of his imagination and unlike anything else at the time and have stood the test of time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vY01f1-DmcZHNkXggUvowSwD-RRhjStIf13XbmxCTITD49_-GbizSDkCd2vuzru8KeYhGW9v8v1fhpfnYxRd-owgNKcEIxBR_zdaW-hD41jl96gKqyfYIpxTsdvuAB24984P7-YwXCw/s1600/5871+-+desert+garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vY01f1-DmcZHNkXggUvowSwD-RRhjStIf13XbmxCTITD49_-GbizSDkCd2vuzru8KeYhGW9v8v1fhpfnYxRd-owgNKcEIxBR_zdaW-hD41jl96gKqyfYIpxTsdvuAB24984P7-YwXCw/s1600/5871+-+desert+garden.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>While on the topic, architects and designers love to roll their eyes at the name of Wright partly because he has become such an (overblown) icon. He is the only architect that the average person could probably name!  I think we need to give credit where it is due.  Wright may not be the ONLY great architect but he certainly was one of the most important designers of the 20th century.  The cult-like status awarded to him is bizarre but I can at least see the reasoning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdDsPgVWCWeV2b3qL0npUWpfh-Ixmj2A-1v2_CfEJTkbhlQpnTV0QcsvgWooXbj77q8FjCczdP0YKyhKosoA36EZRneBTP2dy5p4YVRXc8-iW_uRiAMqfQfM2Dryl5Lozdn-sXKiGNFY/s1600/5875+-+desert+fountain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdDsPgVWCWeV2b3qL0npUWpfh-Ixmj2A-1v2_CfEJTkbhlQpnTV0QcsvgWooXbj77q8FjCczdP0YKyhKosoA36EZRneBTP2dy5p4YVRXc8-iW_uRiAMqfQfM2Dryl5Lozdn-sXKiGNFY/s1600/5875+-+desert+fountain.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The campus faces the valley stretched out before it with a small lawn and pool - an oasis in the desert.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyH4wolMiaUQ8FODfLSIVhvT667n0-NLgCPxBXNfQcxpjkyXu8KHMtb7X0oUwayimfYLS7WXgUOcGML9GAfbz5zGHYCkrtSsS1lhHh_GxF9CJx_UL3LZrA-BBlRUIr6YMHvxQSi-bg1h8/s1600/5878+-+Taliesin+West.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyH4wolMiaUQ8FODfLSIVhvT667n0-NLgCPxBXNfQcxpjkyXu8KHMtb7X0oUwayimfYLS7WXgUOcGML9GAfbz5zGHYCkrtSsS1lhHh_GxF9CJx_UL3LZrA-BBlRUIr6YMHvxQSi-bg1h8/s1600/5878+-+Taliesin+West.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Above to the left you see the architecture studio (still in use by students )with his own house / quarters to the right. His office we saw earlier in the post is to the far left.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-yH2lyK5wOWGJIU_RX-T4vN4aXmlR55U1CuYk70cfP19FDeHbG2FimWCrKqziCatVDVEzoRoBWkykQrE5npNbI9JeYoNROgALFGbRnRnQfI8_VmhSlF31qUtu4VAKCimDncrxFdmXpg/s1600/5880+-+Chinese+art.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-yH2lyK5wOWGJIU_RX-T4vN4aXmlR55U1CuYk70cfP19FDeHbG2FimWCrKqziCatVDVEzoRoBWkykQrE5npNbI9JeYoNROgALFGbRnRnQfI8_VmhSlF31qUtu4VAKCimDncrxFdmXpg/s1600/5880+-+Chinese+art.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Another piece of Asian art incorporated into the landscape above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqHy-gxcZH4tHcqAhF9mRr15SYydS6YpVrW4Ao5bOd6r9lSAo6EVjEDXs_THrvbD5glZdaFIQBlcpl_K5pU02EbhlwoZFQZn4CMH7N-uwMhek-lZU-47zps27SufxGWVlDP2WD9imUlc/s1600/5884+-+desert+landscape.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqHy-gxcZH4tHcqAhF9mRr15SYydS6YpVrW4Ao5bOd6r9lSAo6EVjEDXs_THrvbD5glZdaFIQBlcpl_K5pU02EbhlwoZFQZn4CMH7N-uwMhek-lZU-47zps27SufxGWVlDP2WD9imUlc/s1600/5884+-+desert+landscape.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And here we see Wright's favorite view in the world of Paradise Valley down to Scottsdale (until the power lines were installed!).  Wright lobbied to have them removed but nothing could be done.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3H8pLWL0L2S9c606Q-pxlrV7t3oS20quplZxt_ZatLw3KTLg31XLdZhTn0lf5G7ioglsdDoOq7W7HAkVGt2GP3MBcE64xYsiphM8AjBcWvgxf_YsUY-T-PDK2uz5HaH1yFEaOFjxojU/s1600/5890+-+frank+lloyd+wright+sculpture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3H8pLWL0L2S9c606Q-pxlrV7t3oS20quplZxt_ZatLw3KTLg31XLdZhTn0lf5G7ioglsdDoOq7W7HAkVGt2GP3MBcE64xYsiphM8AjBcWvgxf_YsUY-T-PDK2uz5HaH1yFEaOFjxojU/s1600/5890+-+frank+lloyd+wright+sculpture.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The foundation still has an on-site sculptor (former student of Wrights) and her work dots the campus.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5tYQ51GESE-5o8243emzeYvKIbjV4Bo28cmXnjpFCwqq0_XTtJbuj5TOXSpdFQBmQrDh0HZcySqaEZtBWdRrlwX8mWphQeuxDuGSkQyO5yysLXH2wybMcqqcqXPJ38CV45iTq7hyphenhyphenszM/s1600/5892+-+frank+lloyd+wright+fountain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5tYQ51GESE-5o8243emzeYvKIbjV4Bo28cmXnjpFCwqq0_XTtJbuj5TOXSpdFQBmQrDh0HZcySqaEZtBWdRrlwX8mWphQeuxDuGSkQyO5yysLXH2wybMcqqcqXPJ38CV45iTq7hyphenhyphenszM/s1600/5892+-+frank+lloyd+wright+fountain.JPG" width="297" /></a></div>I love the way the buildings work with the surrounding landscape.  Above another fountain stands between Wrights private quarters and the screening room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBrp5Aiw_v4BXTwqOqXhxjnVFrtivgi8tOkWU_pVLeFDxq3A9dO2fPi_QCbhey-RD3w-3q5nrLIwr4nXvdeWEpEg_S1MuphRa1mUOY_BAhRoYvvgJOG8huWOvKS9N2ogb1v1UTyeMaAU/s1600/5894+-+frank+lloyd+wright+ceiling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBrp5Aiw_v4BXTwqOqXhxjnVFrtivgi8tOkWU_pVLeFDxq3A9dO2fPi_QCbhey-RD3w-3q5nrLIwr4nXvdeWEpEg_S1MuphRa1mUOY_BAhRoYvvgJOG8huWOvKS9N2ogb1v1UTyeMaAU/s1600/5894+-+frank+lloyd+wright+ceiling.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You heard that correctly, screening room! Wright was a huge movie buff; his son was a Hollywood agent and his granddaughter was Anne Baxter!  And as a precursor to current design the 'tv' ( or projector screen rather) was above the fireplace. The room also boasts this intriguing ceiling and coved lights.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwlsw9SuJYZiDLRd8t-iuu4-j6Nod60nmyjo1HH0NUnYHkvoD5m86ce3oO_SHY4zRyG9blQvkCq4Iehebr0G9oaLsp9L5N6tiprWujKgk84YndIkosomjx7iiXlzc-O3bJagChMno44/s1600/5897+-+looking+towards+garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwlsw9SuJYZiDLRd8t-iuu4-j6Nod60nmyjo1HH0NUnYHkvoD5m86ce3oO_SHY4zRyG9blQvkCq4Iehebr0G9oaLsp9L5N6tiprWujKgk84YndIkosomjx7iiXlzc-O3bJagChMno44/s1600/5897+-+looking+towards+garden.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This breezeway between Wrights quarters and the architecture school beautifully frames the view.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictXnQokM0nLh7x6HH5KB7ZBZk5H-SBgob804Sx-gV-27XotvvwWhwSp5WIHkP_cs0RY5iJwfmkKwR8sC20NuYrvjt5VOFn5RDw86OeT4EDXH_u3ma_b27MWuTBH4bZDO7tD4zL2qGQv8/s1600/5899+-+taliesin+west.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictXnQokM0nLh7x6HH5KB7ZBZk5H-SBgob804Sx-gV-27XotvvwWhwSp5WIHkP_cs0RY5iJwfmkKwR8sC20NuYrvjt5VOFn5RDw86OeT4EDXH_u3ma_b27MWuTBH4bZDO7tD4zL2qGQv8/s1600/5899+-+taliesin+west.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Above to the left is the screening room with Wright's quarters on the right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFIXKpzNbrJ5IdBv-MVLjwysTTFkXmpTPeCDp9ACeREJ5dmtfovVnkYhSRx_9OULvnh4ohAn85wzci0LmTWB8FJ7I2HUF2FmUACPs_zEJHQ5vhqziyozLNx4xnm0rdQF7PyGfCGDprNI/s1600/5901+-+bell+tower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFIXKpzNbrJ5IdBv-MVLjwysTTFkXmpTPeCDp9ACeREJ5dmtfovVnkYhSRx_9OULvnh4ohAn85wzci0LmTWB8FJ7I2HUF2FmUACPs_zEJHQ5vhqziyozLNx4xnm0rdQF7PyGfCGDprNI/s1600/5901+-+bell+tower.JPG" width="297" /></a></div>This intriguing bell tower announced meal times.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbXsQfoEHHaXxYo0xgh0rMAYVTyB8VpnqCr_Pg3ZR_xyTQkKRfNPY_c5SY4VDlNSfc_VmXzJY4UvkdrL7GPVym3wvRieTxLa9wKdIpt_v9dQC81mKyganzEtyiKqPN_FZvP9y2tbNmpw/s1600/5903+-+landscape+walls.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbXsQfoEHHaXxYo0xgh0rMAYVTyB8VpnqCr_Pg3ZR_xyTQkKRfNPY_c5SY4VDlNSfc_VmXzJY4UvkdrL7GPVym3wvRieTxLa9wKdIpt_v9dQC81mKyganzEtyiKqPN_FZvP9y2tbNmpw/s1600/5903+-+landscape+walls.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I just fell in love with the desert landscape and can see the draw for Wright.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gIpniDWcwD3DD_96R2aV4WrlvMYWQoI-4Y2maz-A0upNCIAYjXsiGzIy6zDbG70-oO_PsnHOgVM5UbBm6qw171ZhJnXODGwYmvm2aXSvNHbydirsSkpkgO6QtBApEx9jYL4opVpoOWA/s1600/5906+-+desert+sky.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gIpniDWcwD3DD_96R2aV4WrlvMYWQoI-4Y2maz-A0upNCIAYjXsiGzIy6zDbG70-oO_PsnHOgVM5UbBm6qw171ZhJnXODGwYmvm2aXSvNHbydirsSkpkgO6QtBApEx9jYL4opVpoOWA/s1600/5906+-+desert+sky.JPG" width="301" /></a></div>Fountains and water create little oasis pockets throughout the garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vSiwzGto_BXF35jEGL9PIxoeV4Kej-Sy3lYFrVw1IDR8nCsAgdF2kRFCHSivBH6yglWZWh6mo1bN4-3RgkOl_LhPuc2yP-z0JRjllCGvTeWhdbS1Ucs14YJPrBwIbvnyluL-HFg8Ays/s1600/5908+-+frank+lloyd+wright.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vSiwzGto_BXF35jEGL9PIxoeV4Kej-Sy3lYFrVw1IDR8nCsAgdF2kRFCHSivBH6yglWZWh6mo1bN4-3RgkOl_LhPuc2yP-z0JRjllCGvTeWhdbS1Ucs14YJPrBwIbvnyluL-HFg8Ays/s1600/5908+-+frank+lloyd+wright.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The lines of the buildings echo the lines of the desert floor - harking back to Wright's Prairie style.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg2cl_McZs9GbAJKjlVcSUU5aSBobpmrcVmhhabxhkgy65i8nIQqmJ0B9zNXRQ6rnVLdTmCMvaK49vDkxJtAten9qRotSoJysQM4GrQ8qMkA_B6InPxCmmQfvA-4PjRSPRN5sORYTkgQ/s1600/5910+-+sculpture+in+the+garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg2cl_McZs9GbAJKjlVcSUU5aSBobpmrcVmhhabxhkgy65i8nIQqmJ0B9zNXRQ6rnVLdTmCMvaK49vDkxJtAten9qRotSoJysQM4GrQ8qMkA_B6InPxCmmQfvA-4PjRSPRN5sORYTkgQ/s1600/5910+-+sculpture+in+the+garden.JPG" width="286" /></a></div>Art works are to be found throughout the garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mEFRAXgzOw-zigKhquK-FGlYRiDgvwoS1YMnjk2Cq8gsnNaezYXcAXBMsGzm767QEDnoa-W1lkZQ4-LLPRu5nB5qdb59dI3f8IhPgUjX37kqQYJpXAUVI7A6muJVk_k30HuOWNTu2VI/s1600/5914+-+laotse.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mEFRAXgzOw-zigKhquK-FGlYRiDgvwoS1YMnjk2Cq8gsnNaezYXcAXBMsGzm767QEDnoa-W1lkZQ4-LLPRu5nB5qdb59dI3f8IhPgUjX37kqQYJpXAUVI7A6muJVk_k30HuOWNTu2VI/s1600/5914+-+laotse.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I loved this quote from Chinese philosopher <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laozi">Laotse </a> on the walls of the theater / gathering space: "<i>The reality of the building does not consist in roof and walls but in the space within to be lived in</i>";  A statement that's easy to forget in the planning and design of a building.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVPXQLsa7cSmbu8iewOh5bdZgolYbjiD6VQ7aH6QHFT4pBl_GKcbXw_thl7o-OYxkZHGwHI_yHw9M2EazZ1AnvgiorPDqPTOazg3hdHuCHiE9jD1QRFt0Ov1OPV4A3g4u_OLkdxyb7cg/s1600/5917+-+taliesin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVPXQLsa7cSmbu8iewOh5bdZgolYbjiD6VQ7aH6QHFT4pBl_GKcbXw_thl7o-OYxkZHGwHI_yHw9M2EazZ1AnvgiorPDqPTOazg3hdHuCHiE9jD1QRFt0Ov1OPV4A3g4u_OLkdxyb7cg/s1600/5917+-+taliesin.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>All of the fountains attracted bees and other desert wildlife -always a surprise!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd86QY9KXFpMgTjIbMjIxI7Db6MaOyi3L5OW5PPPyqjOe9N5-LnH7_hiOWZPXzkMu7vCLyptUdh92B5kpUhohuYYd4d6JG5dmK_T1c3em6IJiQwJklcuAQzTY_Jqfsay2PH2GvbevatwE/s1600/5921+-+theater+shape.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd86QY9KXFpMgTjIbMjIxI7Db6MaOyi3L5OW5PPPyqjOe9N5-LnH7_hiOWZPXzkMu7vCLyptUdh92B5kpUhohuYYd4d6JG5dmK_T1c3em6IJiQwJklcuAQzTY_Jqfsay2PH2GvbevatwE/s1600/5921+-+theater+shape.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The most interesting building on campus was the cabaret - still in frequent use.  Wright designed it in the shape of a hexagon to have perfect acoustics and to my untrained ear they were pretty amazing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSduma_eDmSJGETL05PpdI4GsArE3hY_4GzX2usjFUER99WU7O63nUtNzyumL0ShYqGFZnZXzBwMQH_f1eyK-z9AZb1zjryGOueEB1oSthY78E2yJVkSwrO3Fa_b19DR3LSNuks-EAVDc/s1600/5923+-+cabaret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSduma_eDmSJGETL05PpdI4GsArE3hY_4GzX2usjFUER99WU7O63nUtNzyumL0ShYqGFZnZXzBwMQH_f1eyK-z9AZb1zjryGOueEB1oSthY78E2yJVkSwrO3Fa_b19DR3LSNuks-EAVDc/s1600/5923+-+cabaret.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Mrs. Wright strung the uncharacteristic Christmas lights along the ceiling but they are a nice touch. I'm sure Wright would be appalled! All of the other fixtures and furniture in the room were custom designed by him.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCvNCV_nV8AA2enYftTWx-z5zZ8pbnXX-wdPfH8uTgWUByXA9jx_-jpYWXEa7y6QdkmG2F5wGe_vmgPKmLaILoNxQT8UOgyk89p0576oktLMW6JU0ltn4IiLbf8n7xPGHEAz7OotyrrQ/s1600/5924+-+outdoor+fountain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCvNCV_nV8AA2enYftTWx-z5zZ8pbnXX-wdPfH8uTgWUByXA9jx_-jpYWXEa7y6QdkmG2F5wGe_vmgPKmLaILoNxQT8UOgyk89p0576oktLMW6JU0ltn4IiLbf8n7xPGHEAz7OotyrrQ/s1600/5924+-+outdoor+fountain.JPG" width="308" /></a></div>I hope you enjoyed this brief look at Taliesin West through my eyes. For more pictures (special privileges much?) check out the <a href="http://www.themarthablog.com/2014/03/a-tour-of-frank-lloyd-wrights-taliesin-west.html">blog of Martha Stewart</a> who was allowed to take photos in areas that we weren't right around the same time I visited!  If you find yourself in the Phoenix / Scottsdale area make sure to check out <a href="http://www.franklloydwright.org/about/TaliesinWestTours.html">Taliesin West</a>!

Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West

A few weeks ago while in Arizona I visited Taliesin West , arguably the most well known site in the area. Frank Lloyd Wright started the ...

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Public spaces of the Biltmore hotel, Arizona

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q6ipn7XGflK80yPKxN81DDVBw_zE6yYE9yiTltori4v3XFEgh8PZuxYYHvElTqXXNq36cHrJeeoqhc4bv3poV0MU8pK7FM9GS6XoTFAUEF1AIqRs4SL-UJ2D0uyyz-gSuvA2zbMyy58/s1600/aztec+room+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Q6ipn7XGflK80yPKxN81DDVBw_zE6yYE9yiTltori4v3XFEgh8PZuxYYHvElTqXXNq36cHrJeeoqhc4bv3poV0MU8pK7FM9GS6XoTFAUEF1AIqRs4SL-UJ2D0uyyz-gSuvA2zbMyy58/s1600/aztec+room+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The <a href="http://www.arizonabiltmore.com/">Arizona Biltmore</a> is not only a hotel as I've mentioned but a huge resort regularly used for conferences, weddings, and other events. Many of these spaces are original to the hotel and in the main building and I thought I'd share them with you here today!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLJq4hwE5aOJQS5iVrORonhjJv3B46r3ha4TW5I9moXcs-WdY-5NU205f0Nc-hWmVJNdCmnP9T687_66fgB0QsS3YPdojeLyiUoFmnbnBPrrJBYaSzNWbCMxwYFIKphtQhZuYxPNb3Hw/s1600/aztec+room+entry.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLJq4hwE5aOJQS5iVrORonhjJv3B46r3ha4TW5I9moXcs-WdY-5NU205f0Nc-hWmVJNdCmnP9T687_66fgB0QsS3YPdojeLyiUoFmnbnBPrrJBYaSzNWbCMxwYFIKphtQhZuYxPNb3Hw/s1600/aztec+room+entry.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>One of the first rooms one comes upon while entering the <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2014/02/arizona-biltmore-hotel.html">hotel</a> is the Aztec Room which was designed as a lounge and theater in the original to the 1929 hotel.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GbZkbUqrrGLs1eH0AJZ3JevD6pY3V21F5C8jWISjDZromfMHtzaWFzH5N_TIOvX8g0SAshmVK3UEMqOwnaxRVB0GPvZTMoROtTCF1J6U1l-nZMI01iyESoPapKS0OibckYlXO4-Tq7g/s1600/Aztec+Room+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GbZkbUqrrGLs1eH0AJZ3JevD6pY3V21F5C8jWISjDZromfMHtzaWFzH5N_TIOvX8g0SAshmVK3UEMqOwnaxRVB0GPvZTMoROtTCF1J6U1l-nZMI01iyESoPapKS0OibckYlXO4-Tq7g/s1600/Aztec+Room+1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Featuring a spectacular gold leaf ceiling, 2 fireplaces, garden access, and a curtained stage, no wonder this is so popular for weddings!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv42w0EaXL_EbPwFQACNKYcT60o6rN4UkJUjc6vaqcftRKeTuyc_xUWDoVsTL_eY4IXiAWm4BUZpjZfNo7Eq8j8Xzoi7od_3ajTH4JTqi1qZe8PnXgTwIUkdKA-z3X8rBsRTIgCF79WQ/s1600/Aztec+room+fireplace.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNv42w0EaXL_EbPwFQACNKYcT60o6rN4UkJUjc6vaqcftRKeTuyc_xUWDoVsTL_eY4IXiAWm4BUZpjZfNo7Eq8j8Xzoi7od_3ajTH4JTqi1qZe8PnXgTwIUkdKA-z3X8rBsRTIgCF79WQ/s1600/Aztec+room+fireplace.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>One of the 2 unusual fireplaces in the Aztec Room.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivACiX7vLJUgXuWeszCYU7klCOpfdjlfIH-iaF-gY2eQIenA8UEIQEOanyAbj_NdPr9qDhwqznzuYHoXrMNX5HAjAL2TCAaTcfRagappY0DWFY1d5ydyQ8H9qxe54hURqY4gCNdzO_7XE/s1600/ballroom+entry.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivACiX7vLJUgXuWeszCYU7klCOpfdjlfIH-iaF-gY2eQIenA8UEIQEOanyAbj_NdPr9qDhwqznzuYHoXrMNX5HAjAL2TCAaTcfRagappY0DWFY1d5ydyQ8H9qxe54hURqY4gCNdzO_7XE/s1600/ballroom+entry.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The Gold Room off the lobby was originally designed as the main dining room and also features a stunning gold leafed ceiling.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6iTHpJeN4jB0y44uvSuFjlZmAGDlvynaqYWgq3JWtuQX3tmorVOMw-MUgnK1Eynewfek7UvGBaXXnT064YKvztvntsjDvijhrmZ5QfxQYZWe6zcbpf2tXjvdeX6jU6lhuyytTFSEBos/s1600/balroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6iTHpJeN4jB0y44uvSuFjlZmAGDlvynaqYWgq3JWtuQX3tmorVOMw-MUgnK1Eynewfek7UvGBaXXnT064YKvztvntsjDvijhrmZ5QfxQYZWe6zcbpf2tXjvdeX6jU6lhuyytTFSEBos/s1600/balroom.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Much larger than the Aztec room it also features french doors out to a terrace.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QBW-CIi1axPlXjalBRjdXfUWmW59mSDYA_R8ePF_l1MdoWzCEiWv2KbDHNRD5VBvY-OAuhNZl66VQADUDrg7obkmXHJVhNyzm51kQa4Q7DG85HbcZr0bdSQzRO0lQWdmKCOvSaL79k8/s1600/ballroom+doorway+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QBW-CIi1axPlXjalBRjdXfUWmW59mSDYA_R8ePF_l1MdoWzCEiWv2KbDHNRD5VBvY-OAuhNZl66VQADUDrg7obkmXHJVhNyzm51kQa4Q7DG85HbcZr0bdSQzRO0lQWdmKCOvSaL79k8/s1600/ballroom+doorway+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I love the unusual shape to these windows!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANqTTOyxBo_CxWHULyGh45CO_s8RUO989n6IIVKyeT6vG_NXC_cLDg4gEi8Zu-B7WSkh9yawnVaOxAcpVjvtoapJj2YzqzXuLCEKLzXu9A86HNOGPN3vSU0gbhMh8smxy7ZiFSiREDUQ/s1600/ballroom+folding+screen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANqTTOyxBo_CxWHULyGh45CO_s8RUO989n6IIVKyeT6vG_NXC_cLDg4gEi8Zu-B7WSkh9yawnVaOxAcpVjvtoapJj2YzqzXuLCEKLzXu9A86HNOGPN3vSU0gbhMh8smxy7ZiFSiREDUQ/s1600/ballroom+folding+screen.JPG" width="276" /></a></div>This beautiful wood and metal screen was near the entry.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_J73qb1Y-CjoFTe0nypZj5O56NILqa1FvsyHUjNzddqU_8D9V2lTnlK1sUnNJoXy2Ki0btV30TBG1KcRhEMcHYu_woXfBjANMwlPJa0jIhEWL6bDg_HjSNBiWg7aiMXZd8B_hrKTBFJs/s1600/ballroom+mural+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>As you can see the room is enormous!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYUjRf3uLhi2PhbY_HAwpD5diOeqaKDQiUanTUu5hkkvX32uU2nohW_VrkXqmSMza0ENCcyF3Bplp13bA2-6ewAE-T0AM5Vvk9rDmTTbA1xWHkor3r811xiv7Rd5mfsdtOCywsfNtL14/s1600/entry+garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYUjRf3uLhi2PhbY_HAwpD5diOeqaKDQiUanTUu5hkkvX32uU2nohW_VrkXqmSMza0ENCcyF3Bplp13bA2-6ewAE-T0AM5Vvk9rDmTTbA1xWHkor3r811xiv7Rd5mfsdtOCywsfNtL14/s1600/entry+garden.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Upon entering the hotel you don't enter directly into the main 2 story lobby but rather a discrete anteroom which features an unusual water feature built of the textile blocks. Here you can see how some of the textile blocks are actually glass and provide ambient light.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7irxKH2WUXboWS-iRiZ1SB-D_U_ZD1OS26F2-rmAMANfuEA8xrSUvzjKMAQxeZWNpKTkb0hNh7i1LDSztUBImIaQSDc4c83uJpPpmETMnZ2dDx_A0nBBqv7zb2od__Otd0bdPt__ND4/s1600/Saguaro+Forms+and+Cactus+flowers+FLW+1927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7irxKH2WUXboWS-iRiZ1SB-D_U_ZD1OS26F2-rmAMANfuEA8xrSUvzjKMAQxeZWNpKTkb0hNh7i1LDSztUBImIaQSDc4c83uJpPpmETMnZ2dDx_A0nBBqv7zb2od__Otd0bdPt__ND4/s1600/Saguaro+Forms+and+Cactus+flowers+FLW+1927.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Also in the lobby is a stained glass window designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1927 (Saguaro Forms and Cactus) and donated to the hotel by his wife after his death.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rfxrlJcRHftvFnsszowFbm1Oy_XxRg_OYYpQvrBx9ofg6YUAuX9nSOZcKYzHc7nK9INSBCq4VUByp3XYdQEeF9ziDtRne_MrZaUUeA8c9692PFE8MNKQrkK8Vl_yV_l1Z4AqpAdkNoI/s1600/Wrights.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rfxrlJcRHftvFnsszowFbm1Oy_XxRg_OYYpQvrBx9ofg6YUAuX9nSOZcKYzHc7nK9INSBCq4VUByp3XYdQEeF9ziDtRne_MrZaUUeA8c9692PFE8MNKQrkK8Vl_yV_l1Z4AqpAdkNoI/s1600/Wrights.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>One of numerous hotels is named after the architect who inspired the design, <a href="http://www.wrightsbiltmore.com/">Wright's</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYZcR1i3Ex9PzReovuYzAp0gBVRVKcFNOTKcTtsmso83r0v_g2GQyWVroGwKyZPhSNZdu4UCBxGiM1AjjYvDx-mMFRiPcLsY3OeqfUM6KbgG10jZSBtvR2iwSGcW3xBivKT_er3Yj9xw/s1600/Wrights+interior.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYZcR1i3Ex9PzReovuYzAp0gBVRVKcFNOTKcTtsmso83r0v_g2GQyWVroGwKyZPhSNZdu4UCBxGiM1AjjYvDx-mMFRiPcLsY3OeqfUM6KbgG10jZSBtvR2iwSGcW3xBivKT_er3Yj9xw/s1600/Wrights+interior.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This pleasant sunny space was at one point the hotel's sun lounge or conservatory. It also features a gold leafed ceiling and pleasant garden views as well as an enormous terrace.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicggvlltfiX_lL9tOVgDLOhHRSqNooyWoTnVnAO9crIGvFgn5rf5XwLLBaHPe47tnNFcTwSUbBnJAed4l_OlrPWqRWcmV8YNLHAdux2cq9Y3co1ManszT3FNLrIWqzQpFnhwNVWGX6aOQ/s1600/wrights+exterior.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicggvlltfiX_lL9tOVgDLOhHRSqNooyWoTnVnAO9crIGvFgn5rf5XwLLBaHPe47tnNFcTwSUbBnJAed4l_OlrPWqRWcmV8YNLHAdux2cq9Y3co1ManszT3FNLrIWqzQpFnhwNVWGX6aOQ/s1600/wrights+exterior.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This pretty little garden is the view from the restaurant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZU8z9AniM22Tj3hVZuz988eff4rtWzjudkhTcyQ1X6xp8fKGUHVGVSEyDBVkkDaO6he5v_Z0KVoVd1anLa463aiB69HJOEYzeQJ_8qSLqnM0TPZA7WApt2q5NqUwrP32afxcgDkYAk8w/s1600/wrights+exterior+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZU8z9AniM22Tj3hVZuz988eff4rtWzjudkhTcyQ1X6xp8fKGUHVGVSEyDBVkkDaO6he5v_Z0KVoVd1anLa463aiB69HJOEYzeQJ_8qSLqnM0TPZA7WApt2q5NqUwrP32afxcgDkYAk8w/s1600/wrights+exterior+2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>And rising above the restaurant is the hotel itself. Notice the unusual pierced roof overhang above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATqYTtJ2ntEJdvWNpVF6DyEIi0N9EkGIyi1GExf8XIWTBiKVw3v-gGOsU3FJMFKdWu_vjtp3r9OIg6Cm3y_0OqebuEOxQur5gpQgD63vYRd9jRsJi8ztWeAqLaPRQiaKqOcdHbSYM5VU/s1600/Conference+center.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATqYTtJ2ntEJdvWNpVF6DyEIi0N9EkGIyi1GExf8XIWTBiKVw3v-gGOsU3FJMFKdWu_vjtp3r9OIg6Cm3y_0OqebuEOxQur5gpQgD63vYRd9jRsJi8ztWeAqLaPRQiaKqOcdHbSYM5VU/s1600/Conference+center.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The hotel has become a campus and the outbuildings which host conferences, apartments, and other guest rooms are designed in the same Wright'ian style incorporating his textile blocks. As you can see despite the warm weather the trees do loose their leaves which surprised me!  This brings to an end my sharing of the Biltmore Hotel but I will be bringing you Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West shortly!

Public spaces of the Biltmore hotel, Arizona

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Arizona Biltmore cottages

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcM86yICIsn4Ftevj1bZFEVU6k_d78IBCbTPm1uGwriIBkGbK0U4TizXhDxDxqDjo7-_oSbjzvqNwKJIdb8mz64kY0CwZRJ1L9BgUv1-DK8LerBMOpbuAo8ndxaH-wkaBpMZxaTaErN4/s1600/biltmore+cottage+front+door.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcM86yICIsn4Ftevj1bZFEVU6k_d78IBCbTPm1uGwriIBkGbK0U4TizXhDxDxqDjo7-_oSbjzvqNwKJIdb8mz64kY0CwZRJ1L9BgUv1-DK8LerBMOpbuAo8ndxaH-wkaBpMZxaTaErN4/s1600/biltmore+cottage+front+door.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Nestled in the garden courtyard of the <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2014/02/arizona-biltmore-hotel.html">Arizona Biltmore hotel</a> are a number of textile block cottages.  These date to the original construction of the hotel in 1929 and believe it or not, were designated for guest's children and nannies to keep them from under foot. Today they are the most desirable addresses within the resort.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstaatJe5y6Vu87CyOaUC-fLaFqw9GDmtXZoJ5aZUn0LOmMn8Thqf14IqoSpOb_h4az0YCmS3_KCr6pYDlWxrnV8B8VISDUjcrW6EMt2vNKc3rrORrdwAZkMrjU7mtyreHT9602gRRhnY/s1600/1930s+modern+bungalow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstaatJe5y6Vu87CyOaUC-fLaFqw9GDmtXZoJ5aZUn0LOmMn8Thqf14IqoSpOb_h4az0YCmS3_KCr6pYDlWxrnV8B8VISDUjcrW6EMt2vNKc3rrORrdwAZkMrjU7mtyreHT9602gRRhnY/s1600/1930s+modern+bungalow.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The lush grounds are as perfect as a golf course and in fact hold a number of putting greens within their bounds. Each cottage is different and of varying sizes but I especially liked this low slung version above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmj8h82fU9iuvCIWkjitOH84M3B4Yz2ImpMqPLUAXsAUACCAz8dFvNzQkSG_U1R9EbZH7W9f3Ncgmb202lAynvXUnsUaxxxoRnjbsqOaa_8MtNwk9-f7i6mrb5k8QStvwIR9w6cLDnKw/s1600/1930s+modern+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmj8h82fU9iuvCIWkjitOH84M3B4Yz2ImpMqPLUAXsAUACCAz8dFvNzQkSG_U1R9EbZH7W9f3Ncgmb202lAynvXUnsUaxxxoRnjbsqOaa_8MtNwk9-f7i6mrb5k8QStvwIR9w6cLDnKw/s1600/1930s+modern+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I overheard a guest excitedly telling some friends how the hotel had placed him in one of these cottages as the rooms were all full in order to fulfill his reservation. He had a living room, dining room, kitchen, and 2 bedrooms at his disposal (as opposed to one rather standard sized hotel room, no matter how luxurious)!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_dmAbVyRW3h-yVw08wzvJ-bOux35OgZTsTmx8e8nSg4xi2qdPILggY5k_u0B9CGCIVp4RJa087Vsjf6Tl0gKsbyNHGzX5rT-4G1Vkt4PD0MsEMnXeTuc2H0QH21AIfK6iwkNmlDiNFE/s1600/Biltmore+Arizona+cottages.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_dmAbVyRW3h-yVw08wzvJ-bOux35OgZTsTmx8e8nSg4xi2qdPILggY5k_u0B9CGCIVp4RJa087Vsjf6Tl0gKsbyNHGzX5rT-4G1Vkt4PD0MsEMnXeTuc2H0QH21AIfK6iwkNmlDiNFE/s1600/Biltmore+Arizona+cottages.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Those were some lucky nannies! Like the hotel itself the roofs of these bungalows function as terraces.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnwAi8Ofq4MALernvdJwWsoTG7sdpd_FLB2yGBhSF4PUPF-foJ7s1INv0EvZxgO78hObjRyvq5GE6iPmPXCeYOmw8LY2rUH_kA172_bGKuSlZu3VV2lDdqs90Wl8JzVX95A9EqK9PwxU/s1600/Biltmore+Arizona+garden+cottages.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnwAi8Ofq4MALernvdJwWsoTG7sdpd_FLB2yGBhSF4PUPF-foJ7s1INv0EvZxgO78hObjRyvq5GE6iPmPXCeYOmw8LY2rUH_kA172_bGKuSlZu3VV2lDdqs90Wl8JzVX95A9EqK9PwxU/s1600/Biltmore+Arizona+garden+cottages.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The original cantilevered copper awnings are rather spectacular.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEu467btrRxGmlVzNgqdj94HsTRqBdYgKiESYK1hyPYTDAxDCDvk_c3iEv2seunxr7j1bC5djCHU_nMQMpLqSm9_C9I_ZpVqUJ5au3uXB4jxDOUoSU9fJkN7VcwxeOEG9Bk-X5bmHcsw/s1600/biltmore+cottage+court+fountain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEu467btrRxGmlVzNgqdj94HsTRqBdYgKiESYK1hyPYTDAxDCDvk_c3iEv2seunxr7j1bC5djCHU_nMQMpLqSm9_C9I_ZpVqUJ5au3uXB4jxDOUoSU9fJkN7VcwxeOEG9Bk-X5bmHcsw/s1600/biltmore+cottage+court+fountain.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> As it is a garden in the midst of a desert water features are to be found everywhere.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePJr1OFW0m9_0ASYxosamJ5hQh4896ykRTBKmFjtevOT6M3AvyX0OqCMtFssEL4ylzNbqrMhos42vyQo4SbFCjieNnN9TLyCSxZtRbj9NFA0QUH-rywaMxmR3iJRjifOX9mnRYny0Ses/s1600/ivy+covered+house.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePJr1OFW0m9_0ASYxosamJ5hQh4896ykRTBKmFjtevOT6M3AvyX0OqCMtFssEL4ylzNbqrMhos42vyQo4SbFCjieNnN9TLyCSxZtRbj9NFA0QUH-rywaMxmR3iJRjifOX9mnRYny0Ses/s1600/ivy+covered+house.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> This lush greenery wouldn't be out of place in Beverly Hills or Greenwich.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3HNT4EekD8iN5pcFptnH7nTQp7sUCgi3rJPLfE0T5-bhNDLwYugIajPWt1bArZbKMIr_Nzumj4N50EiqxzPCILhNMLlvlMdUhuPje7vHRqvVgLbsur3tGl_7PdhcQtj0oFouxjJQBtQ/s1600/ivy+covered+house+with+exterior+stair.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3HNT4EekD8iN5pcFptnH7nTQp7sUCgi3rJPLfE0T5-bhNDLwYugIajPWt1bArZbKMIr_Nzumj4N50EiqxzPCILhNMLlvlMdUhuPje7vHRqvVgLbsur3tGl_7PdhcQtj0oFouxjJQBtQ/s1600/ivy+covered+house+with+exterior+stair.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A number of the larger cottages are actually split into separate units, accessed at different points to remain private.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2iY7PpgRKmOWXBsyibLkyphej4PmprHhuFoeQ1AAcJqDBGS8Y9667kwS0QCOrRYfJrGY_wsfo9lOeLX120JJETke6iMzX6p8D7zKiP_JMtcphPjs85h60RJ9nqNO2qjNTK17pS0AELM/s1600/secluded+living.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2iY7PpgRKmOWXBsyibLkyphej4PmprHhuFoeQ1AAcJqDBGS8Y9667kwS0QCOrRYfJrGY_wsfo9lOeLX120JJETke6iMzX6p8D7zKiP_JMtcphPjs85h60RJ9nqNO2qjNTK17pS0AELM/s1600/secluded+living.JPG" width="296" /></a></div> I love the textile blocks with copper detailing which are a great foil to the lush vegetation.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jf0bEnDmRh7t0Z33AK488C0hOwI5YFVNvsK1Utgd1zuehKpeExaFk3ELPPTxppry6xAycn7poymMf6iLyy9Ogqlq6_E8DnVapii74Ji9K0pNTlaXMdK8wxT3Z1ftEyNjwP-Ux76rOHU/s1600/textile+block+garden+wall.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jf0bEnDmRh7t0Z33AK488C0hOwI5YFVNvsK1Utgd1zuehKpeExaFk3ELPPTxppry6xAycn7poymMf6iLyy9Ogqlq6_E8DnVapii74Ji9K0pNTlaXMdK8wxT3Z1ftEyNjwP-Ux76rOHU/s1600/textile+block+garden+wall.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Don't forget to visit the cottage court if you find yourself at the <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2014/02/arizona-biltmore-hotel.html">Arizona Biltmore</a>!

Arizona Biltmore cottages

Nestled in the garden courtyard of the Arizona Biltmore hotel are a number of textile block cottages. These date to the original construct...

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