Taliesin West
Historical landmark · Scottsdale
12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Highlights
Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home, studio, and school.
Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home, studio, and school.
"Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and architecture school, offered with tours that reveal the home, furnishings, structures, and insights into Wright's life and personality." - Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty is a writer who specializes in covering destinations, resorts, and cruises for Travel + Leisure and other publications. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Taliesin West, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, served as Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio. Built in the desert landscape, it reflects his architectural principles adapted to the unique environment of the Southwest." - Rachel Chang Rachel Chang Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"In the foothills of the McDowell Mountains, Taliesin West houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the School of Architecture at Taliesin. Building it as his winter residence, the famous architect tested structural ideas and building details here, and used them to showcase the desert environment. Wright designed the structures considering environmental factors in an age when no one else did, and used sand from the desert washes and stone from the premises, integrating the buildings in their setting. A National Historic Landmark, Taliesin West is open for visitors and offers tours." - MATADOR_NETWORK
"Frank Lloyd Wright's Arizona Home The city’s most famous snowbird, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, spent winters at his home and architecture school in the Sonoran Desert. Taliesin West brings the horizontal lines and organic materials of Prairie School design to the desert landscape in low, skylighted buildings. Behind-the-scenes tours visit the pop-up structures that students have designed as living spaces amid the barrel cactus and paloverde trees."
Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio remains Scottsdale’s most transporting design experience. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation offers immersive tours that wander through drafting rooms, desert masonry, and terraces. Celebrated by Architectural Digest and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it’s a powerful window into how the Sonoran landscape shaped American architecture.
