Taliesin Associated Architects
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Taliesin Associated Architects is an architectural firm founded by Frank Lloyd Wright
to carry on his architectural vision after his death. It was headquartered at Taliesin West
and had up to 14 principals who had all worked under Wright. One of their first major projects was Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building as part of Mission 66
for the National Park Service
. They also helped complete and maintain Wright's works.
The managing principal was William Wesley Peters
; other architects were Charles Montooth and John Rattenbury.
The organization was disbanded in 2003
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
to carry on his architectural vision after his death. It was headquartered at Taliesin West
Taliesin West
Taliesin West was architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert from 1937 until his death in 1959 at the age of 91. Today it is the main campus of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture and houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.Open to the public for tours, Taliesin...
and had up to 14 principals who had all worked under Wright. One of their first major projects was Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building as part of Mission 66
Mission 66
Mission 66 was a US National Park Service ten-year program that was intended to dramatically expand Park Service visitor services by 1966, in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Park Service....
for the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
. They also helped complete and maintain Wright's works.
The managing principal was William Wesley Peters
William Wesley Peters
William Wesley Peters was a noted architect and engineer, apprentice to and protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright.Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Peters was educated at Evansville College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
; other architects were Charles Montooth and John Rattenbury.
The organization was disbanded in 2003