Tag: frank lloyd wright

The northen buildings of Taliesin West

The northen buildings of Taliesin West

This set of pictures concludes the visit to Taliesin West. During my March visit to the US I was lucky enough to visit another Frank …

 

Northern garden

Northern garden

I just couldn’t resist this one. The white rock is probably not local (I’d add a small sign that says exactly this).

 

Every desert has its north

Every desert has its north

(An adaptation of the Hebrew say: “every Shabbat has a end”.) When you build in the desert you have to expose some part of the builsing …

 

Building with woods in the desert

Building with woods in the desert

The sun is the wood’s worst enemy. This is why desert buildings should be built of concrete and stone (Arizona has a terrific Granite; Israel …

 

Vast and open Taliesin West

Vast and open Taliesin West

If you build in the desert, one thing you have is a lot of room (the Taliesin West estate is 600 acres). This makes a …