Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West

Product Description Taliesin West served as Frank Lloyd Wrights studio, school of architecture, and home during the last decades of his life. This sprawling complex in the Arizona desert is universally recognized as a modern masterpiece and represents the summation of his ideals of "organic architecture" an approach to building "appropriate to place, time, and man." In order to better understand the enduring significance and meaning of Taliesin West, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, provides an in-depth overview of Wrights life and career in a one-hour video interview. In a second video overview, Pfeiffer focuses on Taliesin West, discussing its origins and ongoing evolution, innovative use of materials and construction methods, and provides an intimate portrait of the building from the perspective of someone who has lived and worked there for over 50 years. Both video commentaries are profusely illustrated with historical photographs and drawings from the FLLW Archives, and the Resources Section of this CD-ROM represents the most comprehensive documentation of Taliesin West ever assembled in a unique combination of photographs, 360 degree virtual reality panoramas, and Frank Lloyd Wrights drawings (sketches, plans, sections, elevations, and details). CD-ROM contents: 1-1/2 hours of video interview with Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. 228 photographs (current and archival). 15 360 degree virtual reality panoramas. 113 drawings from the FLLW Archives. The Planet Architecture series has transformed learning about architecture into an experience that is personal and fun. Combining an easy-to-use interface with a self-directed format that allows users to learn in a way that best suits their personal learning style, Planet Architecture e-archives provide a highly detailed perspective into the most important architects of our time via a comprehensive collection of videos, photographs, VR panoramic views, drawings, and renderings unequalled by any other medium. About the Author Other titles in the PlanetArchitecture.com series are: Volume One: Recent Houses (4 houses by Eric Owen Moss, RoTo, Will Bruder, and Scogin Elam Bray). Volume Two: Recent Houses (5 houses by Morphosis, Mark Mack, Frank Israel, and Rick Joy). Volume Three: Bay Area Modern (4 houses by Jim Jennings, Ann Fougeron, Fernau Hartman, and Robert Swatt). Volume Four: 4 Tokyo Houses (4 houses by Hitoshi Abe, Jun Aoki, ADH Architects and Tezuka Architects). R.M. Schindler: 4 Houses (Kings Rd. House, How House, Tischler House, and Kallis House). R.M. Schinder: 1933-1942 (Rodriguez house, Oliver house, de Keyser house and Droste house. Will Bruder: Recent Works (Townsend house, Byrne house, Phoenix Central Library, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Riddell Advertising, and the Deer Valley rock Art Center). Eric Owen Moss: Recent Works (projects spanning 15 years at Conjunctive Points - a mix-use revitalization of a post-industrial warehouse district). Morphosis: Recent Works (Hypo-Alpe-Adria-Center, Diamond Ranch High School, Stadion Salzburg-Wals, 101 Pedestrian Bridge, Palenque at Centro JVC, Wettbewerb Kunsthaus Graz, University of Toronto Graduate Student Housing).