It is the end of an era for the School of Architecture at Taliesin (SoAT)—the graduate institution established by Frank Lloyd Wright at his 800-acre family homestead near Spring Green, Wisconsin. The school announced today that it will officially close its doors this June.
The famed program built upon the legacy of the Taliesin Fellowship, which Wright formed in 1932 with his wife Olgivanna. The architect invited students, known as apprentices, to live and learn at his estate, where they would receive an immersive arts education focused around his philosophy of “organic architecture.” In 1937, with the foundation of the Taliesin West community in Scottsdale, Arizona, the school began to operate seasonally between the two locations. Both complexes were inscribed last year to the UNESCO World Heritage list, among other notable Wright buildings, including Fallingwater, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Hollyhock House.
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