# Taliesin Associated Architects

Taliesin Associated Architects was an architectural firm founded by apprentices of Frank Lloyd Wright to carry on his architectural vision after his death in 1959. The firm disbanded in 2003.
It was headquartered at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona and had up to 14 principals who had all worked under Wright. One of their first major projects was the Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building, part of Mission 66 for the National Park Service. Along with original work such as the Wright Tower (originally "Lincoln Tower", Louisville, Kentucky, 1966), the firm completed several of Wright's unbuilt designs, and performed renovation and expansion, for instance at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.
The first managing principal was Wright's protégé and son-in-law William Wesley Peters, until his death in 1991. Other TAA architects included Charles Montooth, John Rattenbury and Vernon Swaback.

## Selected works

Taliesin Associated Architects Works :
| Name | Year(s) | Location | Address | Project Architect | Notes |
| Snow Flake Motel | 1960–61 | Lincoln Township, Michigan | 3822 Red Arrow Highway | William Wesley Peters | Demolished 2006 |
| Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House | 1960–61 | Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona | E Alpha Drive | William Wesley Peters | Demolished 2011 |
| Ascension Lutheran Church | 1963 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 7100 N Mockingbird Lane | William Wesley Peters | |
| Golden Rondelle Theater | 1964 | Racine, Wisconsin | 1525 Howe Street | | Originally built for the New York Worlds Fair |
| Wright Tower | 1965–66 | Louisville, Kentucky | 6100 Dutchmans Lane | William Wesley Peters | Originally known as Lincoln Tower |
| Beaver Meadows Visitor Center | 1965–67 | Estes Park, Colorado | Rocky Mountain National Park | Tom Casey | |
| Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall | 1968–70 | Sarasota, Florida | 777 N Tamiami Trail | William Wesley Peters | |
| St. Mary Catholic Church | 1969 | Alma, Michigan | 510 Prospect Ave. | William Wesley Peters | |
| ASU Music Building | 1970 | Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona | 50 E Gammage Pkwy. | William Wesley Peters | |
| Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | 1971 | San Rafael, California | 10 Ave of the Flags | William Wesley Peters, George Izenour, Aaron Green. | Part of the Marin County Civic Center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
| San Jose Center for the Performing Arts | 1972 | San Jose, California | 255 Almaden Blvd. | William Wesley Peters | |
| Bank of Spring Green | 1972 | Spring Green, Wisconsin | 209 E Jefferson Street | William Wesley Peters | now BMO Harris Bank |
| BSP Insurance Building | 1972 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 6200 E Oak Street | Stephan Nemtin | |
| Pearl Palace | Circa 1972 | Karaj, Alborz province, Iran | QVQP+4H6 Mehrshahr | William Wesley Peters | |
| Arizona Biltmore Hotel Renovation | 1973 | Phoenix, Arizona | 2400 E Missouri Ave. | William Wesley Peters, John Rattenbury | Renovations after a 6-Alarm fire destroyed parts of the hotel. |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church | 1975 | Tucson, Arizona | 1950 Irvington Place | William Wesley Peters | |
| Arizona Biltmore Hotel Paradise Wing | 1975–76 | Phoenix, Arizona | 2400 E Missouri Ave. | John Rattenbury | |
| Damavand College | 1976 | Tehran, Iran | Lashgark Road | William Wesley Peters | now Payame Noor University |
| Mountain View Estates | 1976–77 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | N Tatum Blvd. and E Onyx Road | Vernon Swaback, John Rattenbury, Anthony Puttnam | Subdivision of 56 single-family homes. |
| Mesa Convention Center | 1977–78 | Mesa, Arizona | 201 N Center Street | John Rattenbury, Anthony Puttnam | |
| Mountain View East | 1978 | McCormic Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona | N Hayden Road and E Del Timbre Drive | Vernon Swaback, John Rattenbury | Subdivision of 51 single-family homes. |
| Arizona Biltmore Hotel Valley Wing | 1979 | Phoenix, Arizona | 2400 E Missouri Ave. | | |
| Ahwatukee House of the Future | 1979 | Phoenix, Arizona | 3713 E Equestrian Trail | Charles R. Schiffner | |
| Bartlesville Community Center | 1982 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 300 SE Adams Blvd. | William Wesley Peters | |
| Arizona Biltmore Hotel Terrace Court Wing | 1982 | Phoenix, Arizona | 2400 E Missouri Ave | | |
| Ruth Eckerd Hall | 1983 | Clearwater, Florida | 1111 McMullen Booth Road | William Wesley Peters | |
| Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | 1983 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 13405 N Scottsdale Road | Charles R. Schiffner | |
| Marin County Civic Center | 1960–1962, 1966–1969 | San Rafael, California | 3501 Civic Center Drive | William Wesley Peters, Aaron Green | Designed by Wright 1957–59 with an administration building and post office (built 1960–62) and Hall of Justice (built 1966–69). |
| Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium | 1962–64 | Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona | 1200 S Forest Ave. | William Wesley Peters | Originally designed by Wright as an opera house for the King of Baghdad, Wright revised the design as an auditorium for ASU with construction overseen by Peters. |
| Norman Lykes House | 1968 | Phoenix, Arizona | 6836 N 38th Street | John Rattenbury | Wright's last residential design. |
| First Christian Church | 1973 | Phoenix, Arizona | 6750 N 7th Ave. | William Wesley Peters | Originally designed by Wright for the Southwest Christian Seminary in 1950. The plans would not be used until 1971. Permission was given by Wright's widow to use the plans, with construction overseen by Peters. |
| King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse | 1993 | Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii | 2500 HI-30 | John Rattenbury | Originally designed as the unbuilt Arthur Miller House (1957), which was a revision of two older unbuilt projects the Baillères House (1952) and the Windfohr House (1949). Rattenbury combined all three designs to design the clubhouse. |
| Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center | 1997 | Madison, Wisconsin | 1 John Nolen Drive | Anthony Puttnam | First proposed by Wright in 1938 the design was rejected. Wright would continue to revise the design until his death. Anthony Puttnam would complete the final design revisions. |
| Frank Lloyd Wright Spire | 2003–04 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 7207 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. | | Part of the unbuilt Arizona State Capital Design proposed by Wright. Design adapted by TAA. |