We are driving on to the land now owned by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, approaching the Arizona house that he designed and had built, as well as the FLW School of Architectural Design at Scottsdale, AZ .
While waiting for the tour to begin, we went through the gift shop and then sat out in the beautiful weather soaking up the sun. I was amused by the very young adults who seemed more interested in the electronic contacts in their present world rather than the house built in a by-gone era (1938).
Our tour guide was from Pittsburgh and has been to FLW's house, called Falling Water which is southeast of Pittsburgh. Falling Water is one of Wright's best know projects done for the Kaufmans as a summer house.
This picture is of the school which houses the drawing room.
When we took this picture we were walking toward the spot where Mr. Wright would sit in the evening to watch the sunset, he called it the bow; like the bow of a ship.
This was Wright's personal office and the ceiling was done in a canvas material to let in as much light as possible.
These are pictures of the opposite sides of the exterior of the office.
This bell tower design was interesting. It is above the dining room.
This dinosaur was a gift to Wright's widow from a famous artist (?). It was a spigot for a bath, but she put it outside and ran a gas line, where at night it could be lit for effect.
This is the outside of the conference room which is a stand alone building where Wright would watch uncut movies because it had a projection room. His one grand daughter was a famous actress who would send him the films.
Most of these pictures show the low long style that Wright loved, he was only 5'-7" and liked ceilings comfortable for himself.
This dinosaur was a gift to Wright's widow from a famous artist (?). It was a spigot for a bath, but she put it outside and ran a gas line, where at night it could be lit for effect.
This is the outside of the conference room which is a stand alone building where Wright would watch uncut movies because it had a projection room. His one grand daughter was a famous actress who would send him the films.
This sculpture was in the breeze-way between the house and the dining hall. The structure caused a natural flow of air that was very pleasant.
Most of these pictures show the low long style that Wright loved, he was only 5'-7" and liked ceilings comfortable for himself.
This room is the dinner theater and had a grand piano in it. At his wife's insistence, the room has a cut out in the wall in which the piano could fit when it was opened to play. This room was also designed to eliminate echo by incorporating angled walls where sound would not bounce off of them.
This is the exterior of the open side (left) of the dinner theatre.
Hope you enjoyed this as much as we did. The guide was very good at telling unique stories of his, as well as those told about him. He was quite egotistical!
This was one of FLW's designs that was later given for the use in building a landmark in Scottsdale. Once one of his designs has been used, it must be retired never to be used again.
This is the exterior of the open side (left) of the dinner theatre.
The following are pieces of art and sculptures that are from FLW's collection. You can see that much of his interest is from southeast Asia.
Hope you enjoyed this as much as we did. The guide was very good at telling unique stories of his, as well as those told about him. He was quite egotistical!
This was one of FLW's designs that was later given for the use in building a landmark in Scottsdale. Once one of his designs has been used, it must be retired never to be used again. 
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