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A LASTING LEGACY Frank Lloyd Wright was a gift to Phoenix home styles When Frank Lloyd Wright, who would transform housing in Phoenix, first moved to Arizona, he was nearly broke and the economy had crashed. Like many of Arizona’s real-estate legends, the iconic architect rose from the ashes of a boom and bust. He began making his winter trek to the Valley during the Great Depression of the 1930s and created lasting designs for our desert that can be found in historic neighborhoods and new million-dollar homes. Last week, the controversial 1952 house Wright designed for his son, David Wright, in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood was gifted for the use of the architecture program at Taliesin West, the school and winter camp he founded in 1937. The gift came in time for what would have been Wright’s 150th birthday, an apropos event to also celebrate his profound impact on metro Phoenix’s building style.
house, to his signature concrete and circular homes and the First Christian Church with its 77-foot spire, Wright gave the Valley its own architecture style. “He (Wright) was drawn to Arizona by a certain magic of the desert environment,” growth expert and attorney Grady Gammage Jr. told me. “It presented a kind of clear canvas on which he wanted to paint with his organic architectural style.” His father, former ASU President Grady Gammage, was friends with Wright and commissioned him to build the university’s auditorium in 1957. Wright’s style and design weren’t new to me when I came from the Midwest to go to ASU in the late 1980s. My grandpa, an engineer and architect, had told me about Gammage Auditorium, and I was still awed when I saw it for the first time. I grew up spending many weekends in a home my grandpa designed in Wright’s prairie style with strong horizontal lines and big-picture windows for my grandma.
The Wright house style
Lasting blueprint
“That style, low buildings using concrete, wood and
From Arizona State University’s grand Gammage Auditorium, originally designed for a Baghdad opera
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The David and Gladys Wright House, a 1952 Frank Lloyd Wright design, is opening to the public for tours. The Phoenix home is a 2, 500-square-foot concrete house that was built for the architect's son, David and wife. CHERYL EVANS/THE REPUBLIC
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BREATHTAKING BEAUTY. Wonderfully situated on an MLS# - 5611616 elevated lot with mountain and city light views, this expansive Bedrooms - 4 custom home is undeniably alluring. Designer finishes imbue Bathrooms - 5 the magnificent multi-level interior with a warm and inviting Pool - Yes ambiance. The eat-in island kitchen is a chef’s dream. Soaring 10’ ceilings in the great room. Enjoy endless views in the formal Sq. Ft. - 3,332 dining and breakfast rooms. Impressive master suite and all enParking - 3-Car suite bedrooms. View balcony, dual-pane windows, skylights, Lot Size - 25,962 sq. ft. water softener and fire sprinklers. NAOS land will immerse you in ZIP Code - 85377 the calming sights and sounds of Sonoran desertscape. A sparkling fenced pool, outdoor shower, patios and built-in BBQ complete Online Pics - ThoseCallaways.com the scene. – Joseph Callaway Price - $750,000
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PARADISE VALLEY | 5635 East Lincoln Drive #40 | Open Today 12-4PM
COVETED MOUNTAIN SHADOWS EAST. Filled with warmth MLS# - 5540149 and sunshine, this lightly-lived-in jewel (only 2.5 years old) dazzles Bedrooms - 3 with dramatic Camelback Mountain and Mummy Mountain views. Bathrooms - 3.5 Camelback Mtn views from kitchen, great room, master suite, Pool - Community office. Mummy Mtn views from front bedroom, lovely morning patio/courtyard. Living room w/floor-to-ceiling view window. Sq. Ft. - 3,159 Dining room w/wall-width doors to cocktail patio. Posh kitchen. ZIP Code - 85253 Master retreat w/large dressing closet. Several patios w/incredible mountain views. Guard-gated community w/pool, clubhouse. Online Pics - BaldwinTeam.com Price - $2,000,000 Architecture: Mike Higgins. Built by: Russ Mason, Catalina Homes. Interiors: Nancy Kitchell. Owner is licensed realtor in Arizona. Visit tourfactory.com/1519711. Inside: details, directions.
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