Taliesin Associated Architects
| Company type | Architectural practice |
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| Industry | Architecture |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founder | Apprentices of Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Ceased operations |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona , United States |
Key people | William Wesley Peters (founding managing principal), Charles Montooth, John Rattenbury, Vernon Swaback |
| Products | Architectural design and preservation of Frank Lloyd Wright's principles |
Number of employees | Up to 14 principals |
Taliesin Associated Architects was an architectural practice formed by Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentices with the purpose of preserving and advancing his design principles following his passing in 1959. The firm ceased operations in 2003.
Based at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, the organization included as many as 14 principals who had previously trained under Wright. Among their early significant contributions was the Rocky Mountain National Park Administration Building, developed as part of the Mission 66 program for the National Park Service. The firm also produced original projects like the Wright Tower (initially named "Lincoln Tower" in Louisville, Kentucky, completed in 1966), completed several of Wright’s previously unexecuted designs, and managed renovations and expansions such as those at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.
The founding managing principal was William Wesley Peters, Wright’s protégé and son-in-law, who led the firm until his death in 1991. Other prominent architects involved included Charles Montooth, John Rattenbury, and Vernon Swaback.
Selected works
| Name | Year(s) | Location | Address | Project Architect | Notes |
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| Snow Flake Motel | 1960–61 | Lincoln Township, Michigan | 3822 Red Arrow Highway | William Wesley Peters | Demolished in 2006 |
| Phi Delta Theta Fraternity House | 1960–61 | Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona | E Alpha Drive | William Wesley Peters | Demolished in 2011 |
| Ascension Lutheran Church | 1962 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 7100 N Mockingbird Lane | William Wesley Peters | Demolished in 2024 |
| Golden Rondelle Theater | 1964 | Racine, Wisconsin | 1525 Howe Street | Constructed for the 1964 New York World's 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 | |
| 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 | |
| BSP Insurance Building | 1972 |
6200 E Oak Street| Stephan Nemtin| | |||
| \[\[Pearl Palace\]\] |
\[\[Karaj\]\], Iran| QVQP+4H6 Mehrshahr| William Wesley Peters| | ||||
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1973| \[\[Phoenix\]\], Arizona| 2400 E Missouri Ave.| William Wesley Peters, John Rattenbury| Renovations following significant fire damage.| | |||||
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1975| \[\[Tucson\]\], Arizona| 1950 Irvington Place| William Wesley Peters| | |||||
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1975–76| \[\[Phoenix\]\], Arizona| 2400 E Missouri Ave.| John Rattenbury| | |||||
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1976| Tehran, Iran| Lashgark Road| William Wesley Peters| | |||||
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1976–77| Paradise Valley, Arizona| N Tatum Blvd. and E Onyx Road| Vernon Swaback, John Rattenbury, Anthony Puttnam| | |||||
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1977–78| Mesa, Arizona| 201 N Center Street| John Rattenbury, Anthony Puttnam| | |||||
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1978| McCormick Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona| N Hayden Road and E Del Timbre Drive| Vernon Swaback, John Rattenbury| | |||||
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1979 | Phoenix, Arizona | 2400 E Missouri Ave. | — | | |||||
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1979 | Phoenix, Arizona | 3713 E Equestrian Trail | Charles R. Schiffner | | |||||
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1982 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 300 SE Adams Blvd. | William Wesley Peters | | |||||
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1982 | Phoenix, Arizona | 2400 E Missouri Ave | — | | |||||
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1983 | Clearwater, Florida | 1111 McMullen Booth Road | William Wesley Peters | | |||||
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1983 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 13405 N Scottsdale Road | Charles R. Schiffner | | |||||
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1960–62; 1966–69 | San Rafael, California | 3501 Civic Center Drive | William Wesley Peters, Aaron Green | Originally designed by Wright; completed by Taliesin Associated Architects. | | |||||
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1962–64 | Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona | 1200 S Forest Ave. | William Wesley Peters |Initially conceived by Wright for an opera house in Baghdad; adapted for ASU. | | |||||
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1968 |Phoenix, Arizona |6836 N 38th Street |John Rattenbury |— |- |
1973 |Phoenix, Arizona |6750 N 7th Ave. |William Wesley Peters |Plans authorized after Wright's death; construction managed by Peters. |- | 1993 |Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii |2500 HI-30 |John Rattenbury |Derived from unexecuted Wright designs integrated by Rattenbury. |- | 1997 |Madison, Wisconsin |1 John Nolen Drive |Anthony Puttnam |Final design modifications carried out by Puttnam based on Wright’s original concepts. |- | 2003–04 |Scottsdale, Arizona |7207 E Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. |— |Adapted from Wright’s unbuilt design for the Arizona State Capitol by Taliesin Associated Architects. |- |