Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

06/05/2026

The latest LEGO® Architecture set, New York City – The Big Apple, packs some of the city’s most recognizable landmarks into one display-worthy build, from the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge to the Guggenheim and the Empire State Building.

We’re especially partial to seeing the iconic spiral of the Guggenheim represented in brick form. Proof that great architecture can inspire at any scale.

Available now at the Lego website. https://ow.ly/y42W50Z88wW

06/03/2026

Taliesin West Hidden Gem for this week: The Moon Gate-seen on the Behind-the-Scenes tour and Self-Guided Audio Tour. As a bonus the Behind-the Scenes Tour allows passage through The Moon Gate.

The Moon Gate connects the courtyard outside to Wright’s living quarters. It is a fun door that feels like a magical portal when you pass through it.

06/03/2026

A Day at Taliesin, Saturday, June 6.
🎟 Adults: $15
🎟 Ages 17 & Under: FREE
Spring Green, WI.

06/02/2026

A Day at Taliesin is this Saturday, June 6. See for yourself why this is a place you'll want to visit often.

Photo provided by Taliesin Preservation, Inc.

06/02/2026

Madison, Wisconsin, as part of a class visit led by UW Madison Professor Anna Andrzejewski, Economics major Britta Dueholm (’26) reflects on her experience visiting the Katherine and Herbert Jacobs House I, the first Usonian home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and a key extension of ideas rooted in, and continuously explored at, Taliesin. During the visit, Britta experienced firsthand how Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative design principles transformed everyday living, bringing architectural history beyond the pages of a textbook and into a tangible, lived space.

Known as the first Usonian home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House I (1936–1937) represents a pivotal moment in American residential architecture. Conceived during the Great Depression for a family of modest means, the home embodied Wright’s vision for affordable, well-designed housing that responded to the needs of ordinary Americans. Its innovative layout, efficient use of space, and connection to the surrounding landscape helped redefine domestic life for the emerging middle class in the 20th century.

Today, the Jacobs House is recognized as part of The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright UNESCO World Heritage site, celebrated for its lasting influence on modern residential design. While the home remains a private residence and is not open for public tours, opportunities like this class visit offer a rare chance to engage directly with one of Wright’s most important architectural achievements.

Watch the video on YouTube.

Economics major Britta Dueholm (’26) reflects on her experience visiting the Katherine and Herbert Jacobs House I, the first Usonian home designed by Frank L...

06/01/2026

If you missed Joseph Specter, President and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, recent TEDx UWMadison talk from April 10, you can now view it on YouTube.

In this inspiring presentation, Joseph explores how the spaces around us quietly shape the way we think, feel, and connect. Drawing on Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy of organic architecture, along with insights from live performance and personal experience, he examines how intentional design can create greater presence, possibility, and meaning in our lives.

Watch now and consider what becomes possible when we begin shaping our environments and ourselves with intention.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlXxZi8GCk

The spaces around us quietly shape how we think, feel, and connect—...

05/29/2026

Time is running out to experience "Desert Mirror" at Taliesin West. The exhibition is on view through June 1, 2026.

As you explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s desert laboratory on a Self-Guided Audio Tour, "Desert Mirror" becomes part of the experience, integrated throughout the spaces of Taliesin West and woven into the surrounding desert landscape. Included with your ticket purchase, the exhibition reflects the light, atmosphere, and layered beauty of the Sonoran Desert in unexpected and captivating ways.

This is your final chance to see "Desert Mirror" in the place it was meant to be experienced. Reserve your tour this weekend before it disappears. https://ow.ly/4pQ150Z58gz


Photos: Linda Brader

05/28/2026

This Then and Now photo depicts the construction of the rooms for apprentices William Wesley Peters and Eugene Masselink at Taliesin West. These private spaces were added to the east side of the dining room beginning in the winter of 1939. Today, this space is enclosed in steel and glass and functions as a conference space for the Foundation.

Photo: Construction of apprentice rooms for William Wesley Peters and Eugene Masselink, ca. 1939. Photographer unknown. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Collections.

05/26/2026

Hidden Gem for this week: Cutouts on the Stairs at Taliesin West can be seen on a Self-Guided Audio Tour or a Behind-the-Scenes Tour.

These stairs are right outside the Kiva, leading up to the Citrus Grove. The triangular cutouts are a delightful detail. At night they are used to light the stairs, but during the day they are a subtle characteristic that transforms the stairs into something beautiful.