Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture

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The School of Architecture at Taliesin was formally initiated in 1932 when twenty-three apprentices came to live and learn at Taliesin. The sources of this educational philosophy have roots that go back much further than the ’30s. The program of the School, while remaining true to its heritage, has evolved through experience and the need to address our changing times.
Grants are funds ...that may not have to be repaid. Students may qualify for grants provided by their home states or countries – the school is happy to assist with any certification procedures required for such funding.
State Grants – each student is encouraged to seek out state funding in his/her home state.
Students accepted for entry into the degree programs may be awarded partial scholarships, based upon need and merit as demonstrated by the admissions materials.
Students entering their second or third years of attendance, demonstrating both financial need and merit, are automatically eligible for consideration for partial tuition scholarships. Amounts vary and are directly deducted from tuition. Students must maintain ‘good standing’ status at all times to be eligible.
All students are automatically considered for all scholarship opportunities upon application and acceptance to The School of Architecture at Taliesin. No separate application is required; all admissions application materials must be on file with the Admissions Office to be considered for any award. Awards are considered in order of application received or all funding has been exhausted. Students are automatically considered for renewal each year based on academic progress.
Surrounded by bright, committed and energetic apprentices, Frank Lloyd Wright’s career as an architect found new vigor, and soon the students could learn as they worked on some of the most innovative buildings in America. The celebrated master of the Prairie School had expanded his vocabulary, and apprentices under his direction created renderings, made models, did the engineering and produced construction drawings. They supervised construction on projects like the Johnson Wax headquarters (Racine, WI), Fallingwater (Bear Run, PA) and the first Usonian houses.
They did the first perspectives of the Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY) and Monona Terrace (Madison, WI). The Taliesin Fellowship had with astonishing speed developed into an exciting architectural laboratory which attracted some of the nation’s best work and hosted many of the world’s great artists and great minds. In 1940 the Museum of Modern Art exhibited some of the models made by the students.
As the work of the architectural office expanded, some of the apprentices decided to stay at Taliesin, continue their professional development as practicing architects in Frank Lloyd Wright’s “firm,” marry and raise families. Others left Taliesin and began successful careers in architecture with other firms and on their own. New apprentices replaced those who left; the talented group who stayed became the Senior Fellowship. They also became the “resident foremen,” the faculty that the Wrights had envisioned.
Following a hiatus during World War II when new construction all but ceased and rationing precluded the cross country excursions between Arizona and Wisconsin, the demand for Frank Lloyd Wright’s services returned in force and accelerated until his death in 1959. The post-war influx of commissions reaffirmed the need for permanent members of the Fellowship to produce architectural work and to mentor the growing number of young men and women seeking to experience the concepts embodied in organic architecture.
The educational program, under the direction of new academic administration positions, adapted most of the basic tenets of “Learning by Doing” and the educational philosophy that underlay the Taliesin Fellowship to the range of institutional characteristics required of an accredited institution of higher education. The new Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture expanded academic offerings and experiences, developed a library, added facilities, and placed the essential elements of student life — counseling and advising, admissions, and financial aid — on a much more formal basis. Both campuses, which have earned National Historic Landmarks status from the National Park Service, now have many of the elements of a small college. From 1985 until 1996 the School underwent a rigorous process of reporting towards accreditation, which was earned successfully at both the Institutional level and the Professional Architectural level. A School Endowment has been developed and is continuing to grow. An Alumni association, the Taliesin Fellows, provides graduates a vibrant professional and personal network.
The basic elements of life, learning, and work at Taliesin have remained in much the same relationship as they began and evolved under the leadership of the Wrights. The students continue to learn experientially, augmented by more formal classes and workshops. The natural landscape and open spaces at both campuses provide settings perfect for studying the relationship between the natural and built environment. The intellectual life of the School is fostered by the core faculty and enriched by visiting scholars, artists, and architects from across the globe.
With more than 80 percent of its graduates actively engaged in the field of architecture, The School of Architecture at Taliesin builds upon the foundation of the educational ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright and interprets them within the context of our rapidly-changing world.