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Visionary architect Paolo Soleri has died at 93

2013-04-09T17:45:00-04:00

Visionary architect Paolo Soleri,the Italian-born designer of the experimental Arizona city near Cordes Junction called Arcosanti, died Tuesday. He was 93. Arcosanti officials confirmed the death in a statement. Soleri, one of the last living direct disciples of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a $3.5 million pedestrian bridge in Scottsdale - Soleri Bridge & Plaza, the only completed bridge of the hundreds he designed. It is located southwest of Camelback and Scottsdale roads.

Video tour of the David & Gladys Wright House

2012-11-06T18:22:00-05:00

The David & Gladys Wright house has recently sold and we were able to tour it in June of 2012 - Immediate Community support is needed to ensure the future of this very significant home.

As reported yesterday, a buyer was found to save this Frank Lloyd Wright house. Twitter user @jculpjr just pointed out to us this video walkthrough of the property.

Frank Lloyd Wright's David House: Sold & Saved

2012-11-06T11:36:00-05:00

The current owners have reached an agreement to sell the early 1950s home to a buyer who wants to preserve and restore it, real-estate broker Robert Joffe said Wednesday. The property is being sold for the listing price of nearly $2.4 million to a buyer who wishes to remain anonymous

Historic Frank Lloyd Wright home escapes demolition

2012-10-08T13:04:00-04:00

The developer says it had been issued a valid demolition permit; the city of Phoenix says whoever issued the permit made a mistake. A deal was signed on Monday between the developer and the city of Phoenix that delays demolition of the home for one month.

Wright Masterwork Is Seen in a New Light: A Fight for Its Life

2012-10-03T11:34:00-04:00

It’s hard to say which is more startling. That a developer in Phoenix could threaten...to knock down a 1952 house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Or that the house has until now slipped under the radar, escaping the attention of most architectural historians...a spiral home for his son David.

UA architecture students look to revitalize downtown Tucson

2012-05-31T14:49:00-04:00

For years city planners have looked at ways to revitalize downtown, now some University of Arizona architecture students may have the answer. For the past couple of years the grad students have been working on a project called "The New Old Pueblo". "We did a lot of research on successful strategies used in other cities," UA Grad Student Julia Roberts says. Roberts is one of 17 students who worked with Architecture Professor Mark Frederickson to design the plan.