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Exploring Metropolitan Phoenix strikingly original houses
designed in elegant, open-plan
Phoenix is one of North America’s largest cities. In addition house many of the city’s most style. Although noted for his
to its urban population of 1.5 million, Phoenix has a fashionable restaurants as well use of local materials such as
burgeoning number of residents in its metropolitan area, as bars, antiques stores, and art desert rocks and earth, he also
totaling more than 4.5 million. The city fills the Salt River galleries. In addition to the trendy pioneered the use of pre-
Scottsdale Quarter shopping
cast concrete (see p27).
Valley, occupying more than 2,000 sq miles (5,180 sq km) of and dining complex, there is the Today, Taliesin West is home
the Sonoran Desert. It is famous for its winter temperatures El Pedregal Festival Marketplace, to the Frank Lloyd Wright
of 60–70°F (16–21°C) and around 300 days of sunshine a year. and Scottsdale Downtown with School of Architecture, where
This makes Phoenix a popular destination with both tourists its arts shopping district around students live and work. There
and winter residents, who are often referred to as “snowbirds”. Main Street, Marshall Way, are a variety of tours that range
from one to three hours. Ninety-
Old Town, and Fifth Avenue.
Metropolitan Phoenix includes the city of Scottsdale, Scottsdale is also the location minute tours begin every hour
12 miles (19 km) northeast of Downtown. Replete with air- for Phoenix’s most popular Innovative design of the Cosanti Foundation gift shop from 9am to 4pm.
conditioned malls, designer stores, hotels, and restaurants, shopping mall – Fashion Taleisin West is approached
it is also a good base for visiting Taliesin West and Papago Square – offering an array of E The Cosanti Foundation (100 km) north of Phoenix on along a winding desert road.
Park, and is famous for its world-class golf courses (see p268). designer stores and excellent 6433 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Paradise Interstate Highway 17. Arcosanti The muted tones of the low-
Valley. Tel (480) 948-6145. Open
Tempe, 6 miles (10 km) east of Downtown, is home to Arizona restaurants (see p264–5). 9am– 5pm Mon–Sat, 11am–5pm Sun. is an educational housing project lying buildings reflect Wright’s
enthusiasm for the desert
that began in 1970 to test the
State University, while Mesa has the Arizona Temple, a large Closed public hols. & donation “arcology concept” as a way to setting. He was careful to
Mormon church built in 1927. requested. 7 ∑ arcosanti.org reduce human impact on the enhance, rather than dominate,
In 1947, Italian architect Paolo environment while improving the landscape.
Sights at a Glance Key Soleri (1919–2013) came to quality of life. Residents live
1 Taliesin West Downtown Phoenix study at Taliesin West. Nine and work in structures that E Pueblo Grande Museum
2 Scottsdale Metropolitan Phoenix years later, he set up the Cosanti combine work and leisure and Archaeological Park
space. Workshops, tours, and
Foundation in Scottsdale to
4619 E. Washington St. Tel (602) 495-
3 Cosanti Foundation Interstate further his investigations into accommodations are available. 0900. Open 9am–4:45pm Tue–Sat.
4 Camelback Mountain Major highway what he termed “arcology”: a Closed Sun, public hols. & 7
5 Pueblo Grande Museum combination of architecture E Taliesin West ∑ pueblogrande.com
and Archaeological Park Highway and ecology to create new Cactus Rd. at Frank Lloyd Located 5 miles (8 km) east
6 Papago Park Railroad urban habitats (see p27). Wright Blvd., Scottsdale. Tel (480) of Downtown Phoenix, this
7 Mystery Castle Today, the Cosanti site 627-5340. Open 9am–4pm daily. museum displays an ancient
consists of simple, low Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. Hohokam ruin, as well as many
structures housing studios, a & 7 8 ∑ franklloydwright.org artifacts, including cooking
Flagstaff
Tonto gallery, and workshops. This is Generally regarded as the utensils and pottery. Many
74 National Scottsdale’s elegant Fashion Square where the workers make and greatest American architect pieces come from the adjacent
Beardsley Canal 17 74 Forest shopping mall sell their trademark windbells. of all time, Frank Lloyd Wright Archaeological Park, the site of
101 101 Verde } Camelback Mountain Self-guided walking tours are (1867–1959) established the a Hohokam settlement from the
Surprise McDowell Mountains available, but guided tours are 600-acre (240-ha) Taliesin West 8th to the 14th centuries. The
Sun Scottsdale. by reservation only. complex as a winter school for site, originally excavated in 1887,
City Paradise
Peoria Valley 87 Named for its humped shape, Visitors can also tour Soleri’s his students in 1937. Wright has a path through the ruins and
60 Camelback Mountain rises main project, which lies 60 miles came to prominence in Chicago signs indicating the many
Glendale 101 high above its suburban during the 1890s with a series of irrigation canals once used by
51 Scottsdale 202
10 101 Phoenix 88 surroundings just 7 miles the Hohokam to water crops.
Mesa Apache (11 km) northeast of Downtown
Blythe Junction
Avondale Phoenix. One of the city’s most
Goodyear Tempe distinctive landmarks, the
0 km 15 10 Gilbert 60 mountain is a granite and
87
0 miles 15 Chandler sandstone outcrop formed
Tucson by prehistoric volcanic forces.
Camelback Mountain is best
Scottsdale who established Taliesin West approached from the north via
Founded in the late 19th here in 1937. The area still the marked turn off McDonald
century, Scottsdale was named attracts artists and designers, Drive near the junction of Tatum
after its developer, army chap- but it is best known for its many Boulevard. From the parking
lain Winfield Scott (1837–1910), golf courses – there are more than lot, a well-marked path leads
whose religious scruples 200 in and around Scottsdale. to the summit, a steep climb
helped keep the early settle- At the center of the district, that covers 1,300 ft (390 m) in
ment free from saloons and to either side of Scottsdale the space of a mile.
gambling. Scottsdale’s quiet, Road between 2nd Street and Camelback Mountain adjoins
tree-lined streets and desert Indian School Road, the streets the Echo Canyon Recreation Area,
setting attracted the famous are lined with low, brightly a lovely enclave with a choice of
architect Frank Lloyd Wright, painted adobe buildings, which shady picnic sites. Taliesin West façade, designed to blend with the desert landscape
For keys to symbols see back flap For hotels and restaurants see pp237–8 and pp249–51
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