Meeting Collections Preservation Goals through Sustainable Storage Improvements

FAIN: PF-287691-22

Taliesin West (Scottsdale, AZ 85259-2537)
Margo Stipe (Project Director: January 2022 to January 2024)
Rebecca Hagen (Project Director: January 2024 to present)

An implementation project to address sustainable improvements for the building envelope and environmental management systems in the Archives and Collections Building, the primary storage facility at Taliesin West, the winter home and architectural laboratory of Frank Lloyd Wright, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation requests an NEH SCHC Implementation Grant to fund critical building envelope upgrades for the Archives & Collections Building at Taliesin West. These include the installation of a new insulated, low-emissive roof on the building and the replacement of end-of-service mechanical systems with high-efficiency HVAC systems in the storage vaults. These critical modifications will improve interior environmental conditions, lessen airborne particulate transmission into the collection storage vaults, and reduce energy costs in an extreme desert climate.

Media Coverage

The Archives & Collections Building At Taliesin West Is Getting Some Upgrades (Media Coverage)
Author(s): FLWF Collections Staff
Publication: Wright Society - Issue Oct 4th 2023
Date: 10/4/2023
Abstract: Reprint of FLWF Whirling Arrow blog article (10/2/23) describing the critical projects being funded by the NEH SCHC grant (roof, HVAC, interior materials and finishes).
URL: https://wrightsociety.com/issues/378?#start