06/23/07
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Lillian Wong @ 4:32 pm
Quick: What does the Arizona Biltmore have in common with the Empire State Building? Both made the American Institute of Architects‘ list of “America’s Favorite Architecture.” The Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa ranked 119th out of 150. The only other Arizona project to make the list was Taliesin West, at No. 123. The Empire State Building tops the list of projects, compiled to coincide with the organization’s 150th anniversary. Harris Interactive surveyed 1,804 randomly selected Americans asking them to chose from a list of 248 structures compiled by an AIA panel. The Biltmore, constructed in 1929, was designed by Albert Chase McArthur, who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright between 1907 and 1909. McArthur used a textile-block system developed by Wright, and precast concrete blocks were molded on site and used throughout the resort, according to AIA’s description of the project. More…
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