Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West Temporarily Closes After Fatal Incident
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West home in Scottsdale, Arizona, is temporarily closing after a man died on the property during a walking tour.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West home in Scottsdale, Arizona, is temporarily closing after a man died on the property during a walking tour. The individual, identified as Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, was struck by roofing material dislodged by strong winds while on a group walking tour. Mateucci died instantly, and the death is being treated as a weather-related accident.
The property, which spans 491 acres, was built by Wright in 1937 and lived in until his death in 1959. It has been exhibited by the Museum of Modern Art in 1940 and pictures of the structures were displayed in 1947.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West home in Scottsdale, Arizona, is temporarily closing after a man died on the property during a walking tour.
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The individual, identified as Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, was struck by roofing material dislodged by strong winds while on a group walking tour. Mateucci died instantly, and the death is being treated as a weather-related accident.
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