Designer / Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

Personal / Commissioned: Personal Project

Location: Phoenix, Arizona United States

In 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a curvilinear, two-story, single-family house for Norman and
Aimee Lykes in Phoenix’s Palm Canyon. The surrounding area is desolate, filled with cacti, brush,
various desert plants and wild animals. This may be their world but together we share the same
experience of the daily rituals of the sky. The phases of sunrise and sunset — the constant to
remind us of the sacredness of life. Staring out beyond the mountains and watching the sun
slowly disappear, I learnt to appreciate the symbolism of the sunset. When I look out into the
sun, the sunset is a reminder that yes indeed everything will be alright.