The Taliesin Property contains Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed home, studio, and school located in Spring Green, Wisconsin. It is one of America’s most important cultural sites. The estate is situated in the hilly and bucolic southwestern Wisconsin, an area Wright knew well having spent many summers working at his family’s nearby farm. Wright first constructed his residence, Taliesin, in 1911; after fires he rebuilt and consistently redesigned the complex until his death in 1959. Initially Taliesin contained the living quarters for himself, Mamah Borthwick, and a few staff, but after the founding of Taliesin Fellowship in 1932, it soon housed live-in apprentices who came to Taliesin to learn hands-on from a master. The house was expanded into what is now called Taliesin III, and with other buildings on the estate, it served as a laboratory for Wright and his apprentices to work out design ideas and test construction methods. In 1974 the Taliesin property was designated a National Historic landmark, and in 2019, along with seven other Wright buildings, Taliesin was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

In 2022, Harboe Architects was hired to led a team of preservation professionals to produce a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the seven principal buildings on the Taliesin property. A CMP is an important building conservation document that establishes a framework for the long-term maintenance and management of a site. The CMP is anticipated to be completed by the Fall of 2024.

In addition to the CMP, Harboe Architects is preparing construction documents for the restoration of the South Wing Living Quarters to correct for significant structural flaws. The architectural work will include a complete roof replacement, stucco and plaster restoration, wood window, door, and trim restoration, as well as finish restoration.The new roof will consists of cedar shingles, matching the historic details from the Period of Significance, as well as a liquid applied membrane roof over the flat roof sections.