E. Thomas Casey

Edmund Thomas Casey, Jr. , called: Tom Casey, (born October 23, 1924 , † November 11, 2005 in Spring Green , Wisconsin ) was an American architect and founding dean of the "Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture" in Taliesin West in Scottsdale.

Life

Casey studied architecture at the University of California, Berkeley after serving as a pilot in World War II . After graduating in 1950, he interviewed Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Scottsdale , Arizona . Wright, himself a Berkeley graduate, was keen to attract graduates to Taliesin West for his architecture community. Casey was accepted and remained associated with Wright throughout his life.

Casey worked with Wright at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Marin County Civic Center in California, and the Johnson Wax Administration Building in Wisconsin. He took over the management of numerous projects, such as the "Pearl Palace" in Tehran and was responsible for the design of the "Rocky Mountain National Park Visitors Center" (now: National Historic Landmark) in Estes Park, Colorado.

Casey also worked at Wright School as a professor and thought leader for the didactic concepts. E. Thomas Casey was the founding dean of the "Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture" in Taliesin West in Scottsdale and until his death "Emeritus Dean" and member of the "Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation".

Casey most recently worked as a freelance architect with his office "O'Casey Design Studios" and worked, among other things, on a Wright house in Ireland.

Casey died of multiple strokes in his Wisconsin home. As a reminder, the evening bell on campus rang 81 times. E. Thomas Casey leaves behind his wife Effi and a daughter.

Web links

• Internet presence of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
• "Architect, former dean of Taliesin West dies at 81"
• "Tom Casey has died"