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Visitor killed by piece of roof blown off Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home in Arizona
The foundation says 100,000 annual visitors come to the UNESCO site as officials investigate whether aging acrylic roofing failed in high winds.
- On Friday, October 16, Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná in Brazil, died at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, when high winds dislodged a roof panel that struck him during a tour.
- Rebecca Barron, director of preservation of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, previously noted the site's acrylic roofs were 'nearing the end of their serviceable life,' while former staff reported witnessing other panels coming loose during past monsoons.
- Local weather services reported gusts up to 32 miles per hour at the time of the accident. One witness described 'a sudden gust followed by a scream,' noting the victim sustained a severe head injury from the falling debris.
- The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced the property is closed until further notice, while Scottsdale Police Department officials investigate the death as a weather-related accident and the foundation expressed condolences to the victim's family.
- As a National Historic Landmark and UNESCO World Heritage site, Taliesin West faces scrutiny regarding structural maintenance. Hughes expressed hope the tragedy does not 'create, or transcend, a permanent closure' for the historic complex.
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Visitor killed by piece of roof blown off Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home in Arizona
The home where architect Frank Llyod Wright spent winters in Arizona has been closed to tourists after strong winds blew off a piece of roofing that killed a visitor from Brazil. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has not said when the home known as Taliesin West will reopen.
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Visitor killed by piece of roof blown off Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home in Arizona
The home where architect Frank Llyod Wright spent winters in Arizona has been closed to tourists after strong winds blew off a piece of roofing that killed a visitor from Brazil.
·New York, United States
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Tourist killed in freak accident at landmark designed by one of America's most famous architects
A tourist was killed at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, when strong winds blew roofing material off the Frank Lloyd Wright landmark, striking him in the head, police say.
·New York, United States
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