Architect Ben Aranda has described the closing of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin as a "tragedy" and demanded more information.
Aranda made the remarks in a lengthy comment on Dezeen's story that the school will shut in June after failing to come to a financial agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
"Frank Lloyd Wright must be rolling in his grave"
"It's a tragedy" Aranda wrote. "The foundation has removed the soul of Taliesin for selfish interests. They don't see the school (as an accredited MArch programme) as part of their mission of preserving Taliesin."
"A very sad day indeed for architectural education," he added. "Frank Lloyd Wright must be rolling in his grave at the news." "The irony is that Taliesin was always an architecture school and the foundation was established to protect that tradition," Aranda continued. "Shutting down the school is an assault on Wright's legacy and also the possibility that Wright's idea of organic architecture will have a platform to be taught."

The architect runs his New York and Tucson-based design studio Aranda/Lasch with Chris Lasch, who was appointed Director of Academic Affairs of the school in 2016 and is currently the dean. Aranda told Dezeen that all opinions are his own.
"Shame on the foundation for wanting to keep their precious halls clear of the spontaneous, 'round the clock, and sometimes messy life of an...