Frank Lloyd Wright, perhaps the greatest architect of the 20C, built this complex of low-lying buildings by gathering desert rocks and sand from washes, assembling them by hand to blend with 600 surrounding acres. Taliesin West, a National Historic L..

Italian architect Paolo Soleri showcases "arcology," which he defines as the integration of architecture and ecology in new urban habitats. A prototype has been under construction since 1970, an hour's drive north: Arcosanti will combine co..

A mock strip of the 19C West in the heart of swank Scottsdale, Old Town has wooden sidewalks, cigar-store Indians, rustic storefronts, and Mexican and Western art. To some, its highlight is a pink ice-cream parlor called the Sugar Bowl, an institutio..