Hello all,
Here at the wonderful Arizona Biltmore...wow.
Thanks to Morley Companies for the work opportunity.
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Program Manager Matt Theisen and of course Cindy Grove and Tim Craig. The set up team for the Exhibit Mike & Jim under the leadership of Carrie Schlobohm ...super team! We the Morley Team are here from the 19-25th of March. TD's too many to mention but great group of professionals.
See you on the road!

The Biltmore
The only existing hotel in the world with a Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced design, The Arizona Biltmore has been an Arizona landmark since its opening on Feb. 23, 1929 when it was crowned "The Jewel of the Desert." The resort was designed by Albert Chase McArthur, a Harvard graduate, who had studied under Frank Lloyd Wright from 1907 - 1909 in Chicago.

Perhaps the most obvious and dramatic design link to Wright is the use of indigenous materials that led to the creation of the "Biltmore Block." The pre-cast concrete blocks were molded on-site and used in the total construction of the resort. Designed by McArthur and sculpted by Emry Kopta, a prominent southwestern sculptor, the "Biltmore Block" features a geometric pattern that is said to represent a freshly cut palm tree.

Did you know that the famed song composer Irving Berlin penned tunes such as " God Bless America" and including "White Christmas" while sitting poolside at the Arizona Biltmore?
The pool was first built by the Wrigley's in 1930 and was host to diving competitions as well as fashion shows. Marilyn Monroe called this her favorite pool.

In 1930, when the estimated $1 million construction cost doubled, Chicago chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr., one of the original investors in the project, became the sole owner. Over the next 44 years, the Wrigley family owned and operated the Arizona Biltmore and it became world renowned as the preferred luxury oasis for celebrities, heads of state, captains of industry and other famous travelers.

More on the web link: http://www.arizonabiltmore.com