Monona Terrace was first designed by Wright in 1938.  Since Wright had been a resident of the Madison area for much of his life, he was very interested in having a significant structure of his built on this prestigious site in his hometown.  Over the next 21 years Wright did three basic designs and five revisions of his design.  Despite his efforts, the building was not built in his lifetime, but efforts and further revisions of the plan continued, until the building was finally built and opened in 1997.  The final plans of the building were adapted from Wright's last design by Tony Puttman of the Taliesin Associated Architects.

Monona Terrace is open for daily tours, check their web site for details.