Originally from New Hampshire and Boston, Mancusi now lives between both Frank Lloyd Wright estates in Scottsdale, Arizona and Spring Green, Wisconsin. As the distance and temporance of living between both places, Nick tries to envolve himself in much of the community and national architectural community as possible. Nick currently acts as the President of the Taliesin AIAS chapter and is activly involved in the AIAS and AIA communities.

Nick began his architectural education at Pinkerton Academy in 2000 continuing onto studying at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA in 2004 and now is enjoying every moment at Taliesin. Nick is currently the most senior student at Taliesin and also runs this years lecture series and coordinates the Audio/Visual Department of the School. Last year Nick was honored with the William Wesley Peters Scholorship.