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I think nothing yet ever equaled the coordination, sympathetic expression of the great principle of repose where forest and stream and rock and all the elements of structure are combined so quietly that really you listen not to any noise whatsoever although the music of the stream is there. But you listen to Fallingwater the way you listen to the quiet of the country…
These words were echoed by Frank Lloyd Wright, recalling the journey to establish his Magnus Opum, Fallingwater.
An American Masterpiece: The History and Architecture of Falling Water
Location: Bear Run, PAA
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Check out our full tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Kraus House in this video: https://youtu.be/93L8JUedYwk
The most amazing building I’ve ever been in. By far my favorite.
I've always loved this house. I hope to visit it someday.
Beautifull work of art.
Strange things bout Franks designs. Most of them have design structural failures and leaking roofs.
An eyesore, imposing instead of blending with nature.
I've been to Fallingwater many years ago. I was struck by how short the interior ceilings were built. They seemed to be perhaps seven feet as opposed to an eight foot typical height. There were many clever effects such as corner-mounted opening windows, (as it was built before air conditioning was normal). This allowed not only fresh breezes to enter the house, but the sounds and smells of the outdoors to permeate the interior. Between the trees, flowers and stream, this meant that the family living there was surrounded by the outdoors in more ways than the obvious.
Very cool!
It's just this really. All other architecturally relevant homes must first reach this pinnacle, only then can conversation begin.
Gorgeous house!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nicely done look into this beautiful part of history.
Gorgeous home, but too bad there’s no area to actually see the waterfall from, which is the whole point from the perspective of the inhabitants, not the bears in the woods.
Love this house
In my days as a young architect I used to call Kaufman's secretar yAnd get permission to take friends to tour the house provided that The Kauffmans weren't using it that weekend. I think I did this on three separate occasions In the 1950s.
As a young architect (not so young now) we poured over the plans and drawings, recreated many renderings with markers and watercolour, …. Mesmerized in the spectacular beauty and the vision,… Architecture is love 💓
Reminds me a lot of Japanese architecture and the philosophy behind Japanese architecture fitting in so perfectly and being at one with nature.
I am always amazed at how unattractive his interiors actually were!! Lots of hype. But would you want to live in it?? I wouldn't.
I am not a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright's work, however I can respect this peice of art.
a house for people with money, other than that, useless shit.
Not to discredit the beauty of Fallingwater as a unique sculptural solution with the natural landscape (waterscape) – Between the humidity from the falls, the corrosion of the metal windows, and the noise of the continuous rush of water from the waterfall – living in the house was often unbearable. Mrs. Kaufman preferred to stay in the guest house to escape the noise. It’s typical that FLW to have grandstanded with the falls about his architecture when ideally the falls should have been the view from the house down stream!
I'm sure it's not the only time that FLW failed to give the customer what they wanted, but seriously, the man wanted to look at the waterfall from the house, and you have to leave the house to get it. Wright was a genius, and like many geniuses, was arrogant and always assumed he knew best.