Fallingwater (Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture)

Yesterday, we went to visit Fallingwater, which is a really interesting work of architecture. If you aren't familiar with Fallingwater, it is a Frank Lloyd Wright house that was built in 1937 in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania for the Kaufmann family (see http://www.paconserve.org/index-fw1.asp). The Kaufmanns were a Pittsburgh family that owned a local chain of deparment stores that were very popular (and recently became part of the Macy's chain). The Kaufmanns wanted somewhere that they could "get away" from the city, which at that time was very dirty with pollution from the coal plants and steel mills.

The area around Fallingwater is beautiful. Fallingwater reminds you of what it is like to be away from the "hustle and bustle" of city life. The house itself shows some remarkable innovations that Mr Wright made and also shows that the Kaufmanns were willing to try new and different things. It also helps to serve as an incredible example of what is possible to build a home that lives in harmony with nature.

Posted at 08:12PM May 21, 2007 by jcinfoblog in General  |  Comments[0]