Home now, physically, in Charleston — head and heart partially still back in PA. One of the days there, I drove over the rolling hills, through green green farmland, to Fallingwater.
Fallingwater (1935), Bear Run, Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
In Fallingwater, which was built as a weekend retreat for Edgar J. Kaufmann, we see [Frank Lloyd] Wright’s greatest expression of “organic architecture” — the union of the structure and the land upon which it is built. Fallingwater is considered Wright’s masterwork.
See more, better photographs at Greatbuildings.com.
At this PBS feature, you can…
From his first house to his final masterpiece, follow Frank Lloyd Wright’s extraordinary career, his life, and 20th century American architecture.
Includes (great) Wright’s drawings of Fallingwater’s interior and exterior.
Some other good Fallingwater resources online include:fay-west.com — Fayette, Westmoreland and Somerset County area informational website; and Wright on the Web: A Virtual Look at the Works of Frank Lloyd Wright; “and a webliography — i.e., a gathering of internet resources that might contribute to the study, appreciation, or sheer enjoyment of works created by the man who has been called America’s most creative and innovative architect.“
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That’s so cool. I’ve always wanted to visit that building.