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Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pa., house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, American architect, b. Richland Center, Wis. Wright is widely considered the greatest American architect. After studying civil engineering at the Univ. ..... Click the link for more information. . Fallingwater (1936–39) is an architectural tour de force of Wright's organic philosophy, whereby a building should be completely integrated with its environment. Seen from below, the house is boldly cantilevered over a waterfall, with its powerful balconies and terraces seemingly suspended in midair. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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nbsp;- The Kaufmann house might inspire envy as you stroll past. In contrast to the 1949 Kaufmann House, a few miles away, the Maslon House didn't pose an obvious contradiction between silvery machine and desert; unlike the elegant 1947 Tremaine House in Santa Barbara, the glass pavilion wasn't 'thrillingly enhanced', to quote Neutra, by huge gnarled oak trees around it. the Kaufmann house in western Pennsylvania, of 1935--was nodding to the International Style. |
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