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HOUSES 19 , the cantilevers Living Room. 1992. Photo: Paul Desk. 1936–39. painted and Wood Rocheleau. © 1992, Rocheleau Paul IMAGE 17: metal. of The Museum Art, Modern York. New Purchase. Fund Auchincloss Lily IMAGE 19: x 2 ⁄ 1 71 x 2 ⁄ 1 odel. 1984. Acrylic, wood, metal, M View from downstream. from View 1992. ed from the waterfall running the house. the waterfall under ed from in Bear is located v k i r r chitect Frank designed this house in 1935–37.Wright Lloyd Frank chitect name, Its Fallingwater, leau ew York. ew Company Best Products o e (102.8 x 181.6 x 121 cm). Modelmakers: Y N " he 8 ⁄ c w 5 t, chitecture Fund.chitecture Wright Lloyd © 2004 Frank e r r o he ar Photo: Rocheleau. Paul © 1992, Paul R IMAGE 16: A RightsFoundation/Artists Society (ARS), N Paul Bonfilio,Paul Zelvin, with Joseph Larry List, and Edith Randel. of The Museum Modern A 47 IMAGE 18: expanded polystyrene,expanded and paint, 40 ABOUT FALLINGWATER T was d HOUSE FOUR: The House on a Waterfall—Fallingwater, Edgar J. Kaufmann HOUSE FOUR: on a Waterfall—Fallingwater, The House 1935–37 Run, . House, Mill (American,Wright Lloyd Frank 1867–1959) built the three-story house right over the rocks and water. the rocks the three-story built house rightarchitect over flooring stone Its Run, Pennsylvania, the mag- for department-store retreat and was a weekend Edgar J.nate and his family. Kaufmann a picnics on enjoyed had often The Kaufmann’s of near the top rock large property, their on a waterfall that this point decided Wright and the house. locationwas the ideal for Through the use of types different of Fallingwater also reflects also Fallingwater 8 it to other houses you have seen? e , 33. ved to after studying at the University of at the University studying architecture after Chicago to ved Wis- equest, EdgarKaufmann, Jr., the house and the surrounding placed r s ht mo : Architect Wright: Lloyd Frank r’ mperial Hotel, in , Japan; Museum,the Guggenheim and York. in New ig r W the I is; wear in order to match the house. match to in order wear Temple, called Unity a church included Projects his fathe y in 1867, an architect. become that he would early knew on Wright Lloyd Frank He 1887, lino n n l n the

r o Wright also established a school in Arizona called the Fellowship, called the Taliesin Arizona in a school also established appren- where Wright During his career, of the scope expanded Wright designs church- for include to his work I Look closely at Images 16 through 18.Look closely at Images 16 through you describe this house (for instance, How would features and shapes do you see)? Do you notice any other interesting what sorts of textures about this house? How would you compar the house.Look at the setting around setting in detail. Describe the natural The Kaufmann family often entertained at Fallingwater, often family The Kaufmann of was one Albert Einstein and Fallingwater embodies Wright’s designphilosophy, Wright’s embodies Fallingwater harmony the emphasizes which Anthony Alofsin,Anthony in o

d lients in the Midwest;lients these early designs,“Prairie Style,” as to referred homes featured The Iraqi government once commissioned Wright to design an opera to house in Baghdad, Wright commissioned once The government Iraqi built. it was never but Wright. with and work live to paid a fee tices of a day hours four included Their schedule labor,manual meals, preparing farming to from with along the design on of working new 8. consin. began Sullivan, as a draftsman Louis working for He at the time who was renowned his skyscraper for designs.career, in his Early on designing focused on for homes Wright c with gardens, of and layouts in simple, rooms geometric formations. es, hotels, museums, buildings, office a synagogue, detail-oriented,extremely 19). (see Image and furniture that he insist- his clients designing for clothing sometimes even was He e in I was initially raised Center, in a small in Richland farming community . However, as his father, often relocated family a man ofWright’s trades, many for looked continuously the country. around work steady spent most of Wright fam- his maternal on his summers farm,Wisconsin ily’s nature. for appreciation a strong he developed where ABOUT FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT B DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • • Wright’s interest in various architectural styles (particularly ) and dif- styles in various architectural (particularly architecture) interest Japanese Wright’s typesferent of materials. building in his structures incorporated materials often Wright and sandstone, as limestone such Wisconsin, in southwest found commonly are which was born and raised.Wright where experimentation with and specific materials Wright’s design motifs sometimes problems. caused him unexpected instance, For his use of hori- zontal, rather traditional, than winter, in accumulate to angled caused snow roofs which the houses. into and leaked melted then that design also incorporated choices Wright But very effective.were receive the house to enable tried would select that a site to always He fullsunlight at least part for of the day. sturdy. also quite buildings are His Kaufmann, Edgar Jr., Pennsylvania,in western that during tornado a rare remembers in 1956, did not collapse. Fallingwater guests. notable many until 1963, retreat used The the house as a weekend family when, up ofproperty the care under Conservancy, Pennsylvania Western the the open to in order as a museum. the public house to echoes the rocky landscapewas built, it which upon the rocky echoes over directly descends and a staircase the water. designed most of Wright Fallingwater, for the furniture the Kaufmann which with own pieces. their combined family nature,between man, and architecture. easily should grow building “a that stated once He with and be harmonize shaped its site to its surroundings.” from

HOUSES 20 HOUSES 21 er is a bar or beam is a bar or whoseer weight is supported end. at one exam- An v ile cant A nia,”which stands for the ofnia,”which States the United stands for America. North philos- The Usonian Y bate in which two teams present arguments supporting arguments Interna- and opposing present teams two in which bate e so er: v “U ile d le Wright died in Arizona, died in Wright in 1959. ave your students conduct research to learn more about . learn more to research conduct students your ave think of you do What old a d . and Japanese Architecture Frank Lloyd Wright GLOSSAR Cant PROJECT EXTENSION H tional Style and Wright’s Usonian vision. Usonian Wright’s tional Style and ple of structure is a balcony. a cantilevered of One way is to demonstrating a cantilever armstand with extended, your forearm. balancing a book your on 2. Usonia critic was a harsh ofWright Lloyd Frank and Five). Three Style International (see Houses his own design modern on technology offended materials emphasis and machine-made Its philosophy, the use of on centered which natural materials, as wood, such importance of the and on craft. Style, International to response In that he an ideal developed Wright cal RESEARCH PROJECTS 1 work. Wright’s Lloyd Frank on influence was a major architecture Japanese Traditional in this guide, the bibliographic resources online and Using and compare research home. a traditional to Japanese Fallingwater Describe the similarities and differences the two.between materials, the building Consider the structural differences, and the geo- graphical conditions. work.Wright’s in design about other influences Learn more What they, in an essay. ideas were your Present them? incorporate Wright did and how and why rural living, advocated ophy prairie particularly life, and buildings homes representing as farmhouses and gassuch stations. H a short paper response. with your Write Style?International to reaction Wright’s buildings and restoring old ones.buildings and restoring Taliesin, At met Edgar Kaufmann, Wright Jr., who intro- father, his to Wright duced of the commission leading to in 1934. Fallingwater