Fallingwater

Fallingwater is a house in Pennsylvania designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Kaufmann family and completed in 1939. Its cantilevered terraces extend over a waterfall on Bear Run.

Cantilever: A structural element supported at one end and projecting beyond its support. Reinforced-concrete cantilevers carry the terraces out over Bear Run.
Frank Lloyd Wright: An American architect whose work developed a distinctive approach to domestic design and landscape integration. Wright designed Fallingwater and directed its architectural conception.
Fallingwater construction: The building process that produced Fallingwater between 1936 and 1939. Construction records document disputes over reinforcement and the execution of the cantilevers.
Modern architecture: An architectural movement emphasizing new materials, functional design, and forms distinct from historical styles. Fallingwater became a widely recognized work within modern architecture.
Robie House: A Chicago residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1910. Its urban prairie setting contrasts with Fallingwater’s wooded stream and waterfall.
Reinforced concrete: Concrete strengthened with embedded steel to resist tension as well as compression. Wright used it to form the house’s projecting terrace slabs.
Edgar J. Kaufmann: An American department-store owner and patron of architecture and design. Kaufmann commissioned the house as a retreat for his family.
Fallingwater living room: The principal living space of Fallingwater, organized around a central hearth and views of the stream. Its stone hearth and low ceiling connect the interior to the rocky site.
American architecture: The architecture produced in the United States across its varied regions and historical periods. The house helped define the international profile of twentieth-century American architecture.
Taliesin West: Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and architectural studio in the Arizona desert. Its desert materials and low forms offer a contrasting response to landscape.

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