Fallingwater
Title
Fallingwater
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
July 29, 2015
Alternative Title or Name
Edgar & Liliane Kaufmann home
Creator
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
May, 1977
Work Location
Pennsylvania (state)
Mill Run (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
houses
decks (uncovered spaces)
organic architecture
Description
Exterior view of deck at the home of Edgar and Liliane Kaufmann in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1939. "The house took on "a definite masonry form" that related to the site, and for the terraces they decided on a reinforced-concrete structure. It was Wright's first time working with concrete for residences and though at first he did not have much interest in the material, it had the flexibility to be cast into any shape, and when reinforced with steel it gained an extraordinary tensile strength,"--AD Classics: Fallingwater House / Frank Lloyd Wright, by Adelyn Perez, May 14, 2010.
Material/Medium
concrete
stone (worked rock)
Measurements
main house: 5,330 square feet
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-851
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