Fallingwater

[rollenkingston 0]

As we all know, Fallingwater is Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece that stands above all his others (with the exception of the Guggenheim). But a building drafted within just two hours of conception going straight to construction, there are bound to be problems. And there were, plenty of structural flaws. Even so, it remains one of the most revered and honored piece of American Architecture of all time.

So what do you guys think? Love it for its aesthetic qualities? Or hate it for its structural and technical shortcomings?

Fallingwater

Fallingwater in the fall

Fallingwater cantilevers

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[japamala 0]

hate it because i'd be really hard to BAT.

[crazyyaya 4]

Wow i've never seen that building before, its as if the architech captures the image of a waterfall in the building.

[rollenkingston 0]

Thanks for the resizing by the way. It loooks better now.

[debussyman 1,349]

Originally posted by: japamala hate it because i'd be really hard to BAT.quote>

First, that's not a valid argument to criticise a piece of architecture.

Second, It's already been batted

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[rollenkingston 0]

Wow! Very impressed! Good job with that, I'm totally gonna get that one.

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

don't forget to download the 10 dependencies

[Duke87 1,070]

Well, it certainly looks nice from all the pictures of it I've ever seen, but I will withhold final judgment as I have never actually seen it in person.

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

I have always loved this.

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

I've actually been in Fallingwater, I went there with my family a few summers back. It was amazing. The house is in a middle of this forest and out of nowhere it pops out! The best part is probably standing by the living room watching the water drop down.

[Glenni 1,447]

It is a beautyfull building/house i  love it, btw,  i don't quite remember the name, but one of the BSCs recreated it

[rollenkingston 0]

It sure is a beautiful structure but remember this building is slowly falling apart. The roof was leaking and there were a vew other problems with it. I'm not sure but I think they fixed it up when they turned it into a museum. But personally, despite its obvious beauty, I think he could've put a little more than two hours on it.

[HuskerDude 12]

His use of materials is excellent. Despite the fact that it's clearly a modern building, it blends into the natural landscape so well.

[rollenkingston 0]

It's clearly genius. I mean the way he incorporates it with the waterfall itself. And as for modern, ironic how it was built in the 30s and still looks as modern as any of Gehry's work.

[GMoney702 0]

How can you possibly argue about it with architecture like that? That is the nicest waterfall building I've ever seen. Nice pics

[rollenkingston 0]

I think it is one of the few buildings that actually incorporates a waterfall into a structure.

[nofunk 1,933]

I've toured the place. I love it. It's a true work of art and a magnificent piece of architectural history.

[Ratieya455 1]

How could you possibly hate this building? I've been admiring pictures of it for years and finally got to tour the place during spring break. It was absolutely amazing.

I wouldn't say that the building pops out in the forest, it blends in as part of the landscape, which includes rock formations along with the trees and creek.

[rollenkingston 0]

It's not so much as anyone hating the building. It's more like how lazy the construction was. I mean its a beautiful building, and I don't doubt that, in fact out of all Wright's work, this and Taliesin West are my two favourite. But the fact is it just wasn't as structurally sound as his other buildings.

[Ratieya455 1]

It isn't structurally sound because the entire living room is cantilevered over the water, plus there is a balcony cantilevering off each side of the living room plus another one above it. This is quite a structural problem even nowadays, and it is amazing to me that they were able to build this thing in the 1930's and it is still standing (after renovation) today. The house is 1800 square feet and cost $155,000 to build in 1936, millions today, which shows how much was spent to make the structure the way it is.

[villagemayor 0]

So that's where all of the pee go into!! Down the waterfall!! I think its a really beautiful building and seems to blend in with nature very well. Its use of natural stone and gentle corners make it look almost historic. To get really nerdy, its a classic case of man conquering nature, so famous in the States in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Frank Lloyd Wright's building is a way to attempt to 'tame' nature by building on something that is a natural, something that that mother nature created for thousands of years, something that humans control. That is my interpretation.