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This is an 8 page paper discussing the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright’s home design “Fallingwater” constructed in Mill Run, Pennsylvania in 1939. The design involves cantilevered horizontal floors which are staggered up the cliff face and the entire structure appears to be handing over the waterfall and is considered to be one of the most influential designs of its time which applied advanced architectural techniques but still incorporated the natural elements of the site.
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structure eventually needed reinforcement because of his resistance to change the design at the time, he used the elements of poured concrete floors that were rear weighted over the water,
which was highly innovative and well ahead of its time. In incorporating the home into the landscape, a priority for Wright, he used local sandstone from the quarry and staggered
the floors of the building up the cliff face for a dramatic yet assimilated effect. When designing the home he also took into account the sights and sounds which surrounded
the site and incorporated seventeen cascading windows down the side of the facade. This resulting is a beautiful stunning home which showed the enjoyment of nature both from within the
home and outside of the home. When first viewing Fallingwater, Wrights masterpiece in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, individuals are struck by the beauty of the architecture and its assimilation with the
environment around it. While Wright insisted that all of his buildings be at least on one acre of land, it is the way this home cascades down the cliff and
waterfall which make viewers realize that this is not an ordinary acre of land which has been chosen. In addition to the original impression of its environment, those who study
Wrights architecture also point out several features of the building which would be considered forbidden by building codes today such as windows which open too low for children and the
placement of the house over a stream which would be considered bad for the environment (Sullivan, 1995; Blake, 1992). The incorporation of the environment surrounding Fallingwater has achieved several
elements in architecture which are considered beyond the reach of most designers. Although designers often manage to obtain the proper use of three dimensions and elegance in detail, Wright has
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