139. Fallingwater. Pennsylvania, US Frank Lloyd Wright. 1936-1939 CE Reinforced concrete, sandstone, stell, and glass.

• Form
  • Cantilevered steel-supported porches extend over a waterfall
  • The accent is on horizontal lines–as opposed to the verticality of much of twentieth-century architecture
  • The architecture is in harmony with the site
  • The living room contains a glass curtain wall around three of the four sides; the building embraces the woods around it
  • The floor of the living room and the walls of building are made from the stone of the area
  • The hearth os the center of the house, an outcropping of natural stones surrounds it
  • The interior shows a suppression of space devoted to hanging a painting; Wright wanted the architecture to dominate
  • The ground plan and design is irregular and complex
  • Only two colors uses: light ochre for the concrete and Cherokee red for the steel
• Context
  • Late expression of Prairie School ideas
• Function and Patronage
  • Weekend retreat for the Kaufmann family, who owned a department store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania