Thursday, August 18, 2011

Frank Lloyd Wright Part 2


In 1936 Wright completed a house cascading over the Bear Run river in Pennsylvania, on cantilevers, called the Kaufmann house, more commonly know as Fallingwater, is considered to be the most famous house ever designed for non-royalty. Touring through this gem of architectural history helps one better understand how much effort Frank Lloyd Wright spent in every inch of his designs

Wright played a major role in the idea of "organic architecture". To Wright organic does not necessarily mean of nature, but rather that the design feels natural in the space.  Furniture is meant to look like it always belonged in the specific room for which it was designed. Frank Lloyd Wright was known for visiting the homes after the customer had been living in it a while, to make sure that the furniture was in the location it was designed.  For this reason Wright often used built-in seating to insure that his designs were not disturbed.

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