Chapter 1
Shaping the American prairie
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Chapter 2
Living with nature at Fallingwater
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Chapter 3
Seismic design and Eastern elegance
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Chapter 4
The spiral of the Guggenheim and late works
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The genius of Frank Lloyd Wright
Ch 2 · Living with nature at Fallingwater
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Fallingwater, hear the flow, Live with the falls, let the water show!
Fun Fact
Fallingwater's natural desk: Wright built a desk in Fallingwater with a cutout curved specifically to allow a nearby tree to grow undisturbed.
Glossary
organic architecture (noun)
A philosophy of architectural design that promotes harmony between human habitations and the natural world. Frank Lloyd Wright exemplified this philosophy in 1935 when designing the Kaufmann family's Pennsylvania waterfall retreat.
A philosophy of architectural design that promotes harmony between human habitations and the natural world. Frank Lloyd Wright exemplified this philosophy in 1935 when designing the Kaufmann family's Pennsylvania waterfall retreat.
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What did Frank Lloyd Wright do to the stone floors inside Fallingwater to make them resemble the nearby riverbed?
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Instead of placing Fallingwater across from the waterfall to view it, where did Frank Lloyd Wright build the house?
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What is the name of Frank Lloyd Wright's personal home and studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin, which he rebuilt twice after fires?
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How did Frank Lloyd Wright design the corner windows of Fallingwater to ensure uninterrupted views of nature?
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What architectural term describes a long, horizontal beam supported at only one end, used by Wright to float balconies over Fallingwater?
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For which wealthy department store owner and his family did Frank Lloyd Wright design Fallingwater in 1935?