A View Of The Fallingwater House

Without a doubt, Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the greatest architects in American history and the greatest architect of the 20th century. Nature was his muse and his architectural structures embodied organic qualities. He took full advantage of the technological advances of the 20th century but redirecting the concept of space and employing new techniques; Wright was known for his modern and innovative designs. He believed that, “architecture was not just about buildings, it was about nourishing the lives of those sheltered within them”. Wright is not only one of the most well known architects in America but he is also thought of as one of the most influential architects in the world.

Question 1. Choose an architect or practice whose work is covered by or relevant to this course and discuss critically one or more of their design projects or drawings or urban proposals as precedent case-studies. Selectively situate this work in relation to their body of work, and against the practices and concerns of the period. Focus on the architectural qualities of a specific key aspect of the design of the projects. Selectively consider how they might relate to the historical situation, cultural values, theoretical concerns and design practices of the time. This may involve a selective analysis of compositional design practices, material fabrication production and the experiential reception of built outcomes of the projects.

For this experience, I have visited Wynona’s House Child Advocacy Center, often referred to as Wynona’s House. Wynona’s House was the perfect agency to visit because April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. During my visit, I interviewed Ashley Pires and briefly, Karen J. Zambrano. Ashley Pires is the Family Advocate and Karen Zambrano is Wynona House’s Forensic Interview Specialist.

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most influential designers of modern architecture and design. He was born June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Wisconsin in the field of engineering because courses in architecture were not available at the school. In 1887, Wright moved to Chicago were he became a draftsman for Joseph Lyman Silsbee, who was a famous Mid-western architect. While working for Silsbee, Wright designed his first building. Later in that same year, Wright became a designer at the firm of Alder and Sullivan. Wright soon became their chief draftsman. Louis Sullivan, one of the partners at the firm, had a profound influence upon Wright’s work. Wright was forced to leave the firm of Alder and Sullivan because of his "bootleg" homes. People were at first opposed to his new and different approach to architecture and design. In 1893, he began his own practice. Wright soon began to design and build houses of his own that reflected Louis Sullivan’s influence. Wright’s designs also revealed his independent talent and nature.

Some readers/visitors will be amazed to learn that Cox built his humble cabin atop the big boulder to the left of the waterfall. Years later, after upgrades and enlargement, it was transformed into the renowned Cliff House.

Even his contribution to Washington DC’s Mall with his design for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is a remarkable feat. However, some of his projects really capture his architectural style and how he grabs someone’s attention, even if they are just walking down the street. His “Sunken House” Project is definitely one of his products that do just that. It is also a structure that really symbolizes many of the new or modern styles of architecture that we see developing in this twenty first century, many of which Adjaye has contributed

The earlest and modern archaeologist try to find what are the real reason these building have been constructed for.Thus,they come up with theories traying to explane.

For the critical essay assignment I specifically chose the building called the Rufus Stillman House. The House is located in Litchfield, Connecticut and was built in 1950 by the architect Marcel Breuer. Marcel Breuer became acquainted with this couple, Rufus and Leslie Stillmen, in 1949. They became acquainted when Breuer’s work of his demonstration house that was on display in a courtyard at the Museum of Modern Art, which is located in New York. The couple hired Marcel Breuer to design a modern house for their property in Litchfield. The Stillman House was the resulting structure.

The lecturer argues against the idea of the structures being used as residential buildings by pointing out the lack of sufficient numbers of fireplaces in comparison with the size of the structure. In the reading passage, the author points out the similarities between the Chaco houses and other large residential structures as support for the residential theory.

Many of those buildings were being developed in his mind while he was growing up and spending summers on his uncle’s farm. It was during this time that he developed his love for Nature, to be a part of it. His love for Nature is dominant in his earlier works dubbed the “Prairie Houses”, but can also been seen in his later works such as Johnson Wax and the Guggenheim Museum. When Frank Lloyd Wright was just sixty-eight years old, he was commissioned to design a house for Edgar Kaufmann. Wright and Kaufmann went to the property to survey the location for the house. Kaufmann liked to spend time at the water falls on his land so that is where Wright decided to build it. Wright figured if Nature could place the boulders over a waterfall, than he could build a house over one. It took Wright only three hours to draw the plans for the house. The house consists basically of concrete slabs balanced on the boulders above the stream, and the walls are slabs of the natural rock surrounding the house. The house includes a pool that is built under the house and is fed by the passing stream. Every aspect of the house embraces the Nature that it co-exists with, and the house appears to fade into its surroundings.

Frank Lloyd Wright is one of the most important architects of the twentieth century; with his buildings and his ideals of an organic architecture, he got to be known by everyone. Who does not know about the Fallingwater? This building is considered his masterpiece and represents all his principles. For him, organic architecture was designing by integrating a building to its site and context, and he was able to achieve it with most of his projects. However, Wright’s career did not started like this; he went through a lot of complex periods that ended consolidating his ideals as an architect. Moreover, each of these phases had different kind of influences that Wright took and learned from. Therefore, it’s important to acknowledge how outside architecture and social factors influenced his “Organic” idea.

Luis Barragán was born on March 9th, 1902 in Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. Son of wealthy, conservative parents, Barragán was raised on an estate owned by the family in the southern state of Jalisco. His parent’s would afford him opportunities that would soon shape his future as an influential Architect. At the age of 17, Barragán enrolled in the Escuela Libre de Ingenieros (Free School of Engineers) in Guadalajara and began his education as an Engineer. Throughout his education, Barragán worked for various builders and, after a few years, for his brother Juan José—who was an engineer. During this time, Barragán’s fascinated with Architecture began to blossom. In 1923, at the age of 21, Luis Barragán received his degree in engineering and continued his

An esteemed figure within the progress of Mexico’s architecture, Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín (March 9, 1902 – November 22, 1988), widely known as Luis Barragán, was a Mexican engineer and architect. With a career spanning over 30 built projects, predominantly based in Mexico, Barragán’s works influenced contemporary architects, designers, or artists, in terms of his distinctive design principles. His influential work upon Mexico’s modern architecture enabled him as an awardee of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1980 – an award that gave Barragán recognition and critical acclaim, one that he did not receive until near the end of his career. But even with the sudden phenomenon of his reputation due to his solitary and reserved personality, the evidence and quality of his work still remains – which truly begs the question: How did Luis Barragán’s architecture distinguish itself differently from other architects within his time period?

The prominent and imaginative Wisconsin born American architect, interior designer and author, Frank Lloyd Wright hit his architectural milestone in the mid-1930s when he designed his world-renowned master piece in Bear Run, Western Pennsylvania, “Fallingwater” also referred to as Kaufmann Residence. Owing to his unique perspective in architecture which he refers to as “organic”, the structure looks as though it sprung naturally amidst Bear Run's trees and water. Frank Lloyd Wright’s complete body of work was so broad that till date he still remains highly recognized as the greatest architect of all time. His career which lasted for approximately seventy two years was apostrophized with global fame, artistic conquests as

After the Second World War, attention immediately turned towards reconstructing a better world. Like the earlier world war, it destroyed a previous social and economic order (Curtis, 1996). Many of tall buildings were built to meet the large number of human requirements. Modernism was rapidly developed at that time. This essay aims to explore the development of modernism after World War II by compare and contrast the two apartments which are Hansaviertel Apartment in German and Society Hill Towers in the USA. It first discusses the similarity of the two chosen buildings. Then explains the difference of design, which includes surroundings, building form and the apartment layout. Furthermore, explore the factors lead to those difference which are policy, the influence of the other architects and architects’ own belief.