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Fallingwater : A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House by Edgar Kaufmann and Edgar Kaufmann Jr. (1987, Hardcover)

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Fallingwater : A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House, Hardcover by Kaufmann, Edgar, ISBN 0896596621, ISBN-13 9780896596627, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Recounts the design and construction of Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous residential design, and discusses the philosophy behind its construction.

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Considered Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic masterpiece, Fallingwater is recognized worldwide as the paradigm of organic architecture. Here, in beautiful photographs, the first as-built measured plans, and an intimate narrative by a key figure, is the fascinating story of this masterwork. Fallingwater is the most famous modern house in America. Indeed, readers of the Journal of the American Institute of Architects voted it the best American building of the last 125 years Annually, more than 128,000 visitors seek out Fallingwater in its remote mountain site in southwestern Pennsylvania. Considered Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic masterpiece, the house is recognized worldwide as the paradigm of organic architecture, where a building becomes an integral part of its natural setting. This charming and provocative book is the work of the man best qualified to undertake it, who was both apprentice to Wright and son of the man who commissioned the house. Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., closely followed the planning and construction of Fallingwater, and lived in the house on weekends and vacations for twenty-seven years-until, following the deaths of his parents, he gave the house in 1963 to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to hold for public enjoyment and appreciation. This is a personal, almost intimate record of one man's fifty-year relationship to a work of genius that only gradually revealed its complexities and originality. With full appreciation of the intentions of both architect and client, Mr. Kaufmann described this remarkable building in detail, telling of its extraordinary virtues but not failing to reveal its faults. One section of the book focuses on the realities of Fallingwater as architecture. A famous building right from its beginnings (only partly because it was Wright's first significant commission in more than a decade), Fallingwater has accumulated considerable publicity and analysis-much of it off the mark. Mr. Kaufmann outlined and dealt with the common misunderstandings that have obscured the building's true values and supplied accurate information and interpretations. In another section Mr. Kaufmann provided an in-depth essay on the subtleties of Fallingwater, the ideology underlying its esthetics. A key element of this is the close interweaving of the house and its rugged, challenging setting, which he explicated in fascinating detail. The author maintained throughout the direct approach of one who knew and loved Fallingwater. As an apprentice and loyal admirer of the architect, Mr. Kaufmann was well attuned to the architecture. And as a retired professor of architectural history and frequent lecturer and panelist, he had considerable experience in presenting and interpreting Wright's ideas. Thoroughly versed in the books, articles, drawings, and buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mr. Kaufmann was eminently situated to place Fallingwater in that context. This unique record was presented in celebration of Fallingwater's fiftieth anniversary. Special features of this volume include: numerous never-before published photographs of the house under construction, during its entire history, and of the family in residence; a room-by-room pictorial survey in full color taken especially for this volume; isometric architectural perspectives that explain visually how the house was constructed; and the first accurate, measured plans of the house as built.

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Publisher
Abbeville Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0896596621
ISBN-13
9780896596627
eBay Product ID (ePID)
881236

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Book Title
Fallingwater : a Frank Lloyd Wright Country House
Author
Edgar Kaufmann Jr., Edgar Kaufmann
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Buildings / Residential, General, Individual Architects & Firms / General
Publication Year
1987
Genre
Architecture
Number of Pages
190 Pages

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Item Length
13.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
9.9in
Item Weight
0.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Na737.W7k29 1986
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"...never has [Kaufmann's] account been so astute and revealing, and never has the resulting building been so brilliantly portrayed as in this volume...As the reader views Fallingwater in a series of stunning illustrations, Kaufmann gives a more intimate view of what the house has meant to him personally and what role it has played in assuring Wright an enduring place in architectural history." -- Booklist "An engaging, intimate, sumptuous appreciation of Wright's 1936 house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania...[Kaufmann] is able to explain the intentions of architect and client, and writes with both feeling and critical knowledge, having lived in and with the masterpiece all his life. A work of loving scholarship, beautifully presented, Fallingwater is highly recommended for all collections." -- Library Journal, An engaging, intimate, sumptuous appreciation of Wright's 1936 house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania...[Kaufmann] is able to explain the intentions of architect and client, and writes with both feeling and critical knowledge, having lived in and with the masterpiece all his life. A work of loving scholarship, beautifully presented, Fallingwater is highly recommended for all collections., ...never has [Kaufmann's] account been so astute and revealing, and never has the resulting building been so brilliantly portrayed as in this volume...As the reader views Fallingwater in a series of stunning illustrations, Kaufmann gives a more intimate view of what the house has meant to him personally and what role it has played in assuring Wright an enduring place in architectural history.
Table of Content
Table of Contents from: Fallingwater Introduction: The House and the Natural Landscape: A Prelude to Fallingwater by Mark Girouard Foreword: Fallingwater, Known and Unknown Recollecting Fallingwater: Drifting Toward Wright How Fallingwater Began The Faults of Fallingwater Living with Fallingwater Responsibilities Rewards and Opportunities Fallingwater in a New Role Entry and Main Floor: Pictorial Realities at Fallingwater: What Fallingwater Is-and Is Not Measured Drawings The Adaptability of Wrights Architecture Wright's Systems-and Mutations Presenting Continuous Space Fallingwater in Its Setting Inside Fallingwater Upper Floors and Guest Wing: Pictorial Ideas of Fallingwater: Images What Images Do Not Tell Afterword: Fallingwater's Future Acknowledgments Bibliography Index Photography Credits
Copyright Date
1986
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
86-013967
Dewey Decimal
728.3/72/0924
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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by diva2Feb 23, 2022
Great Coffee Table Book for Ones Collection
Great book for Frank Lloyd Wright fans. It is written by the son of the original owners for whom the house was built. Therefore it is filled with new insights and knowledge from having actually lived at Falling Waters.
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by cacho326May 25, 2023
Nice coffee table book.
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