Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright
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I’ll get the disclaimer out of the way: I’m no architect, not even on the weekends, so my descriptions of this cool building may seem a little vague. I will say it was a great experience to see such an unusual house, that seemed to repeat a pattern of long flat surfaces stacked off-center, and almost never in alignment vertically.
Visitor Information – From the Fallingwater.org website
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The living spaces had lots of light, and plenty of plants, something I am quite jealous of. I have a greenhouse at home, but this was like a greenhouse that you live in!
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Another element that I found visually pleasing were the large boulders that the house was built around, which became elements of the house itself.
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After viewing the house, we worked up an appetite and found excellent food available at the visitor’s center.
Just one word of caution, there is a “Lower Bear Run Trail” that we walked down on a hot day. The path followed the water down into a valley and ended abruptly near a bridge. If I could do that whole day over, I think we would skip the majority of this trail.
Otherwise, I found everything else to be pretty awesome. Even the trail from the visitor’s center to the house itself was amazing.