Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Weekend Road Trip

Fallingwater.
Frank Lloyd Wright, 1935.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania.
Organic Architecture.
Four Hours from Washington, DC.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
U.S. National Historic Landmark.

Hailed by Time shortly after its completion as Wright's "most beautiful job", it is also listed among Smithsonian's Life List of 28 places "to visit before you die."  It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.  In 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects named the house the "best all-time work of American architecture" and in 2007, it was ranked twenty-ninth on the list of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AIA. Wikipedia.
More Information Here.  Actually, a fantastic website.  One of the best I've seen. 

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