Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater - The World's Most Iconic Home

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Frank Lloyd Wright is widely looked at as one of the greatest architects of all time for his forward thinking vision and his passion about organic architecture. From his prairie style homes to his Usonian style homes, Frank Lloyd Wright turned heads with nearly every new project that he designed. When Frank Lloyd Wright was hired to design the Fallingwater house in Mill Run, Pennsylvania nobody realized he would go on to design one of the most iconic homes on the planet. Today we talk about Frank Lloyd Wright's history and we talk about the iconic fallingwater home that he designed for the Kauffman family.
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@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Hats off to Frank Lloyd Wright for the mark he made on American Architecture

@olmurabis 2 жыл бұрын

Scott, this video is a terrific intro to Wright. Imagine being so creative at 67! Even homes he designed over 100 years ago still look modern and just perfect to me. We’ve been to Fallingwater twice. It’s a must-see for anyone interested in architecture. On one of our visits we were lucky enough to be there during a downpour. The house becomes like a fountain, with the terraces shooting water thru little drains into the air in lovely streams. Also the roof over the path leading up to the guesthouse literally becomes a waterfall.

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Mitch! I can't imagine how cool that would have been to visit during a rain. What a moment.

@patrick.lin. 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I found your channel a while back, I'm really enjoying your videos!

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

I love to hear that Patrick! Thanks for the comment!

@langlebl 2 жыл бұрын

I've been to this house in person. The pictures will never do it justice. Yes, it's showing its age a little bit, but they're doing a good job keeping it up. The grounds and house are so beautiful that another person in the tour was literally in tears. It's breathtaking. I actually want to visit it again later this year.

@urbanviii5103 2 жыл бұрын

Very good. In some of the projects, what he designed requires frequent and/or expensive maintenance. Fallingwater falls into that category. When I lived in Manhattan for many years, the Guggenheim Museum underwent 2 major renovations. I have been in Unity Temple in Chicago, the Robie House in Oak Park, seen the numerous houses in Buffalo, NY, and have been in the incredibly fabulous Price Tower in Bartlesville, OK. WOW! His only "skyscraper" at 18 or 19 floors, I think. The elevators only hold 3 people, and they are in the shape of a triangle. Shocking building, by any world standard. When you go in here your jaw drops to the floor.

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

The maintenance factor is definitely an issue. I don’t even think fallingwater would still be standing to this day if it weren’t for major restoration and rehab. That skyscraper sounds amazing.

@urbanviii5103 2 жыл бұрын

@@Real.Estate.Report Once you go in there, you will never forget it as long as you live! Nearby is a concert hall, designed by Hugh Goff, one of Wright's protégés (maybe even a student). The famous violinist, Itzhak Perlman said that it was the finest concert hall he had ever played in anywhere in the world. Seats ca. 900 people.

@alexibarra4675 2 жыл бұрын

The one time we are happy someone’s parents pushed them toward a career… usually a bad thing but glad he took it in stride and inspire people today

@dottiemathews6853 2 жыл бұрын

HI SCOTT DAHLING! Here's a bit of Frank Lloyd Wright tidbit (maybe good for Trivia too!) DO YOU KNOW that the movie , "HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL", (WILLIAM CASTLES VERSION) was a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright? yeah! cool huh?😄I LOVE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT! when i was going to college in Springfield, Illinois, i worked in a work/study program for HUD in downtown springfield. accross the street from the building was The Dana House built by Frank Lloyd Wright. i LOVED that house and it was a treat every morning to walk by it. so beautiful to look at. Later on in my life i worked as a Receptionist for an architecture design firm in atlanta and i did more research on Frank Lloyd Wright. The man was phenomenal! One of my all time favorite architects to this day. 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for sharing all of that! The Dana house looks VERY cool! Not a bad view from your office!

@brianpalay2 2 жыл бұрын

Takes me wright back to architecture school. This house is just THE classic. It's "Stairway to Heaven," "The Godfather", the Porsche 911. Though it predates all of them.

@rezmedic57 2 жыл бұрын

One of my fav architects

@chrisonYTtour 2 жыл бұрын

Such a talented and fascinating man…His private life was full on, I’m surprised it’s not been made into a movie… I have a long list of things I want to see when I visit the US, and falling water is third on that list… right behind Alcatraz and the Burning Man festival lol any other architectural tours you’d recommend Scott?

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Alcatraz is awesome! I saw that one a few years back too. Probably should make a video about it. Burning festival is a little too wild for my taste haha. But it’s fascinating to me! What to see depends on where you visit.. a lot to see out here!

@badapple65 2 жыл бұрын

Taliesin North, In Spring Green Wisconsin, is a must see. Obviously Falling Water is too. But The huge experimental home he lived out most of his life in, had two major fires and FLW rebuilt it after each fire, Wintering at Taliesin South outside of Scottsdale Arizona both locations are quite sprawling and beautiful. One in the Arid desert, and the one in Wisconsin looks like it’s in Europe, very hilly, not a straight road in the area. A beautiful drive for me one hour from my home. Hope you make the trip here one day. Cheers

@CommonUsername 2 жыл бұрын

I always loved the house he built in phoenix by the biltmore. right on the top of the mountain. i believe it’s called the “circular sun” house. super unique. check it out!

@jordansiqueido2101 Жыл бұрын

Love this particular thumbnail. You have perfect thumbnails in general

@Real.Estate.Report Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I had fun with this one 😂

@menaseven9093 2 жыл бұрын

Frank Lloyd Wright was a modern contemporary house architect that used flat roofs, rectangular buildings, many windows, and open interior designs in the houses that he had designed. I like the story that his mother hung the pictures of famous buildings in the house to encourage him to become an architect. The waterfall house over the waterfall is very futuristic.

@ronmedalie3078 2 жыл бұрын

The corner windows open because FLW wanted each room to have the sound of the waterfa. MUST go and you will see your description is short of the reality. IT IS AMAZING!!!! noting is out of place.

@robkallick3449 2 жыл бұрын

Visited Taliesin a few days ago and it was an amazing experience to see where it all began. Fallingwater is next.

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! You won't regret the trip.

@SRX2004 2 жыл бұрын

Fallingwater is my all time favorite house. I have a larger framed lithograph of the one you showed on my office wall. I bought it from the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

@Unfinished_sentenc 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Liked, subscribed and shared. My absolute favorite KZfaq channel by far.

@x-marks-x5137 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott! I really love watching the videos you make! You put in some hard work and you bring it with enthusiasm that is real! It’s hard to believe you only have 25k subscribers but I guess It’s just a matter of time before it takes off, and it will at some point, keep it up! Cheers 🥂

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying that, it means a lot! I figure if I just keep cranking out videos that people enjoy and I'm having fun with the process, then the subscribers count eventually will grow. It's a slow moving process but that's ok. Comments like this keep me going. Cheers! 🥂

@joshuamontgomery4992 2 жыл бұрын

You should see the Kauffman house in Marquette...big log cabin

@randybourdon2791 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott, I visited Falling Water back in 1996. At that time they were in the process of stabilizing the cantilevers as they were sagging because of the weight. The steel beams that were used to support the decks should have been arched upward so that when the concrete was pored the beams would settle back to an even position. Old Franky forgot to take this into consideration. It was still an amazing place to visit.

@derosa1989 2 жыл бұрын

and the place leaked like crazy too, apparently. The repairs seem to be endless, you can find a good video searching "saving fallingwater: 20 years of preserving Wright's masterwork" on youtube by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Randy… I read about that renovation during my research. If I recall correctly, the builder actually brought this to Franks attention during the build and he took offense saying that it was designed properly! Funny how architects can be stubborn in that way. I’m glad they found a solution for those cantilevers.

@BLdontM 2 жыл бұрын

I bet the engineers that needed to make the buildings functional hated this guy.

@jdencook 2 жыл бұрын

Scott well done. Taliesin West was where I tried to sell my wares (windows) to the school of young architects housed in that then school back in ‘84. Serene, quiet, mini water falls every where. Since you’re living so close to there it would have been nice to see that to. Fountain Hills way if I remember that far back. I hope people can appreciate what you just reported on. The guys an Icon. You’re doing a great job on videos ya fucking stud. Thank you.

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay. I considered heading out to Tallieson West for a segment of todays video. I’ll make it happen in another video for sure 🤙🏻

@tigergreg8 2 жыл бұрын

I live near Pittsburgh and have been to this home a couple of times. I love the main house, but strangely enough, I told them I'd rather live in the guest house. It just seemed more intimate and I like that is was above the main house. Anyone thinking of going, should do so. It's a calm place to go, but not much else around but the house though. If you drive, bring a bike and do the trails while you are there.

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, I actually grew up near Pittsburgh in a small town called Monaca (also, I liked the guest house too)

@tigergreg8 2 жыл бұрын

@@Real.Estate.Report Yes, that's up near Beaver. I'm near the Waterworks Mall.

@1azboy1 2 жыл бұрын

$3,000,000 in current dollars for Falling Water and its guest house is not bad. I've never been there but I love this house as well as Wright's work generally. Thanks for this video, Scott.

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's really not horrible for construction cost. But retail value of the house if it were to be sold today... man I cannot imagine that price point.

@Sherman62 Ай бұрын

@@Real.Estate.Report 10-15,000,000 dollars are the modern assessments I know of, probably taking its commercial value into account. But real estate has exploded in price since then so....

@plutus205 2 жыл бұрын

What is there is heavy rainfall/flood and the water level rises too high. Bye Bye home or no?

@lukegasper1487 Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel!! Keep you the good work amazing content

@joshuamontgomery4992 2 жыл бұрын

Was one for sale in Marquette Michigan.

@stephenboice7324 2 жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to go to HS in Oak Park for a year, and always loved walking by some of FLW's homes. An excellent book on him is 'Many Masks' by Brendan Gill. I look forward to more pix of this iconic building from your next visit, Scott :)

@cinemaipswich4636 2 жыл бұрын

It is a shame that the great architects had to deal with concrete, glass and steel. Wonderful designs all, but they leaked water, had rust problems and concrete cancer. 50 years after their great works, there was great expertise in these materials.

@derosa1989 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I've been to many FLW houses, in Chicago, Wisconsin, Buffalo, Pennsylvania, and a few others on the East coast. I need to make the trip to the South West to see some of those later builds.

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That’s awesome. I’ve only seen the fallingwater house and then some of his work around the Phoenix area. Would love to experience more of it at some point.

@derosa1989 2 жыл бұрын

@@Real.Estate.Report I took exactly the same photo as you did at Fallingwater. There were very few other places to get a good shot, even 10 years ago, they weren't letting anyone on our tour take photos inside.

@buggyboogle9 2 жыл бұрын

Who is John Galt?

@industrialize 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see Faillingwater in person but it's not the most convenient place to get to haha

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah it was a road trip to get there. Worth it though!

@Jeannified Жыл бұрын

Great video! It was Wright’s mistress and her two children (among others who worked for Frank), who were murdered. He never married Memah Cheney. He would have though.

@chasone 2 жыл бұрын

Some more great interior and exterior shots at instagram.com/visitfallingwater/

@bellcurve0 2 жыл бұрын

I assume anybody that can hire an architect to build their home must be rich. Like can an average person afford that

@Real.Estate.Report 2 жыл бұрын

They can be very expensive. Some of the best in my area charge as much as several hundred thousand dollars for their work. But there are some talented budget architects out there as well. Just need to ask around.