[OGRipper]

Ya it is indeed ugly, but from an engineering standpoint it is friggin' awesome.

Have you actually been inside?

I don't like the colors so much. I've been to the Bilbao Guggenheim, very cool, spent more time looking at the building than collections. I like Gehry but wish they all didn't look the same.

 

[kinghami3]

Have you actually been inside?

Yep. There are a few really interesting exhibits, like exploring the Seattle and Bellingham music scenes, and a few dumb ones like playing an immovable guitar. That and it's way overpriced for the content.

 

[sanjuro]

Ya it is indeed ugly, but from an engineering standpoint it is friggin' awesome.

Have you actually been inside?

From an engineering standpoint, Fallingwater has been falling down for the last 20 years. There is a story where the building contractor secretly inserted rebar into the concrete slabs because Wright insisted that they were strong enough without it.

For many years, there were support pillars holding up Fallingwater. But engineers have rebuilt the slabs and I believe Fallingwater is now support-free.

 

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Yep. There are a few really interesting exhibits, like exploring the Seattle and Bellingham music scenes, and a few dumb ones like playing an immovable guitar. That and it's way overpriced for the content.

Nice, just asking as I am genuinely curious. The special on it was mostly about the building, and was wondering what the content itself was actually like. All they showed was the gigantic video wall.

 

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I don't like the colors so much. I've been to the Bilbao Guggenheim, very cool, spent more time looking at the building than collections. I like Gehry but wish they all didn't look the same.

The bilbao is really nice as well, but I agree, same type of building (although aesthetically I prefer the Bilboa).

go go discovery specials.

 

[hooples3]

cool looking houses... i like basic "country houses" location is more inmportant to me that the house.. i want water 100' ft of the back of my house

 

[N8 v2.0]

I'd never read that. Are you sure?

Perhaps not Falling Water but other residence he designed are known for their low ceilings. Wright was a pretty shot guy so he designed spaces to fit him not nessessarly anyone else. Now days the minimum is 8'..

 

[brungeman]

Yes Falling water has low ceilings, used to add to the closeness to nature feel, and to emphsize certain areas with higher ceilings. The building was an engineering marvel.

sanjuro,

From an engineering standpoint, Fallingwater has been falling down for the last 20 years. There is a story where the building contractor secretly inserted rebar into the concrete slabs because Wright insisted that they were strong enough without it.

For many years, there were support pillars holding up Fallingwater. But engineers have rebuilt the slabs and I believe Fallingwater is now support-free.

there were no supports as they did the work to reinforce the cantilevered sections, and it was still open to the public while under repair. The building is built in the Laurel mountains, and recieves pretty harsh conditions throughout the winter, with freeze and thaw, and LOTS of snow... I have not found any reference to a contractor putting in rebar, although most of the problems with the house stemmed from exposed concrete suffering from frost heave problems.
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