Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House [Hardcover]

Edgar Kaufmann Jr. (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

An engaging, intimate, sumptuous appreciation of Wright's 1936 house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania. Kaufmann is the distinguished architectural historian who trained with Wright and is the son of the clients for Fallingwater, the most famous modern house in America. He 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. The rich color photographs taken for this book are supported by views taken during construction, family photographs of the house in use, and excellent specially drawn plans of the house as built. A work of loving scholarship, beautifully presented, Fallingwater is highly recommended for all collections. Jack Perry Brown, Ryerson & Burnham Libs., Art Inst. of Chicago
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 190 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press; First Edition edition (October 29, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896596621
• ISBN-13: 978-0896596627
• Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 9.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #589,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!..., August 23, 2000

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Jack Dempsey (South Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House (Hardcover)

Fallingwater, in and of itself, is a name that commands awe and respect. This book epitomizes that notion.

Simply, this is it. This is the be all, end all of texts on this masterpiece by the late F.L.W.

I have been an admirer of F.L.W. since I was in the fifth grade, and had to do a report on earthquakes and buildings. Living in S.F., I guess this was a hot topic. But, in a showing (foreshadowing?) of extremely good taste---if I do say so myself, I chose F.L.W. and the TransAmerica building. For those of you out of the loop, that's the "pyramid" building you see when looking at (virtually every) snapshot(s) of the S.F. skyline. I hadn't yet discovered Fallingwater, but I would eventually be shown the way...

This is such an incredibly beautiful house. Honestly, I could not imagine the blessing of owning that house and living there. This text, however, sets it all out.

EXCELLENT photos, both inside and out....in different seasons as well.

VERY GOOD text and dialogue. Provides a great understanding of the dream, planning, undertaking, and completion of this masterpiece.

This is an incredibly text. I cannot urge you enough to purchase this one. In short, your collection is not complete without it.

Open this book, and dream....

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stunning - blows other Fallingwater books away!, March 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House (Hardcover)

This is a classic coffe table book that will endure for decades. It is chock full of color photographs, drawings, layouts and stories from the owner's son. The author was a pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright, his father commissioned several works from the famous man. The book is not about FLW; it does not discuss his other work, or even his contribution to architecture. Yet, it does tell stories. Stories about the house, the building, the site, the construction, the arguements, the leaks, and the repairs. It is a story of archeciture that is organic - one that is growing; one that grows on you.

This is a category killer of a book. It knocks other Fallingwater books out of the ring. It is large and beautifully photgraphed. It is simply and honestly written. And well it does not tell of FLW, those facts are readily available elsewhere.

This is a treasure of a find. A real keeper. One that you can look at again and again

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you like Fallingwater, this is a buy., May 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House (Hardcover)

I went to Fallingwater and saw the book in the gift shop. I compared it to all of the other books there before purchasing it. It you are an architecture person or a Frank Lincoln (Lloyd) Wright fan this is not a book for you. This book concentrates on the facets of Fallingwater from the point of view of the owners son (a FLW student). It shows some great pictures of the site before construction, the house during construction, and I would say the best set of published pictures of the home. It falls short in the textual details. Overall I would still purchase it if you like the home.