19 Nov 2004 | checking on you said...

happy holidays

19 Nov 2004 | indi said...

On the other hand, if you build on top of the hill you can see much farther. I'll compromise though ... how about building near the top of the hill.

19 Nov 2004 | Farhan Lalji said...

But if you don't build on the hill, make sure you're not in its shadow.

19 Nov 2004 | rb said...

the side of a hill or a hill near a larger hill would be fine too.

19 Nov 2004 | David Erwin said...

This from a guy who built on top of a waterfall?

19 Nov 2004 | j said...

David Erwin said:

"This from a guy who built on top of a waterfall?"

His original statement was to put it on the other side of the falls for exactly that reason. He didn't believe that you can enjoy a waterfall by building ontop of it!

The client didn't agree and so he went forward. Even the great people don't get proper respect.

19 Nov 2004 | Mark said...

"...The client didn't agree and so he went forward. Even the great people don't get proper respect..."

Depends on how you look at it. Wasn't Fallingwater proclaimed the greatest designed building / dwelling in the world a few years ago?

Maybe the client is right sometimes?

19 Nov 2004 | Chris S said...

Maybe the client is right sometimes?

Quite a statement. To glom another thread, maybe sometimes the amateur beats the pro after all.

19 Nov 2004 | Benj said...

Here is this quote in practice -- some pictures of Taliesen, Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin home. I took last summer.

19 Nov 2004 | timmins said...

" some pictures of Taliesen, Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin home. I took last summer. "

I have some pics of Taliesen... still disappointed I couldn't take any photos of the inside of the home. Anyone know why?

19 Nov 2004 | Benjy said...

Probably so that we'd buy a nice coffee table book with photos of the inside!

When I visited Fallingwater a few years ago, they also didn't allow interior photography, unless you did the longer, more expensive tour -- which I did so I do have some interior Fallingwater shots.

19 Nov 2004 | JF said...

The don't alllow you to take photos inside the Farnsworth House either. They said it's because it really slows down the tours and they don't want people bringing all sorts of photographic equipment and tripods in the house. It's much easier to say no to everything than to have to debate with someone if a piece of equipment is OK or not.

19 Nov 2004 | pete said...

"His original statement was to put it on the other side of the falls for exactly that reason. He didn't believe that you can enjoy a waterfall by building ontop of it!

The client didn't agree and so he went forward. Even the great people don't get proper respect."

I believe that the client requested that the house be close to the waterfall because the family enjoyed picnicking on the stone that was center to the waterfall. Wright explicitly ignored the request as a result.

At least thats how I remember it on the FLW pbs special that was on a couple years ago

-pete

19 Nov 2004 | sloan said...

build into the sunny side of a hill and you get energy conservation, a great view, and sunlight...

19 Nov 2004 | just saying said...

why are you keeping her a secret? she's hot.

21 Nov 2004 | craig said...

Wright put it there, not the client:

"Mr. Kaufmann arrived and Mr. Wright greeted him in his wondrously warm manner. In the studio, Mr. Wright explained the sketches to his client. Mr. Kaufmann, a very intelligent but practical gentleman, merely said"I thought you would place the house near the waterfall, not over it." Mr. Wright said quietly, "E.J., I want you to live with the waterfall, not just to look at it, but for it to become an integral part of your lives." And it did just that. "

22 Nov 2004 | Urbanchords said...

Thinking about it, I have only been allowed to take pictures in ONE FLW house, of the dozen or so that I have been in. A small retreat outside Baraboo, WI.

Many historic homes don't allow you to take photos. The light from the flash deteriorates the fabrics and such.

23 Nov 2004 | jean zaque said...

if you're in the buffalo area, be sure to visit the darwin martin house