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Edgar J Kaufmann Snr commissioned Frank Lloyd Wrig

Edgar J Kaufmann Snr commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 to design a weekend home for his family. The Pittsburgh department store magnate enabled the famed architect to create a stunning home entirely perfect, tranquil and yet bold which fitted perfectly into its stunning setting in the mountains of South West Pennsylvania. The area, 70 miles east of Pittsburgh, Laurel Highlands in Mill Run, Fayette County. Actually not featured in North by Northwest - though people often think it is. The sandstone property sits in the heart of a waterfall using materials from the estate’s quarry.Lloyd-Wright completed the building of Fallingwater in 1939. The house became a fitting statement for a highly successful family. Edgar and Liliane made it one of their family homes.Edgar Kaufmann Jnr inherited the house and he enjoyed spending time there until the early 1960s. Looking to the future wellbeing of the house, Edgar Jnr realised he needed a plan. He did not have children and understood that the house needed to be placed in a situation where it could be protected for future generations. He made the decision to donate it to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The house is now designated a National Historic Landmark and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Treasure. It operates as a museum and is lovingly cared for. What is equally extraordinary is that the home, in its entirety, was donated. Today a visitor not only experiences the house but a sense of what it looked like when it was the Kaufmann family’s home.

Send you suggestions by tagging us in or by DM @ba

Send you suggestions by tagging us in or by DM @barbican_city_of_london it’s a whole weekend thing starting now! and if you have a soundtrack song too love to hear it we’ll upload onto our live story tagging you in.

One of the finest examples of brutalist architectu

One of the finest examples of brutalist architecture in Argentina. This is an Interior view of the of the school with thanks to @_leansosa (over the last three images one gets a sense of the whole)

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