ooftops that were supported at only one end to create this effect. These geometric designs and jutting projections made Wright’s designs the opposite of the boxes with openings that he was trying to avoid.Wright also had an extreme appreciation for nature. Throughout his life Wright spoke of the influence of nature on his work and attributed his love of nature to those early years spent in the rural Wisconsin countryside. During summers spent on his uncle’s farm he learned to look at the patterns and rhythms found in nature. He advised his apprentices: “study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you (Frank Lloyd 2).” He said once, “You spell it with a ‘G’ don’t you? I spell nature with an ‘N’…I put a capital ‘N’ on nature and call it my church (Williams Students 1).” One of the works that he is most recognized for is a house built for Edgar J. Kaufmann, called Fallingwater. Built in 1936, it is notable for it’s relationship with the environment and for bringing the outdoors inside. The structure appears to emerge from the rocks above, and the waterfall below (Encarta 3). Wright insisted that buildings grow naturally from their surroundings. The house dramatically hangs over a waterfall, and a staircase from the living room leads down to it - bringing the outdoors inside. For his own home, Taliesin, in Oak Park, Illinois, Wright made a home that would become famous for it’s relationship between the man, the structure, and the land (Wieshan 27). He recognized every aspect of the land, and worked around the natural surroundings. On most of his sketches for his buildings he would show gradient lines to show the incline of the site. In Fallingwater, a beam is made to go around a tree, for the purpose of leaving the tree stand rather than to cut it down. Wright preached the beauty of nature, and was also ver...
