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AIARCHITECT SLIDESHOW
New Images of Fallingwater
Photographer Christopher Little finds fresh perspectives on a very familiar subject for its 75th anniversary.
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SOCIAL MEDIA
What Fallingwater Means to You
AIArchitect asked members and others from coast to coast to share their connection with the house at Bear Run.
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AIARCHITECT INTERACTIVE
The Wright Repairs
Every house needs a little fixing up from time to time, but Fallingwater isn’t just any house.
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AIARCHITECT WEB VIDEO
Edgar Kaufmann, jr. On Fallingwater

Exclusive short preview features Kaufmann, jr. on the genesis and design of his family’s country home.
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DESIGN COMPETITION
Competition Blurs Boundary Between Building and Landscape
New cottages for participants in Fallingwater’s educational programs will honor Wright’s legacy.
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News and Resources

WORK ON THE BOARDS
Architecture Firm Billings Rebound Modestly in August
A score of 51.4 puts the ABI into positive territory for the first time in four months.

JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Career Center | Featured Jobs | Navigating the Economy

RFQ: Chicago’s Navy Pier

RFQ: San Diego Lifeguard Station

Competition: Open Architecture Network Campus Unlimited

Competition: School for Burmese Refugee Children

FROM THE AIA

The Angle: Transportation Enhancements Saved . . . For Now

AIA KnowledgeNet Roundup: Project Delivery Methods Symposium, RE: 24 Hours of Reality, Supplemental Service: Geotechnical Services

Architecture and Health 2.0: A Conversation with Esther Sternberg

From the Center for Integrated Practice: On Project Delivery

Celebrate Archtober with AIA New York

Attend the AIA Central States Conference in Wichita, Oct. 6-8

AIA Europe Annual Conference in Basel Kicks off Oct. 13

Visit the AIA at the USGBC’s Greenbuild Conference in Toronto, Oct. 4-7

Volunteer as a Young Architects Forum Regional Director or Advisory Committee Member

Celebrating Frank Lloyd Wright

A special issue of AIArchitect dedicated to Fallingwater and Taliesin anniversaries.

To Hear Fallingwater Is to See It in Time
Appreciating Fallingwater is to understand the “music of the stream” over time.
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Q&A with Fallingwater’s Director: ‘It’s a hard house not to fall in love with’
Longtime Director Lynda Waggoner shares a personal perspective on the iconic residence: “It’s just so exuberant, it bowls you over. It still does that for me.”
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The Owner and the Architect
Edgar Kaufmann, Sr. had boundless respect for Wright, but he was not content to only be his obedient pupil. In this essay, Kaufmann reflects on a tumultuous relationship with the architect.
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Take Five
by Robert Ivy, FAIA

The Road Less Traveled
The AIA's EVP/Chief Executive Officer finds some Wrightian nirvana in his own backyard.
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AIARCHITECT SLIDESHOW
Taliesin, Through Guerrero’s Lens
Wright’s photographer, Pedro E. Guerrero, chose his favorite photographs taken over several decades to celebrate Taliesin’s centennial.
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Photographing Taliesin
Pedro E. Guerrero, now 93, describes how his life changed in December 1939 when Wright hired him to document construction at Taliesin.
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Today’s Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
Taliesin honors organic architecture’s legacy while encouraging students to develop their own unique design languages.
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