As we roll into the third week of September, the city considered one of the most cheap cities to live in the US, is slowly turning into the most beautiful. The rustic colors of the nature are beginning to align with the Rust Belt city we all know and love. Pgh arts are thriving, and those who chose to surrender to the chill of indoor air conditioning this summer are slinking their way outdoors as the air starts to cool. And while traveling to the tip of Mt. Washington or riding a bicycle through the hilly roads might be considered one of the best ways to see the gorgeous city known as one of the most affordable places to live, we here at Vibrant Pittsburgh have something else in mind.
About an hour outside the depth of Pittsburgh, in the Laurel Highlands, sits a work of architecture many feel is one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s best pieces. Its name is Fallingwater, and rightfully so. Instead of having a breathtaking view of one of the many waterfalls on Bear Run, Wright designed the home to be one with nature and hang partially over a waterfall. This, Wright said, would allow its residents to live with the waterfalls, as opposed to looking at them every once in awhile. And it’s this, along with its other nodes of architectural genius, that landed the work in the Smithonian’s Life List of 28 “places to visit before you die”, as well as as a designated National Historic Landmark in 1966.
While the home itself is like nothing you’ve ever seen, it is this home-turned-museum seen standing within its environment that is so magnificent. As it co-exists with nature, Fallingwater is a site to lay eyes on whether its surrounded by the thriving lush of summer, the burning colors of autumn, the blankets of pure white winter snow or the blossoming life of spring. It’s a Frank Lloyd Wright architectural triumphant and it’s one we here in Pittsburgh take great pride in!
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