Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired by Nature

One of the most inspiring examples of landscaping around a home -- or shall we say non-landscaping -- was  designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This elegant home is a striking example of integration into nature, and  is Frank Lloyd Wright's 1930s masterwork Fallingwater.

"There in a beautiful forest was a solid, high rock ledge rising beside a waterfall, and the natural thing seemed to be to cantilever the house from that rock bank over the falling water....Then came (of course) Mr. Kaufmann's love for the beautiful site. He loved the site where the house was built and liked to listen to the waterfall. So that was a prime motive in the design. I think that you can hear the waterfall when you look at the design. At least it is there, and he lives intimately with the thing he loves." -- Frank Lloyd Wright in an interview with Hugh Downs, 1954

Landscaping is based on a traditional ideal -- that people can live in harmony with nature. As our modern world focuses more on manmade materials and uses more natural resources up, harmony with nature is more necessary than ever.

Wright showed that it is possible -- it is beautiful -- and it is efficient to nestle a home into nature's landscaping.  Orientation of the house, cantilevered floors, glass, and anchoring in natural rock outcroppings were used to create uncommon living space in the ultimate of the familiar -- nature.

Very inspiring!