Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Fallingwater and AIA Pittsburgh Present the Professional Symposium
Interpreting Landscape Qualities, Site Physics and Metaphysics
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, a premier example of site-specific, organic architecture, will present a professional symposium as part of its inaugural Design + Build Studio on Friday, May 28th, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Beginning at the Barn at Fallingwater, this one-day event will consist of academic and professional project presentations, a preview of the Design Competition: The New Cottages at Fallingwater exhibition, and keynote address by Peter Bohlin, FAIA, a 2010 AIA Gold Medal Winner, who will highlight Fallingwater as a living design laboratory and center for exploring contemporary environmental stewardship, sustainability, and building craft issues.