Established in 1988 for high school students keenly interested in architecture, the Fallingwater Student Residency Program encourages creative thinking through an understanding of design. Twelve students are selected each year to participate in this innovative, weeklong exploration of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterwork, guided by a humanistic approach to architectural study. The Residency emphasizes architecture as a participatory artform that engages the body, mind, and spirit. Focusing on Fallingwater, students gain an understanding of the built environment from physical, psychological, and historical perspectives, and then apply it in creative design studios. Faculty from many architecture-related disciplines lead intense study sessions and workshops, giving students a foundation in the art and philosophy underlying architecture.
The Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, nestled within the lush, wooded Bear Run Nature Reserve, is a timeless monument to organic architecture at its absolute best. Learn how architect, client, and site came together to create a house designed for living in harmony with nature.
Please note that the lecture is not held in Fallingwater itself, but at The Barn at Fallingwater. The Barn is a late 1800s' Pennsylvania bank barn that was once part of the Kaufmann’s dairy farm. Today this LEED certified building has been adapted for other uses including meeting and gathering space.
If you're adding a lecture as a part of your visit to Fallingwater we suggest allowing at least three hours on site and scheduling your tour no later than 12 noon and no earlier than 3:30 pm.
Cost: $8.00 when purchased with a Fallingwater house tour; $18.00 for the lecture only. This lecture may also be booked for groups by special arrangement.