Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater

This is really an interesting set of information about Fallingwater. Disk 1 is a DVD Video about Fallingwater, featuring interviews with Lynda Waggoner, the Director of Fallingwater & Richard Cleary a Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture.Disk 2 is a PC/Mac DVD that lets you do a photo exploration of Fallingwater in a nice little app that places the pictures in the right locations within the house and grounds.Overall, the information provided is good, solid stuff. Ms. Waggoner knows Fallingwater well, and is entertaining and informative. Professor Cleary clearly has a love for the architecture of Wright and provides excellent information.In between the interviews, the viewer gets to look at still photographs given the "Ken Burns Treatment" (the camera zooms in on still photos to give you a sense of motion), and the absolute gem is probably about 1-2 minutes of old home movies taken while Fallingwater was being constructed.So why the average review? There's really not much content here that I couldn't find on the web (including the pictures). In particular, it puzzles me there was no video of the inside of Fallingwater, as Ms. Waggoner would have made a perfect host for this purpose. There's nothing wrong with the content, there just isn't a lot of it.If you're considering this video, I would pair it with the Ken Burns special on Frank Lloyd Wright, and add the book "Fallingwater" edited Lynda Waggoner available on Amazon as well  Fallingwater Lynda Waggoner

I purchased this DVD used and the disc was in mint condition, but the case was cracked, probably in shipping, but I have plenty of case replacements. The contents of the 1st of Fallingwater is thorough and great. The 2nd disc which the cover says is for some kind of interactive use which I don't know anything about or even know how to use. The 1st disc which was a tour of Fallingwater was all I was interested in.

This is a comprehensive dvd covering the creation to the restoration of Fallingwater. The expert commentary gives you all the information you've ever wanted to learn. My only complaint is that the dvd has almost no actual footage of Fallingwater. It is nearly all photographs, which is quite disappointing to someone like myself who have stared at countless photos, and craved to see (and hear!) Fallingwater alive. I would've loved a slow video walk-through when showing the home instead of step by step photos.Also Lynda Waggoner ends the dvd on a surprisingly negative note. Still a "must-have" for Wright fans!

Not sure when this was shot, maybe around the mid 90s, and unfortunately that is the problem as it is in the old square format, not widescreen. Would be great if someone updated this with the benefit of HD. Still for anyone who has in an interest in Frank Lloyd Wright and the story of the Kaufman's this is worth the price.

Same as the Taliesin West set. If the computer panoramas were in HD it would be worth the cost but not as is. Wish I'd know this before buying both. Should just be priced for the cd.

We were fortunate to be able to visit Falling Water this summer, and this DVD is probably the next best thing to being there. If you've been there, you will love it for bringing back the memories of this truly special home. If you haven't been there, this will make you want to go!

The DVD arrived ahead of schedule in new condition (sealed). It was worth every penny. Nothing else available in DVD format has been as complete. Both the interviews and the tour of Fallingwater were great. Some of the virtual reality clips on the internet provide glimpses of rooms, but this DVD captured everything. It makes the viewer want to make a trip to Pennsylvania to see it in person!

It gives a very clear idea on how te project was conceive, the construction process, the lay out and the finished house, which is one the wonders of xx century architecture.

好きな建築の落水荘を詳しく知りたくDVDを買いました。ディスクは２枚入っていて１枚目は主に関係者？のインタビューがあり所々に落水荘やフランク・ロイド・ライトの画像が出ます。落水荘の動画は入っていません。字幕は無く全部英語なので話している内容は全く分かりませんでした。落水荘の写真230枚がスライドショーで見れます。２枚目は、落水荘の外・中をいろんな角度から撮影された250枚の画像と17のVRパノラマが収録されているので360°楽しめます。因みにこのディスクはパソコンが必要です。DVDなので落水荘の動画を見れると思っていましたが画像だけなので少し残念でしたが、パノラマの画像があったのがせめてもの救いでした。　インタビューも英語がわかる人でないと厳しいと思います。なので画像を楽しみたい人にお勧めです。音声を翻訳するフリーツールを知っている人は教えてください。