The home was passed down from Edgar Kauffamnns Sr. to Edgar K. Jr. who donated the structure to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) in 1963 according to WPC Fallingwater . The compromises of Fallingwater were the cantilevers which based on the book Prebles´ Artforms by Patrick Frank are the overhanging portion of a beam or slab extended beyond a supporting column or wall. The reason it is a compromise is because over time since it is not reinforced eventually it will start bending causing early cracks on the structure. Since these cantilevers were meant for long suspended balconies they are quite dangerous over time if not reinforced. Luckily the Fallingwater was donated to the WPC which has preserved it from future deflections and from collapsing by adding support to the cantilevers. The WPC has not only preserved the outside but also the inside. The building still has the furnishes designed by Wright and the artwork chosen by him intact according to the WPC
The home was passed down from Edgar Kauffamnns Sr. to Edgar K. Jr. who donated the structure to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) in 1963 according to WPC Fallingwater . The compromises of Fallingwater were the cantilevers which based on the book Prebles´ Artforms by Patrick Frank are the overhanging portion of a beam or slab extended beyond a supporting column or wall. The reason it is a compromise is because over time since it is not reinforced eventually it will start bending causing early cracks on the structure. Since these cantilevers were meant for long suspended balconies they are quite dangerous over time if not reinforced. Luckily the Fallingwater was donated to the WPC which has preserved it from future deflections and from collapsing by adding support to the cantilevers. The WPC has not only preserved the outside but also the inside. The building still has the furnishes designed by Wright and the artwork chosen by him intact according to the WPC