September 26 2008

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Connecting with the Environment: Sustainable Design and the Green Building Movement
Location: Fallingwater
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

At Fallingwater and many other buildings, architect Frank Lloyd Wright approached design in ways that have become integral parts of today's green building movement.  Learn how the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has been a proponent of green design in a region that is home to a number of green building projects.
 

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Good Design and the Modern Chair
Location: Visitors Center
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

 View chairs from various collection throughout Western Pennsylvania. 

Edjar J. Kaufmann, jr passionately believed that good design was an essential part of everyday life.  The chair designs exemplify Kaufmann's philosophy of good design:  "a thorough merging of form and function and an awareness of human values expressed in relation to industrial production for a democratic society.

Now through October 31, 2008 in the Gallery at the Visitors Center.

 

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