The TMH/Nowell's Architecture Movie Series Presents "Fallingwater"

Nov. 14, 2012 - PRLog -- (Raleigh, NC) -- Triangle Modernist Houses’ Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series (http://www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/movies.htm) will continue on Thursday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m. with a special screening of the 2011 documentary “Fallingwater:  Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterwork with Reflections of Edgar Kaufmann Jr. “ at the Raleigh Grande in Raleigh.

Created by filmmaker Kenneth Love, the documentary celebrates the internationally renowned house that architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed for Edgar Kaufman Sr. in 1935 in rural southwestern Pennsylvania. The house is built partly over a waterfall in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains, hence its name.

Shortly after its completion, Time magazine declared Fallingwater Wright's "most beautiful job.” It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. In 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) named the house the "best all-time work of American architecture.” In 2007, Fallingwater was ranked 29th on the list of America's Favorite Architecture, according to the AIA. And it is listed on the Smithsonian Institution's Life List of 28 places "to visit before you die."

The film features rare home movies, as well as an extensive interview with Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. discussing why his family built the house and the events that led to Wright’s commission. His personal observations and anecdotes provide insight as he describes the special features of the house.

Sponsored by VMZINC, this special screening will be the first at the TMH/Nowell’s Movie Series new location. The Galaxy Cinema in Cary, home of the series for the past three years, closed recently, so TMH director George Smart secured theater space at the Raleigh Grande , which is located at 4840 Grove Barton Road, Raleigh NC 27613, just off Lynn Road and Glenwood Avenue/Highway 70 West (919-226-2012).

Individual admission is $9 per person per film, available at the door.  Mod Squad (http://www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/modsquad.htm) members are admitted free.  Proceeds benefit Triangle Modernist Houses’ ongoing mission of documenting, preserving, and promoting modernist residential architecture.

The next film in the series will be “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth” on January 10, followed by “Eames: The Architect and The Painter” on February 7, both at the Raleigh Grande.

Sponsors for the entire movie series include Modern Home Auctions, GoRealty, The Kitchen Specialist, Carrington Electric, VMZINC, Lee Hansley Gallery, in situ studio, Maplewood Building, and Blueplate PR.

For advance tickets and to view a trailer of “Fallingwater,” go to www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/movies.

About Triangle Modernist Houses:  Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) is a 501C3 nonprofit established in 2007 and dedicated to restoring and growing Modernist architecture in the Triangle. The award-winning website, now the largest educational and historical archive for Modernist residential design in America, continues to catalog, preserve, and advocate for North Carolina Modernism.  TMH also hosts popular Modernist house tours several times a year, giving the public access to the Triangle's most exciting residential architecture, past and present. These tours raise awareness and help preserve these "livable works of art" for future generations. Visit the website at www.trianglemodernisthouses.com. TMH also has an active community on Facebook.