Netflix has a number of shows on architecture. I will list the ones I have seen and provide a brief description of the shows.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
This 60 minute video gives a wonderful tour of Fallingwater, the famous house built over a waterfall. The video provides some history of the construction of the house and the interaction between the home owner, Edgar Kaufmann, Sr., and the Frank Lloyd Wright. You get a very nice tour of the home's interior. You get excellent documentary comments from Lynda Waggoner (Vice President of Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Director of. Fallingwater) and Richard Cleary (professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture). The home looks different from many angles. and this video shows many views of home. You also get a tour of the guest house. I've seen many photos of Fallingwater, but this video is the best. This video is a treasure. I have viewed it more than once. The Kaufmann family donated the home and extensive property to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which provides tours of the house. Fallingwater is a national treasure. In addition to the video, there are three slide shows included in the DVD.
The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright
This is part of the "America's Castles" series from Arts & Entertainment. The show takes you to the three homes of Frank Lloyd Wright: his home in Oak Park, Chicago; his home Taliesin in Wisconsin; and Taliesin West in Arizona. It is 50 minutes long and you get very nice tours of the three homes. I particularly liked Taliesin in Wisconsin. You get a nice tour of the home's interior, which is beautiful. The show includes interviews with experts and a description of the life of Frank Lloyd Wright.
My Architect: A Son's Journey
The architect Louis Kahn designed the Kimbell Museum in Ft. Worth. Kahn created some fabulous buildings. My favorites are the National Assembly Building in Bangladesh and the library at Phillips Exeter Academy. The show takes you to the Salk Institute, his most famous work, but I did not care for it. Kahn led a strange life. The film was made by the son he avoided: Nathaniel Kahn, born out of wedlock. Louis Kahn's life was a mess and he died alone and penniless, but his buildings are fascinating.
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Robert
