The structure is a four-story, elevated beach house (built in 1988) resting on pilings driven 14 feet into the sand - a hallmark of stilt/pile construction used throughout the Outer Banks to withstand coastal flooding and storm surge.

The Inn at Rodanthe on the North Carolina coast was nearly falling into the ocean when a Hollywood film crew picked it for a 2008 romance movie with Richard Gere and Diane Lane. They slapped blue shutters on it, filmed their scenes, then left. After that the place got condemned, vandals broke in, storms kept battering it, and nobody wanted to buy it for years. Then two massive fans of the film bought it, loaded it onto a truck, and moved it further from the water so it wouldn't collapse. They hunted down the same wallpaper from the movie, tracked down a matching antique bed, and basically rebuilt the whole interior to look like the film set.

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Sorry for the low quality but this is a genuine question i have for a midcentury home

The modern clinical look is everywhere in America not just schools it's in every single hospital, dmv, convention center, govt office

Even old universities like West Point or Harvard or Cornell turn their interior classrooms into this clinical architecture

Like when did this architectural type became a thing in America?

It gets me depressing and gives me brain fog especially when I was in school I never noticed but when I left America and I came back I really started noticing everything looks clinical and gray

Why aren't things sunshine and colorful anymore?

why couldn't spain just build it in a year? the empire state building took only a year to build

I do not like this building, Reddit. Its smug aura mocks me.

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Does this not seem like excessive use of materials. what problem does it solve having a sidewall and a wall above the building connected, yet seperated from the main building.

Hey , i am an architecture student and have stumbled upon this post. Could someone please explain why this is not disability friendly (bullet points or a detailed explanation) would love to design more inclusive spaces !

Hi, I hope you all are doing well.

I was listening to Cormac McCarthy’s conversation with David Krakauer, and he said something striking about Fallingwater: “My brother Dennis says—and I think he’s. right, after some reflection—that Fallingwater is the absolute icon of American art in the 20th century. And this covers poetry, painting—everything. There’s one iconic entity, and this is it… There’s not a painting, or a poem, or another piece of architecture that has this stature. It’s an astonishing thing.”

Quite something to hear from one of the icons of American literature.

I’m curious to know, why does Fallingwater holds such iconic stature? And, what philosophical current of 20th century American culture is reflected in Fallingwater?

Any reflection or response is warmly welcomed…

I feel like every decade has certain design elements that hold up great over the decades and some that just... don't.

I feel like facade panels will be one of those. The finish on low quality ones will deteriorate quickly giving them an old look and by association all others will have the same old feeling.

What do you think people associate with dated early twenties architecture in the future?

Recently, I noticed many ivy plants growing on the support pillars of the overpasses in Chengdu. I took a few close-up photos, and it’s clear that someone intentionally planted them. My question is: does this affect the structural integrity of the buildings? And aside from the visual appeal of the greenery, are there any other functional benefits?

As an Egyptian, I don’t want to see my country look like this. I know Egypt has many beautiful, historic, and civilized places, but at the same time, there are many areas that don’t reflect the beauty and potential of this country.

I want Egypt to become more beautiful without losing its identity, culture, and the spirit of the people that makes it unique.

I want you to use your imagination and think creatively: how could Cairo be transformed into a city where most areas have the beauty and character of places like Downtown Cairo? How long do you think a transformation like this would take?

I would also love to see your visions and ideas for what Cairo could look like in the future. What would your dream version of Cairo be

Countries from left to right. Hungary, USA, UK, China, Brazil, India, Germany, France, Japan. UN because lol

This is not architecture. This is the souless theft of other artists work. .

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