FLW studied at UW-Madison under a special program with a civil engineering professor. He dropped out, shy of his degree. But he learned just enough from that to make him want to design really long cantilevers that caused later structural problems.
The joke at my college was that architects (I'm one) go to school to learn a little about a lot of things, 'til we finally know nothing about everything.
Engineers go to school to learn a lot about a few things, until they finally know everything about nothing.
City and Regional Planners? they know nothing about anything.
The only thing we have to go on in PA is Falling Water. Sounds like an Indian Chief.
I'll bow to your clear and extensive knowledge of himself.
As far as Architects and structures is concerned, seems like I had his protégé when I "transitioned" to Plan Reviewer from Contractor / owner about 7 years ago
Imagine an ext'g 1 story 14ft OD, detached, corner garage that they parked 3 floors and a roof on. OK so far?
Now imagine a 3ft cantilever, 14 ft wide for the 2nd floor that then had the BEARING WALL AT THE END OF THE CANTILEVER SUPPORT THE 3RD, 4TH AND ROOF
IMAGINE THE UPLIFT ON THOSE 2ND FLOOR JOIST, OR THE FIRST FLOOR HEADER THAT WAS CARRYING THE CANTILEVER.
WOW. I COULDN;T WRAP MY CARPENTER BRAIN AROUND THAT DESIGN.
This Design Professional clearly didn't understand what holds what up and what keeps it from falling down.
Can You say Vector Diagram
I applied to the City at 69 because I was bored with retirement. So in the first few weeks of "Training", I see this.
I ask, does this kind of thing happen often? Spent next 4 years til Covid then parted company with City.
I enjoyed every day I was there. What a Hoot!