Watch Out! Falling Water!

We took the tour and it is easy to see why this residence has being nominated to be a World Heritage Site.  Actually eleven of FLW projects are being nominated as a package.  We were here about 10 years ago when they were rebuilding three of the cantilever decks. Falling Water was about to do just that. The story is the contractor did not properly support the concrete while it was curing and it sagged almost immediately and continued to creep downward for many years.

 Fortunately my street improvement  projects do not require prestressed concrete. I may suggest we change our standards.  It could make for some interesting new solutions, all in the name of pedestrian safety.   "Falling Sidewalks", Designed by Tom Hutchings circa 2011.