The Kaufman House by Frank Lloyd Wright is built over a _______.

a. mountain
b. valley
c. waterfall
d. lake
e. canyon


c. waterfall

a. Incorrect. Wright was interested in incorporating elements of local nature into his design, not something as large as a mountain.
b. Incorrect. Wright was interested in incorporating elements of local nature into his design, not something as large as a valley.
c. Correct. The Kaufman House is built over a waterfall and mimics, in design, its organic setting in nature.
d. Incorrect. Wright was interested in incorporating elements of local nature into his design, not something as large as a lake.
e. Incorrect. Wright was interested in incorporating elements of local nature into his design, not something as large as a canyon.

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