Submitted by Myriam Mahiques
Evolution or Regression (?) of Organic Architecture?
Architecture News - Dec 01, 2009 - 06:42 9231 views
This article explains different current theories on organic architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright introduced the word “organic” in 1908, as part of the philosophy of architecture. Organicism was an interpretation of Nature, a guide for the design process, by looking at Nature’s principles, harmony between human constructions and Nature would be promoted. It was an answer to industrialized cultures, a resistance to science and technology but not a rejection to them. Buildings were considered as organisms in themselves....
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