New Organic Architecture: The Breaking Wave - Softcover

Pearson, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520232895 ISBN 13: 9780520232891

Verlag: Univ of California Pr, 2001

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"If your soul longs to dwell within something other than flat walls and right angles, this book will make you say, 'Ah!' Pearson gives us the gift of seeing into the hearts and minds of these designers while sharing their sources of inspiration, the nature of their design process, their involvement with the materials, and their passion for the spirit and form of life. In short, he gives us the gift of ourselves, reawakened."--"Natural Home magazine

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New Organic Architecture is a manifesto for building in a way that is both aesthetically pleasing and kinder to the environment. It illuminates key themes of organic architects, their sources of inspiration, the roots and concepts behind the style, and the environmental challenges to be met. The organic approach to architecture has an illustrious history, from Celtic design, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, to the work of Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright. Today there is a response to a new age of information and ecology; architects are seeking to change the relationship between buildings and the natural environment. In the first part of his book, David Pearson provides a history and assessment of organic architecture. The second part comprises statements from thirty architects from around the world whose work is based on natural or curvilinear forms rather than the straight-line geometrics of modernism. Each statement is accompanied by full-color illustrations of one or several of the architects' built projects.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Univ of California Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0520232895
• ISBN 13: 9780520232891
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 223