Organic architecture

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Organic architecture is a design philosophy that seeks harmony between human-made structures and their natural surroundings, integrating buildings with the landscape in form, materials, and function.

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instanceOf architectural movement ⓘ
architectural philosophy ⓘ
aimsAt harmony between built environment and nature ⓘ
appliedIn cultural buildings ⓘ
landscape-integrated resorts ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
residential architecture ⓘ
contrastsWith International Style ⓘ
brutalist architecture ⓘ
purely utilitarian architecture ⓘ
corePrinciple building as unified organism ⓘ
form follows function in relation to nature ⓘ
honest expression of materials ⓘ
integration of structure, materials, and site ⓘ
long-term environmental responsibility ⓘ
minimization of visual intrusion on landscape ⓘ
organic flow of space ⓘ
use of colors and textures drawn from surroundings ⓘ
emphasizes continuity between interior and exterior spaces ⓘ
functional integration with surroundings ⓘ
human-centered design ⓘ
integration of buildings with landscape ⓘ
respect for existing vegetation ⓘ
respect for local climate ⓘ
respect for topography ⓘ
site-specific design ⓘ
use of natural forms ⓘ
use of natural materials ⓘ
field architecture ⓘ
goal enhanced psychological well-being of occupants ⓘ
visual and ecological continuity with nature ⓘ
historicalProponent Alvar Aalto ⓘ
Antoni Gaudí ⓘ
Bruce Goff ⓘ
Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ
Hugo Häring ⓘ
influencedBy Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ
Romanticism in architecture ⓘ
linked to: Romanticism
oftenUses asymmetrical compositions ⓘ
curvilinear forms ⓘ
green roofs or planted terraces ⓘ
large glazing oriented to views ⓘ
local materials ⓘ
natural light ⓘ
open floor plans ⓘ
passive climate control strategies ⓘ
relatedTo biophilic design ⓘ
environmental design ⓘ
green architecture ⓘ
holistic design ⓘ
sustainable architecture ⓘ

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Frank Lloyd Wright → movement → Organic architecture ⓘ
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Lloyd Wright → movement → Organic architecture ⓘ
Prairie School → influenced → Organic architecture ⓘ
Prairie School → relatedConcept → Organic architecture ⓘ
Modern architecture → hasMovement → Organic architecture ⓘ
Taliesin West → style → Organic architecture ⓘ
ASU Gammage → style → Organic architecture ⓘ
John Lautner → movement → Organic architecture ⓘ
Villa Mairea → architecturalStyle → Organic architecture ⓘ
Price Tower → architecturalStyle → Organic architecture ⓘ
Usonian houses → architecturalMovement → Organic architecture ⓘ
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture → associatedWithMovement → Organic architecture movement ⓘ
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Petre Island → hasArchitecturalStyle → Organic architecture ⓘ
Hillside Home School → architecturalStyle → Wrightian architecture ⓘ
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Taliesin West → style → Organic architecture ⓘ
Great Workroom → style → Organic architecture ⓘ
Research Tower → architecturalStyle → Organic architecture ⓘ
The Future of Architecture → relatedWork → Organic Architecture ⓘ
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Frank Lloyd Wright → movement → Organic architecture ⓘ
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