An Organic Architecture

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright
Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1848222327

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An Organic Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright Pdf

A reissue in the Frank Lloyd Wright 150th anniversary year of the series of lectures which the celebrated American architect gave in London in 1939 and which outline his core philosophy of 'organic architecture'. In May 1939, the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright visited London and gave four lectures at the Royal Institute of British Architects. The meetings were hailed at the time as the most remarkable events of recent architectural affairs in England, and the lectures were published as An Organic Architecture in September 1939 by Lund Humphries. The texts remain an important expression of the architect's core philosophy and are being reissued now in a new edition to commemorate the 150th anniversary in 2017 of Frank Lloyd Wright's birth. In the lectures, Frank Lloyd Wright discusses several of his recent projects, including his Usonian houses, his homes and studios at Taliesin, Wisconsin and Arizona, Fallingwater and the Johnson administration building. His charismatic, flamboyant character and hugely creative intelligence leap to life from the pages as he looks to the 'Future', both in terms of the then-imminent Second World War and his vision for cities. This new edition includes an insightful new essay by esteemed architectural historian, Professor Andrew Saint, which sets the lectures within context and highlights their continued resonance and appeal

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright,Patrick Joseph Meehan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architects
ISBN : UOM:39076001242911

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Truth Against the World by Frank Lloyd Wright,Patrick Joseph Meehan Pdf

Author : Frank Lloyd Wright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : UCSC:32106001437331

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An Organic Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright Pdf

Author : Bruno Zevi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:802902865

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Towards an Organic Architecture by Bruno Zevi Pdf

Author : Sarah Bonnemaison,Philip Beesley
Publisher : Tuns Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture organique
ISBN : 0929112547

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On Growth and Form by Sarah Bonnemaison,Philip Beesley Pdf

A collection of essays which revisits D'Arcy Thompson's On Growth and Form to explore the link between morphology and form-making in historical and contemporary design. Originally presented at the ACSA East Central conference "On Growth and Form: the Engineering of Nature"

Author : David Pearson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1308 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature (Aesthetics)
ISBN : 0520232887

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New Organic Architecture by David Pearson Pdf

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 Gaud� 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.

Author : Erik Champion
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351849302

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Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture by Erik Champion Pdf

Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture presents a communicable and useful definition of organic architecture that reaches beyond constraints. The book focuses on the works and writings of architects in Nordic countries, such as Sigurd Lewerentz, Jørn Utzon, Sverre Fehn and the Aaltos (Aino, Elissa and Alvar), among others. It is structured around the ideas of organic design principles that influenced them and allowed their work to evolve from one building to another. Erik Champion argues organic architecture can be viewed as a concerted attempt to thematically unify the built environment through the allegorical expression of ongoing interaction between designer, architectural brief and building-as-process. With over 140 black and white images, this book is an intriguing read for architecture students and professionals alike.

Author : Alan Hess
Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1586858572

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Organic Architecture by Alan Hess Pdf

Surveying over 125 years this book traces the trends of organic architecture,rchitecture that interprets a building's design, structure, use, and life asn organic thing. Showcasing the work of architects such as Louis Sullivan,rank Furness, Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruce Goff to lesser knowns theserchitects embraced a fresh style that used modern techniques blended with angeless natural landscape. Unexpectedly organic design reflects an exuberant,pulent, and at times extravagant complexity of line, form, texture,tructure, and color. Less is not necessarily more in Organic design.

Author : Javier Senosiain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135141684

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Bio-Architecture by Javier Senosiain Pdf

Bio-Architecture studies the natural principles of animal and human constructions from several different perspectives, and presents a great part of the knowledge that gives origin and shape to built form. Organic architecture offers a design approach arising from natural principles, bringing us back to local history, tradition, and cultural roots to give us built forms which are in harmony with nature. It also shows how architects can take advantage of the resources that contemporary technology has placed within our grasp. Bio-Architecture is a unique book that studies the natural principles of animal and human constructions from several different perspectives and looks at what gives origin and shape to built form. The text gives an informative, inspiring overview of the drive toward organically informed design both intrinsically and aesthetically using a wide variety of international examples. Javier Senosiain is an architect and an historian. He has pursued his interest in Organic Architecture across the globe drawing parallels between Buckminster Fuller's Geodesic dome and the spider's web; between Santiago Calatrava's Cathedral of St John in NY and the roots of a tree. Where nature has inspired form, Senosiain has made a career of analyzing and applying the principles he sees in some very creative writing and architecture.

Author : John Sergeant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Usonian houses
ISBN : OCLC:222739363

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses by John Sergeant Pdf

Author : Randolph C. Henning
Publisher : Oro Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1939621372

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Aaron G. Green by Randolph C. Henning Pdf

Aaron G. Green FAIA was an internationally known organic architect of 'striking originality and grace.' His diversified architectural works include residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, judicial, religious, interment, mass housing, and educational projects. Aaron also taught advanced architectural design at Stanford University for fifteen years. In the early 1940s, Aaron became a member of Frank Lloyd Wrights apprentice group, the Taliesin Fellowship. Over the next twenty years, he maintained a close relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright, at whose request Aaron established a San Francisco office in 1951, both for his own practice and as Mr. Wrights West Coast representative. When asked who Aaron was, Wright commented, 'Aaron Green is my son.' Green participated in over thirty Frank Lloyd Wright projects and was appointed by Frank Lloyd Wright as associated architect for the Marin County Civic Center. Shortly before his passing, Green was awarded the first gold medal by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in recognition of his career and accomplishments and dedication to organic architecture.

Author : Patricia Geis
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1616895934

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Frank Lloyd Wright by Patricia Geis Pdf

The life and work of visionary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright launches our new activity book series, Meet the Architect!, an expansion of our Meet the Artist! series. Flaps, cutouts, and pull tabs, take readers on a fascinating journey through Wright's famous works — the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Fallingwater, and Taliesin, among others — and the materials and techniques he used to create them. This hands-on introduction will inspire budding architects from ages eight to eighty.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780847837960

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Frank Lloyd Wright: Natural Design, Organic Architecture by Anonim Pdf

An unsung prophet of today’s green movement in architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright was an innovator of eco-sensitive design generations ahead of his time. An architect and designer of far-reaching vision, it is not surprising that Frank Lloyd Wright anticipated many of the hallmarks of today’s green movement. Across his work—which stands upon a philosophy Wright termed "organic"—widespread evidence is seen of a refined sensitivity to environment, to social organization as impacted by buildings, and to sustainable and sensible use of space. The desire to work and live with nature to create livable homes and cities is an ongoing theme of American architecture and planning. This book explores Wright’s lessons on how climate, sustainability, sunlight, modern technology, local materials, and passive environmental controls can become the inspiration for excellent design, and highlights a selection of Wright’s buildings to show how he dealt with these issues. The book is organized by the green concepts Wright used—including passive solar design and the use of thermal massing, passive berm insulation, environmentally sensitive landscaping, passive ventilation systems, passive natural light, and intelligent and artful adaptation of technology—with examples from different houses. It shows how Wright evolved certain ideas that continue to spur discussions of green architecture design today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : OCLC:29574887

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Organic Architecture by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Sergeant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015020384577

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses by John Sergeant Pdf

Looks at the last period in Wright's career, reassessing his Usonian houses, his Taliesin working communities, and his plan for Broadacre City.