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 Gaudí 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.
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"Organic" has long served as a catchall term in architecture, haphazardly applied to topics as disparate as cave dwellings, 19th-century Gothic Revival, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Frank Gehry. Pearson (The Natural House Book) strives to place organic architecture in historic perspective, define the elements that bond and energize its proponents worldwide, and showcase the latest and best examples of organic building. He succeeds up to a point: the prose is flowing and inspirational, the illustrations abundant, and the selection of architects laudably diverse. The text, however, resounds with partisan rhetoric more typical of a manifesto than a critical survey. Over half the book is an anthology of architects' statements, which is interesting but doesn't make for a coherent overview of the contemporary scene. James Wines's Green Architecture (LJ 10/15/00) draws a more complete and balanced picture of the increasingly influential trend toward organic design and environmental sustainability, making it a first choice for public and academic libraries. This book, notwithstanding the above reservations, is highly recommended as a supplemental resource. David Soltesz, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"If your soul longs to dwell within something other than flat walls . . . this book will make you say, 'Ah!'" -- Natural Home magazine
"The prose is flowing and inspirational, the illustrations abundant, and the selection of architects laudably diverse." -- Library Journal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"The prose is flowing and inspirational, the illustrations abundant, and the selection of architects laudably diverse." -- Library Journal --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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What I liked about this book is that it has introduced me to some new architects that I have not heard about previously in any other of the many books I have read.What I don't like about this book is that it shows very little of each architects projects and some of the photo's where done using a very poor resolution camera, making for some very grainy pictures. If your interested in the organic style of architecture then I would recommend adding it to your library. There is some very original stuff inside this book that just might spark some new ideas in your own practice.
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Some of the 28 architects who have contributed to this stimulating anthology might be surprised by the company they are in, which ranges from the cool rationalism of Tadao Ando to the romantic nationalism of Imre Makovecz. However, the eclecticism of Pearson's choice is justified, for organic architecture has always been the province of defiant individualists, from Wright on. Sensuous curves and fractal geometries, primitive and sophisticated technologies, earth and steel are all embraced by architects united only by their desire to break out of the box. Pearson emphasizes the spiritual dimensions and the affinities between natural and man-made forms, as well as the feminine side of design-though only one woman shows up on his list.
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While the contents are above average, but most of the photos were grainy and old. For books that is visually related it is a big disappointment.
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