Title & Author:

The organic approach to architecture / [edited by] Deborah Gans and Zehra Kuz.

Publication:

Chichester [England] : Wiley-Academy ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, 2003.

Description:

xxv, 190 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
"This book began as a symposium, funded by Pratt Institute School of Architecture ..."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction to the book: Goethe's fish / Deborah Gans -- Introduction to the symposium: Provocation / Zehra Kuz -- Evolution and lines of descent. Work / Günter Behnisch -- Physiognomy of the new architecture / Zehra Kuz -- Transitions: Alvar Aalto's approach to organicism / Eeva Pelkonen -- What is an organism? / Ahmet Omurtag -- Panel discussion -- Transformations. Work / Volker Giencke -- Organicism / William Katavolos -- Organic process / John Johansen -- Morphing Darwin / Tom Brigham -- Genomic architecture / Haresh Lalvani -- Lightness and movement / Todd Dalland -- Environmental flow / Mahadev Raman -- Panel discussion -- Organ-i-city. Organic contexts / John Johansen -- Organic organ-i-city / Kenneth Frampton -- Panel discussion -- Biographies of the participants.

Summary:

An emerging concept in architecture, "The Organic Approach" is a search for critical tools through which spatial perception and production are better understood. Bringing together the work of renowned international theorists and practitioners in architecture, engineering, mathematics, computer graphics, biology, and critical theory, "The Organic Approach to Architecture" examines organicity from the perspectives of genetic technology, cyber and geometric morphing, environmentalism, landscape, and infrastructure.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0470847913 (paperback)
9780470847916 (paperback)

Subject:

Organic architecture Congresses.
Architecture Environmental aspects Congresses.
Architecture, Modern 20th century Congresses.
Organic architecture.
Architecture organique.
Architecture 20e siècle Aspect de l'environnement Congrès.
Architecture organique Congrès.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement Congrès.
Architecture 20e siècle Congrès.
organic architecture.
Architecture Environmental aspects
Architecture, Modern
Architektur
Aufsatzsammlung
Organic architecture 1980-2010.
Architecture (object genre) 1980-2010.

Form/genre:

Conference papers and proceedings

Added entries:

Gans, Deborah, 1955-
Kuz, Zehra.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 227545
Call No.: NA682.O73 G36 2003
Status: Available