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ARCHITECTURE ORGANIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Architecture
DEF

Building design based on natural forms that harmonize with the environment and give the impression of unity of a natural organism; ...

OBS

[The] theory was espoused by Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and other architects beginning in the early 20c; examples are relatively rare.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture civile
DEF

Architecture conçue comme étant composée d'éléments fonctionnels dont chacun est considéré comme un des organismes de l'ensemble.

CONT

Frank Lloyd Wright. «Père de l'architecture organique», il a établi une relation essentielle entre l'homme et l'architecture par une vision globale et par une extrême élaboration des volumes et des espaces.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura civil
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