Saturday, October 11, 2008

Organic: Redefining











characterized by the systematic arrangement of parts; organized; systematic: elements fitting together into a unified, organic whole

developing in a manner analogous to the natural growth and evolution characteristic of living organisms; arising as a natural outgrowth

noting or pertaining to any work of architecture regarded as analogous to plant or animal forms in having a structure and a plan that fulfill perfectly the functional requirements for the building and that form in themselves an intellectually lucid, integrated whole

pertaining to the shapes or forms in a work of art that are of irregular contour and seem to resemble or suggest forms found in nature

organic. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/organic (accessed: October 11, 2008).









Developing an Organic Landscape
- systematic arrangement of parts
- pertaining to the shapes or forms in a work of art that are of irregular contour and seem to resemble or suggest forms found in nature

Creating a contour model suggestive of the roof structure of my community centre. The roof line should echoe the landscape - organic but formed from interlocking planes



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