Organic Architecture: The Other Modernism
by Alan Hess
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Author: Alan HessPhotographer: Alan Weintraub
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-08-02
ISBN: 1586858572
Number of pages: 276
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
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Book Review: Eye candy
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a gorgeous introduction to organic architecture, which paralleled, although was never as popular as, the International style, especially among architectural critics. The most famous proponent was Frank Lloyd Wright, but Hess introduces numerous other architects working in the style beginning at the turn of the 19th-20th century and continuing until the present.
"Organic" architecture refers to a match between the architecture, the landscape, and all of the decoration and interior elements. To laymen, the term can reflect designs that almost seem to grow out of the earth and to follow nature. In this sense, Organic architecture often strikes me as an abstract form of Art Nouveau, with its strong lines and mixture of the natural and the machine age. Hess argues that the highly individualistic designs work very well for the particulars of the owners' personal lifestyles.
The book is an introduction because it has very little text and consists almost entirely of wonderful photographs of residential buildings. The less academic among us will have no complaint about that, but others will want to follow up with items from Hess's bibliography.
Summary of Organic Architecture: The Other Modernism
Organic Architecture: The Other Modernism illuminates the broad brush stroke of Organic residential architecture throughout the panorama of twentieth-century Modernism. A wide-ranging style that defies definition, Organic buildings are notable in their curves and colors, as well as their exuberant, opulent, and at times, extravagant complexity of line, form, texture, structure, and color. Organized chronologically, beginning in 1880 and ending with the present, each chapter explores the contributions of Organic architects in depth. With riveting historical context, including the movement's foundation, evolution, and major events, author Alan Hess shows why the Organic movement has remained a strong, deep-running current in culture and design.Some key Organic architects featured in this book include:
Louis Sullivan
Frank Furness
Frank Lloyd Wright
Bruce Goff
Charles Haertling
John Lautner
Walter Burley Griffin
Mickey Muennig
R. M. Schindler
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