Quoting from Wikipedia, "Organic architecture is a philosophy of
architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its site that buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated composition. Architects
Gustav Stickley,
Antoni Gaudi,
Louis Sullivan,
Frank Lloyd Wright,
John Lautner,
Claude Bragdon,
Bruce Goff,
Rudolf Steiner,
Bruno Zevi,
Hundertwasser,
Imre Makovecz,
Neville Gruzman and most recently
Anton Alberts,
Nari Gandhi,
John Preihs and
Laurie Baker are all famous for their work with organic architecture. Perhaps you recall seeing a photo of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, Fallingwater.
Now look at the photo above of the Wukoki Pueblo built by the Sinaguas around 1100 AD. Now ask yourself, who invented organic architecture?
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