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The Organic Approach to Architecture
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DEBORAH GANS is principal of New York-based architecture practice Gans & Jelacic and an Associate Professor at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, New York.

ZEHRA KUZ is principal of Oasis Design Lab, a New York-based architecture and engineered design practice. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, New York.

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Introduction to the Book: Goethe's Fish (D. Gans).

Introduction to the Symposium: Prevocation (Z. Kuz).

Evolution and Lines of Descent.

Work (G. Behnisch).

Physiognomy of the New Architecture (Z. Kuz).

Transitions: Alvar Aalto's Approach to Organicism (E. Pelkonen).

What is an Organism? (A. Omurtag).

Panel Discussion.

Transformations.

Work (V. Giencke).

Organicism (W. Katavolos).

Organic Process (J. Johansen).

Morphing Darwin (T. Brigham).

Genomic Architecture (H. Lalvani).

Lightness and Movement (T. Dalland).

Environmental Flow (M. Raman).

Panel Discussion.

Organ-i-city.

Organic Contexts (J. Johansen).

Organic Organ-i-city (K. Frampton).

Panel Discussion.

Biographies of the Participants.

 

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"…focus on the plentiful, beautiful illustrations which instantly give feel for the vast spectrum of organic architecture…" (The Architect, 8 May 2003)

"…focus on the plentiful, beautiful illustrations which instantly give feel for the vast spectrum of organic architecture…" (Architects Journal, 8 may 2003)

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