Architectural Styles

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Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Nature-Inspired Architecture

Biophilic Design

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1920s-present

  • Blend harmoniously with natural surroundings
  • flowing, non-linear shapes
  • mimic natural forms
  • natural or locally sourced materials – wood, stone & clay
  • energy efficiency
  • passive solar heating
  • sustainable practices
  • large windows
  • open spaces
  • Global

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Residential
  • cultural
  • educational
  • Fallingwater Pennsylvania
  • Guggenheim Museum NYC
  • S.C. Johnson Administration Building Wisconsin,
  • Teshima Art Museum Japan
  • Casa Batlló Bazrcelona
  • Heydar Aliyev Center Baku
  • Försters Weinterrassen Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
  • Rådhuset metro station
  • Goetheanum Switzerland
  • Taliesin West Arizona
  • Cloud Art Museum Guizhou
  • The Mushroom China
  • The House of Three Trees
  • Grotto House Victoria, British Columbia;
  • Organic Masterpiece Hotels (Architect-as-Author)
  • Organic Landscape Resorts & Eco-Lodges
  • Biomorphic / Sculptural Organic Hotels
  • Wrightian / Frank Lloyd Wright–Influenced Lodges
  • Organic Urban Hotels
  • Experimental & Earth-Integrated Organic Accommodation
  • Ecological lodges
  • retreat centres
  • Hotel Silken Puerta América
  • Six Senses Zighy BayAqua Dome Tirol Therme
  • Hotel Arizona Biltmore (Wright-influenced)
  • Marina Bay Sands (organic mega-form)
  • W Barcelona
  • Magic Mountain Lodge
  • Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort
  • Hotel at the End of the World (former”Treehotel” Sweden)

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