Top 10: Natural Architectures

The natural environment still manages to fill us with a sense of awe and amazement. despite the amount of scientific knowledge mankind has gathered, nature still holds great mysteries that we may never be able to unravel. this complexity has continually daunted man. in frustration, we try to control nature by enforcing order. as a result, we have distanced ourselves from the earth, even though our survival is completely dependent on it. we are now trying to regain our close connection to nature.

There is an emerging art movement that is exploring mankind’s desire to reconnect to the earth, through the built environment. referred to as ‘natural architecture’, it aims to create a new, more harmonious, relationship between man and nature by exploring what it means to design with nature in mind.

‘la tonnelle’ by gilles bruni and marc babarit, 1996

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‘ash dome’ by david nash, 1977

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‘organic highway’ by mikael hansen 1995

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‘bridge in moasi, china’ by edward ng, 2005

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‘clemson clay nest’ by nils-udo, 2005

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‘weidendom’ by sanfte strukturen, 2001

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‘reed chamber’ by chris drury, 2002

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‘running in circles’ willow and maple saplings, patrick dougherty, 1996

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‘toad hall’ by patrick dougherty, 2004

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‘fog pad’ by n architects, 2004

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