Natural Architecture

'organic highway' by mikael hansen 1995 

 

 

"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."

clemson clay nest' by nils-udo, 2005

 The people participating in this movement are doing some pretty cool stuff, as far as public art and natural awareness is concerned.  This art movement is similar to the "land art" movement of the late 60's, but instead of acting as a form of protest, the natural architecture movement acts as a form of activism.
















If you would like to learn more about this movement, read more about the information presented here, or would like to see more cool photos of their works, please click on the Natural Architecture link below. 



Natural Architecture