BETA
Chapter 1
The global roots of minimalist design
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Chapter 2
Everyday objects that became invisible
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Chapter 3
Digital magic and invisible interfaces
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Chapter 4
Architecture that blends into nature
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The art of invisible design
Ch 4 · Architecture that blends into nature
steve Invisible Architecture
Lost in the pines, / erasing the lines, / birds see the glow!
steve A 21-year-old student designed a simple, reflective black granite wall that became one of the world's most powerful memorials.
steve Architect Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered buildings that grew naturally out of their landscapes rather than dominating them.
Fun Fact
Cardboard cathedral: After a 2011 earthquake in New Zealand, Shigeru Ban built a temporary cathedral out of cardboard tubes that holds 700 people.
Glossary
organic architecture (noun)
An architectural philosophy that promotes harmony between human dwellings and the surrounding natural environment. Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered this movement in 1935 by designing Fallingwater over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
An architectural philosophy that promotes harmony between human dwellings and the surrounding natural environment. Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered this movement in 1935 by designing Fallingwater over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Quiz
What local material has been used in Djenné, Mali, since the 13th century to naturally cool homes?
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Which famous 1935 Frank Lloyd Wright house was built directly over a waterfall in Pennsylvania?
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What material did architect Shigeru Ban use to build sturdy disaster relief shelters in 1994?
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How old was student Maya Lin when she won the design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?