
organic architecture
/ɔːrˌɡænɪk ˈɑːrkɪˌtektʃər/
design harmonizing with the natural environment
organic architecture in a sentence
“Fallingwater exemplifies organic architecture.”
Origin of organic architecture
From organic (Greek organikos of an organ) + architecture
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