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Item A lodge for Mount Trashmore in Cedar Rapids, Iowa(Texas Tech University, 1991-05) McNall, Todd W.; Nowak, DannyMany buildings designed and built today have no ties to their natural surroundings. These buildings are clad in exotic materials and colors to strive for originality. They are built on flat sites with no regard to the natural landscape and environment. An organic architectual statement blends to the site by complimenting the natural surroundings. An organic building can amalgamate, tie itself, link and connect to the site, to flow into nature. I wish to make an architectual statement by designing a man-made facility that will gain its originality through organic design.Item The architect as collector: Karl Kamrath’s collection of Frank Lloyd Wright(2009-08) Pierce, Kathryn Alisa; Cleary, Richard Louis; Long, ChristopherHouston modern architect, Karl Kamrath (1911-1988), collected books, periodicals, and archival material that document the career and legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright. Kamrath identified himself as a collector of Wright and a devotee to the principles set forth by the master architect. In this thesis, I present Kamrath’s collection by organizing the materials by subject, considering how Kamrath marked books and journals, and drawing connections between his collecting interests and his architectural work. Kamrath collected and consumed information on Wright and organic architecture and then presented his own articulations of the principles in built form. His interest in organic architecture was evident in his projects that blended into the landscape and satisfied the individual needs of each client. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the story on Karl Kamrath, adding the details of the collection he donated to The University of Texas at Austin.Item Fay Jones and his residential clients : communicating through the details(2013-05) Poepsel, Brian; Alofsin, AnthonyThe residential designs of Fay Jones embody the ideals of organic architecture in the highest degree. Working in the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright, Jones produced a wide range of houses that represent an intensely personal endeavor. Although the chapels and public pavilions designed by Jones are his most famous works, the meticulous construction detailing and elaborate material joints in Jones' houses reward long-term residents, who discover new details and new compositions of light and shadow for years after moving into their homes. The careful working and reworking of details contribute to a unifying generative idea that enforces the part-to-whole relationship of organic building, but it is also an outpouring of Jones' belief that caring is an “imperative moral issue.” It is difficult to occupy a Jones building or study the work without getting swept up in Jones' notion that “[one] must idealize, even romanticize, what [one] is doing.” Through a consideration of clients' relationships with Fay Jones and the spaces they occupy, this study reflects on Jones' hope that “perhaps the inhabitants can be more comfortably and more meaningfully integrated into the natural forces of life.” Jones' thoughts about architecture, recorded in his journals and lecture notes, reinforce the accounts of key, residential clients who benefited from Jones' earnestness about building and living. The carefully arranged joint details of Jones' designs form a physical representation of the close relationships of Jones, his clients, and the craftsmen who built the work.Item Juxtaposing Architecture With Nature: An Artist in Residence in Ruidoso, New Mexico(Texas Tech University, 2005-05) Bradshaw, LandonCombining organic principles with Modern technology creates a symbiosis that juxtaposes architecture with nature, and defines the beginning of a unique identity. A place that alt6ws artists to dwell, create and display their work, and to inspire their creativity n harmony with nature. In New Mexico, lies a small town that captures the hearts of many: Ruidoso. Set in the southern mountains of the state, Ruidoso provides a natural environment that is full of wonder.Item Matador Center Lubbock, Texas: a retail center exploring the use of organic architecture through design(Texas Tech University, 2003-05) Milano, Michael GregoryNot availableItem Organic architecture in the urban environment(Texas Tech University, 1995-12) Powell, Brian L.Not availableItem Organic architecture in the urban environment(Texas Tech University, 1995-12) Powell, Brian L.Followers of organic architecture can be divided into two groups, those that have classical sympathies, and those that have gothic. This is in reference to the origins of organic architecture in the nineteenth century rivalry between the gothic revival movement and the neoclassical. Organic architecture grew from the rationalist philosophies of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Eugené Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc and John Ruskin were the primary influences on Frank Lloyd Wright, who could be called the fírst organic architect. He said that organic form grows its own structure out of conditions as a plant grows out of the soil.' While most of his writings about architecture relied on similar metaphors to convey his meaning, his architecture followed a strict logic which is not conveyed in his writing. One particular critic understood this when he said, "In this sense the laws of organic planning find their continuation and completion in the external structure; and the manifold arrangement of parts, the lively grouping of building masses, are to be viewed as a result of the inner logic of design, and not as a brilliant showpiece of a deliberately picturesque building." This thesis involves an exploration of four approaches to organic architecture. It became apparent that architects with classical sympathies, such as Alvar Aalto, have had more success in designing within the urban environment than those architects, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, who were sympathetic to the relatively "modern" teachings of Ruskin and Viollet-le-Duc. The term "modern" is used to highlight the historical position of these two architects, who were seeking to replace Neoclassical architecture with an architecture that was appropriate to their time. That was one of Wright's goals. Aalto was able to incorporate many influences into his architecture.Item Organic architecture in the urban environment(1995-12) Powell, Brian L.This thesis is based on the following two hypotheses: ( 1) Despite Wright's antithapy toward cities, the urban environment is appropriate for organic architecture. 4 (2) Organic architecture both influences and reflects the organic nature of the urban environment. The written thesis will be informed and supported by the design exploration of a library for Ellis County, Texas.Item The Oasis of the South Plains: A Pedestrian Mall Proposal for Downtown Lubbock(Texas Tech University, 1985-08) Witherspoon, RonNot Available.