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Sarah (sometimes spelled "Sara"; nickname, "Sallie") Agnes Worden was born in Xenia, Ohio, October 10, 1853. [a] Her parents were Isaac and Nancy Worden. [2] Her father was a New Englander, of Puritan ancestry, and her mother was born in Kentucky, of Scotch parents. [4] Her father was married twice.
Darwin intended natural selection to explain the presence of design in nature. However, the term "design" has been out of favor since the watchmaker analogy attacks from William Paley. Thompson believes that is a mistake, because without the concept of design, it is easy for evolutionary theory to become a tautology. [5] [6] [7]
Sarah Susanka FAIA (born March 21, 1957) is an English-born American-based architect, an author of nine best-selling [1] books, and a public speaker. Susanka is the originator of the "Not So Big" philosophy of residential architecture, which aims to "build better, not bigger." Susanka has been credited with initiating the tiny-house movement.
Biomorphism models artistic design elements on naturally occurring patterns or shapes reminiscent of nature and living organisms. Taken to its extreme it attempts to force naturally occurring shapes onto functional devices. [1] In his search for architectural reform the French architecte Viollet le Duc is the first to express this idea clearly ...
Environmental art is a range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works. [1][2] Environmental art has evolved away from formal concerns, for example monumental earthworks using earth as a sculptural material, towards a deeper relationship to ...
Försters Weinterrassen by Udo Heimermann, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler (2000) Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world. This is achieved through design approaches that aim to be sympathetic and well-integrated with a site, so buildings, furnishings, and surroundings ...
Midcentury. If neutrals bore you, consider this setup from Rebecca Ward of Rebecca Ward Design and go for a midcentury style when designing your home. "Imagine stepping into a 1950s dinner party ...
February 5, 1938. (1938-02-05) (aged 77) Occupation (s) Landscape Architect, Urban Planner. Warren Henry Manning (November 7, 1860–February 5, 1938) was an American landscape designer and promoter of the informal and naturalistic "wild garden" approach to garden design. In his designs, Manning emphasized pre-existing flora through a process ...