Abstract:
to respond ... to react, to perform a form of opinion and with one's personal judgement, reflect one way or another. nature responding to architecture can be seen by using similar materials ... wood, stone, water. .. the surrounding environment. the ideal experience is when one can experience the landscape within. by placing oneself in the environment, it allows you to feel the nature. to let the wind stroke through your hair, the trees brush against your shoulders as you walk on by. not only can the nature be your shelter but so can the architecture. using one another's presence, working with it to gain and lose control through constant passing of the buck. natural beauty, experienced directly, awakens in the observer feelings of romance, awe, tranquility, peace and worship. there is a biological interface between beauty in nature and the instinctive human drive to beautify the built environment.
