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Natural Architecture: 7 Landmark Builds Making Landscape the Star Attraction

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Biodiversity, net zero and ‘nature-positivity’ increasingly direct conversations around the built environment. With that in mind, it seems only fair to look away from bold urban redevelopment schemes with their downtown sky gardens and instead pay tribute to architectural gems that opt to spotlight Mother Nature herself.

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Huge Windows Open This $1.6M L.A. Midcentury to Its Hillside Site

Dwell

Wong, this post-and-beam, midcentury home incorporates classic modernist design elements like wood paneling, tongue-and groove ceilings, clerestory windows, and walls of glass. Photo by Geoffry Ale Photography Photo by Geoffry Ale Photography Massive windows wrap the living area, while sliding-glass doors open to the partially covered patio.

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Mountain landscapes inform perforated-granite-clad Chengdu Natural History Museum

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Faceted, rock-like forms clad with panels of perforated granite define the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China , which was designed by US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners and local studio CSWADI. These in-between spaces are visual and physical connections between the exhibits, and likewise to the city, street, landscape and the canal."

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ConForm Architects models green-terrazzo flat extension on bay windows

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Green terrazzo is teamed with concrete and clay-toned plaster at Terzetto, a London flat extension that architecture studio ConForm Architects has modelled on bay windows. Externally, these distinct materials have been combined to evoke the components of a bay window – which are a plinth, column and pediment.

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This Remote Canadian Retreat Is Perfect for a Homeowner Who Just Wants to Be Left Alone in Nature

Dwell

Floor-to-ceiling windows frame breathtaking vistas of the surrounding wilderness, inviting the outside in. At night in the winter months, cozy up by the wood fireplace and witness the raw beauty of nature unfold as snow blankets the landscape. The lower level, encased in weathering Cor-Ten steel, blends into the rocky backdrop.

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Creating Harmonious Landscapes: The Art Of Integrating Architecture And Nature

The Architecture Designs

The harmony between our built environments and the natural world plays a significant role in the feeling of a place, how it functions, and even its sustainability. The art of integrating architecture and nature is a delicate balance, but when achieved, it can create spaces that feel deeply rooted and attuned to their surroundings.

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Muza Lab's resort interiors are informed by Greek culture and landscapes

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Muza Lab was informed by the area's history and culture when developing the overall design scheme, as well as drawing on six natural elements – fire, water, earth, air, metal and light. Textural local stone and marble are also used across the scheme, uniting the spaces by underpinning them with naturally occurring materials found in Greece.