The WSJ recently caught up with Jeanne Gang to talk about a new era for architecture, one in which design consults the natural world, not just mimics it. Says the certified genius: "It means basing your design on what the material is naturally capable of, and how you can push it. It's a lot different than settling on an iconic form that looks natural and then trying to figure out how to build it." [WSJ; previously]
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