Contents Introduction to the Book Goethe's Fish by Deborah Cans v Introduction to the Symposium Provocation by Zehra Kuz xxi Evolution and Lines of Descent 1.Work by Giinter Behnisch3 2.Physiognomy of the New Architecture by Zehra Kuz 23 3.Transitions: Alvar Aalto's Approach to Organicism by Eeva Pelkonen 39 4.What is an Organism? by Ahmet Omurtag 49 5.Panel Discussion 53 Transformations 6.Work by Volker Giencke 75 7.Organicism by William Katavolos 89 8.Organic Process by John Johansen95 9.Morphing Darwin by Tom Brigham105 10.Genomic Architecture by Haresh Lalvani 115 11.Lightness and Movement by Todd Dalland 127 12.Environmental Flow by Mahadev Roman 135 13.Panel Discussion 141 Organ-i-city 14.Organic Contexts by John Johansen 159 15.Organic Organ-i-city by Kenneth Frampton 161 16.Panel Discussion 169 Biographies of the Participants 189