While Canadians are familiar with Cardinals highly original work, he is not alone taking inspiration from nature and preferring curves to straight lines. As a key contributor to an international movement known as organic architecture, Cardinal has had his work and views prominently featured in The New Organic Architecture The Breaking Wave by British architect David Pearson There is no simple definition of organi architecture. But in his book, Pearson attempts to convey the meaning of the term with examples of fascinating buildings by 30 contemporary architects from 15 countries