Office for Living Architecture

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A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew how to connect the branches of rubber trees to form footbridges, and in southern Germany dance lime trees formed the centre of villages for centuries. Following on from this, the new discipline of Baubotanik is dedicated to designing with trees. Built projects, prototypes and visionary concepts point the way to a new green architecture. This introduction shows the possibilities of such living constructions and goes into the botanical growth laws that guide the design. The basics of constructing with trees are presented. The book encourages a whole new look at architecture that becomes part of urban nature.

  • With numerous international examples and fascinating visual material
  • Overview of tree species suitable for construction
  • Botanical structures, like trees, contribute to local climate improvement
Project
Growing Architecture

What
Book

Where
Bookstore

When
2023

Author
Ferdinand Ludwig and Daniel Schönle

Details
2023 Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH Basel
German or English
224 pages
30 Illustrations, 219 Coloured Illustrations, 60 Images, 260 Coloured Images, 60 Line Drawings

Formats
Paperback
Published: 19th December 2022
ISBN: 978-3-0356-0332-3

Electronic
Published: 19th December 2022
ISBN: 978-3-0356-0339-2

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Growing Architecture - How to Design and built with Trees