Name: Growing Architecture
Brand: Birkhäuser
Price: 52 EUR
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ISBN: 9783035603392

Ein wachsendes, lebendes Haus, ein Gebäude aus einer Pflanze scheint ein Widerspruch in sich zu sein. Dennoch wussten schon die Khasi in Ostindien die Luftwurzeln von Gummibäumen zu Fußgängerbrücken zu verbinden und in Süddeutschland bildeten über Jahrhunderte hinweg Tanzlinden den Dorfmittelpunkt. Daran anknüpfend widmet sich die Baubotanik dem Entwerfen mit Bäumen. Realisierte Bauten, Versuchsreihen, Entwurfsstudien und visionäre Konzepte weisen den Weg zu einer neuen grünen Architektur. Diese Einführung geht auf die botanischen Wachstumsgesetze ein, die die Bauten leiten und legt die Grundlagen des Konstruierens mit lebenden Bäumen dar. Das Buch regt zu einem ganz neuen Blick auf Architektur an, die gleichsam zu einem Teil der Stadtnatur wird.

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.

„Ferdinand Ludwig's groundbreaking work is reshaping our understanding of architecture and encouraging us to design with nature, time, and the unknown in mind.“ (Podcast episode of The New Movement)

Living Architecture; Tree Houses; Tree Architecture; Living Bridges; Tree Knots

Trees; arbotecture; Primack; botanic architecture; Baubotanik; living architecture; inosculation; plane trees; willow trees; dance linden tree

Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

How to Design and Build with Trees

Growing Architecture

Ferdinand Ludwig, Professor für Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture an der Technischen Universität München Daniel Schönle, Freier Architekt und Stadtplaner, Stuttgart

Ferdinand Ludwig, Professor for Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture, TU München Daniel Schönle, Architect and Urban Planner, Stuttgart

<UL> <LI>Mit zahlreichen internationalen Beispielen und faszinierendem Bildmaterial </LI> <LI>Vorstellung geeigneter Baumarten und Techniken </LI> <LI>Baubotanische Bauwerke tragen wie Bäume zur lokalen Klimaverbesserung bei. </LI></UL>

<UL> <LI>With numerous international examples and fascinating visual material </LI> <LI>Overview of tree species suitable for construction </LI> <LI>Botanical structures, like trees, contribute to local climate improvement </LI></UL>

 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 

 A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already 

Growing Architecture

How to Design and Build with Trees

Ferdinand Ludwig, Daniel Schönle