GROWING ARCHITECTURE
Hannes Hipold.
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Name of work in English
GROWING ARCHITECTURE
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Name of work in original language
in shrinking cities e.g. Detroit
Prize year
Young Talent 2016
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Author/s
Hannes Hipold
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School
Architecture and Planning - Vienna University of Technology.
Vienna, Austria
Young Talent 2016 YT Nominees
GROWING ARCHITECTURE
in shrinking cities e.g. Detroit
Program
Culture
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Labels
Nature
The project is engaged in the connection between grown and built structures on an architectural level. The experiments of how natural growth can be manipulated, result in a speculative draft of a market and exhibition hall, reviving the abandoned industrial building in Detroit.
Why should we exclude nature from our home? It is the only architect who evolved over millions of years and brings out the most diverse and complex structures. Using existing structures and combining them with living matter, opens up new ground. Nature is respected as Co- designer and is always in interaction with the environment. A building which changes and adapts through the years is for me a glimpse into a better future.