Conference - The tree and the architect

5:30 pm - Jean Duminy Amphitheatre -

When we think about the relationship between trees and architects, it is often from the point of view of materials. From the tree, we get wood, from which we build frames, structures, buildings. But beyond this constructive approach, the tree as such can be studied in the relationship that some architects have had with it. Some deform their buildings to magnify this coexistence, others accept that the trees cross the construction, others still conceive their entire project around and thanks to the presence of a tree. This masterclass proposes a collection of singular stories where the living presence of plants transforms the architectural act in its own way.

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As part of the "Master Class" project workshop - S06 exploratory semester
Teacher: Tricia Meehan

Visual © General Noble Redwood Tree House_On the grounds of the Department of Agriculture's main building_Washington_1895