Exhibition - "Plant fibre architecture today

Straw, hemp and reed are all bio-based materials that contribute to the energy performance of new buildings and renovations. Essential for the architecture of tomorrow, bio-based materials contribute to the ecological and social transition. Walls made of hemp-lime or straw bales, bamboo frames, reed roofing and cladding, wicker railings, etc., the exhibition brings together the 50 finalist buildings of the FIBRA Award and reveals materials made of plant fibres with great structural capacities and high thermal and hygrometric performances. As a renewable and fast-growing resource, plant fibres are a real opportunity to store the carbon that our contemporary societies are rejecting en masse.

Production: Agence MUSEO and amàco (Atelier matières à construire)

Curator of the exhibition: Dominique Gauzin-Müller.

Partners: C.A.U.E of Seine-Maritime, La Maison de l’architecture – Le forum, UnilaSalle-Beauvais, ARPE Normandy, andENSA Normandie

Visual: Biobased material ©Carole Lemans