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303 p. : ill. ; photo. ; col. ; 27 cm Wood is the building material of the future. In order to understand this renewable material and its potential, it is necessary to know about its cultural, historical, ecological and technological contexts. Touch Wood explores these complex relationships through inspiring essays and projects that are both practical and visionary. Starting from Switzerland, this publication provides a base for an international discussion about the possibilities and limitations of wood. With perspectives from a variety of disciplines, Touch Wood sets up a framework for understanding the multifaceted dimensions that connect people with this material. 6 Introduction -- 14 Touched by Wood Philip Ursprung -- 20 The Good Partner: Designing with Wood in the New Climatic Regime Athena Yaneva -- 24 From Forest to Timber -- 37 Will There Be Sufficient Forests to Satisfy the Future Needs of the World? Jurgen Blaser -- 42 The Forests and Trees of Central Europe -- 46 The Services and Values of Forests Roland Olschewski -- 52 CO2 Driver: Forest Fires -- 53 Forest Clearings -- 54 A Multitasker in Climate Change Esther Thurig -- 58 Forest Hiding Dan Handel -- 62 From Timber to Architecture -- 74 Wood and People: A Cultural History Joachim Radkau -- 78 The Anatomy of Wood Thomas Volkmer -- 80 Technology, Ecobalance - And Romanticism Christelle Ganne-Chedeville, Martin Geiser, Frederic Pichelin, and Peter Staub -- 84 Diversity as Proviso Ingo Burgert -- 88 Beyond Wood: A Wide Range of Bio-Based Materials for a Wide Range of Needs Edwin Zea Escamilla, Verena Goswein -- 92 Climate Change, Architecture, and Timber Construction -- 94 Touched by Fire Stephen Pyne -- 96 Timber Contruction in a New Dimension Charles Binck, Michael Klippel, and Andrea Frangi -- 100 Connection Technologies -- 102 Making Innovation: Notes from the Production Hall Edyta Augustynowicz and Thomas Wehrle -- 105 Research Changes Architecture Hennes Mayer and Yana Boeva -- 110 Acoustic Wall -- 112 Competition and Knowledge Transfer Wolfgang Schwarzmann -- 114 Raw Sawn Timber: New Workflows and Expressions in Wood Architecture Yves Weinand -- 116 Simpler, More Efficient, More Productive Katharine Lehmann -- 118 The Rise of Timber Construction in Switzerland An Interview with Hermann Blumer -- 120 Free Forms -- 122 Timber Engineers Are Designing the Future Pirmin Jung -- 124 A High-Rise Building Made of Timber Beat Weiss -- 126 Wood: As Sensuous As It Is Suggestive Roland Zuger -- 130 The Matter of Building: Educating Architecture as a Material Practice Philip Tidwell -- 134 System Replaces Craft Mario Rinke -- 138 Historical Wooden Buildings of Rural Switzerland Stefan Kunz -- 146 Architecture in Timber -- 151 Between Tradition and Innovation: On the Cultural History of Swiss Wooden House Construction Hubertus Adam -- 165 Swiss Timber Architecture of the Recent Past A Selection -- 180 Learning from "Wood People" Thomas Hildebrand -- 184 Canada's New Wood Culture Jim Taggart -- 188 Virtually an Instrument Astrid Staufer, Andres Bosshard, and Matthias Ruf -- 192 Pragmatism and Beauty Grafton Architects -- 194 Two Timber Buildings Herzog & de Meuron -- 198 Architecture Projects in Timber -- 254 Learning from Yusuhara Kengo Kuma -- 258 The Grand Shrines of Ise and Izumo: Eternal Renewal Using Ancient Trees Seng Kuan -- 266 Japanese Joints Wataru Kumano -- 268 The Future -- 270 2050 A Radical Utopia Markus Schaefer -- 272 A Plea for Patchy Architecture Helene Romakin -- 276 Anyone Who Wants to Build with Wood Must Call "Nature" into Question Andreas Jud and Stefan Kurath -- 280 Inspiration in Wood -- Project Table -- Swiss Timber Architecture of the Recent Past A Selection -- 164 Peter Zumthor, Sogn Benedetg Chapel, Sumvitg -- 166 Herzog & de Meuron, Plywood House, Bottmingen -- 167 Herzog & de Meuron, Apartment Building Along a Party Wall, Hebelstrasse, Basel -- 168 Meili & Peter Architekten, Mursteg Footbridge, Murau -- 170 Burkhalter Sumi, standardized forestry operation centers, Turbental, and Rheinau 172 -- Meili & Peter Architects with Zeno Vogel, Swiss School of Engineering for the Wood Industry, Biel/Bienne -- 174 Conzett Bronzini Gartmann,Traversina Footbridge, Viamala -- 176 ETH Studio, Monte Rosa Hut / Bearth & Deplazes Architekten -- 178 Peter Zumthor, Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Hannover Architecture Projects in Timber -- 200 Herzog & de Meuron, Chaserrugg, Unterwasser, Switzerland -- 202 Ted'A Arquitectes, Ecole d'Orsonnens, Orsonnens, Switzerland -- 204 Esch Sintzel, Housing Project Maiengasse, Basel, Switzerland -- 206 sylla widmann architectes, Les Vergers Public School and Facilities Meyrin, Switzerland -- 208 Andy Senn, St. Gallen Agricultural Center, Salez, Switzerland -- 210 Gion A. Caminada, Hergiswald Inn, Obernau, Switzerland -- 212 Seiler Linhart, Kiing Office Building Alpnach, Switzerland -- 214 Diener & Diener, V-ZUG Zephyr-Hangar, Zug, Switzerland -- 216 Harry Gugger, Hirtenweg Housing, Basel, Switzerland -- 218 pool Architekten, BFH-Campus, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland -- 220 Giuliani Hanger, New Construction and Renovation of the University of Applied Sciences, Chur, Switzerland -- 222 Julien Boidot, Community Center, Neuvecelle, France -- 224 Leclercq Associes, Jean-Baptiste Corot High School, Savigny-sur-Orge, France -- 226 Innauer Matt, The Lochau Lido, Lochau, Austria -- 228 Dietrich Untertrifaller, TUM Campus in the Olympic Park, Munich, Germany -- 230 Peris+Toral Arquitectes, 85 Social Dwellings, Cornelia de Llobregat, Spain -- 232 6a architects - Tom Emerson, Cowan Court, Cambridge, United Kingdom -- 234 Vitsoe, Vitsoe HQ and Production Building, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom -- 236 White Arkitekter, Sara Cultural Center, Skelleftea, Sweden -- 238 Helen & Hard, The Financial Park, Stavanger, Norway -- 240 Atelier Oslo and Kima Arkitektur, Pressens Hus, Oslo, Norway -- 242 Michael Green Architects Wood Innovation and Design Centre, Canada -- 244 Formline Architecture First Peoples House, Canada -- 246 Gustavo Utrabo, Children's Village, Formoso do Araguaia, Brazil -- 248 Smiljan Radic, Wooden House, Lago Colico, Chile -- 250 DnA, Tofu Factory, Caizhai, China -- 252 Taira Nishizawa, Tomochi Forestry Hall, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan -- Inspiration in Wood -- 281 ALICE, Protostructure, Switzerland/France -- 282 Junya Ishigami, Kokage-gumo-Pavillon, Japan 284 -- Adjaye Associates, Sclera-Pavillon, United Kingdom -- 286 ETH Studio Tom Emerson, Pavilion of Reflections, Switzerland -- 288 Jennifer Bonner, 4 Over None, USA -- 290 Junya Ishigami, Home for the Elderly, Japan -- 292 Elemental Architecture, KON 0-Pavillon, Chile/Italy -- 295 Caries Enrich, Torre de Merola, Spain -- edited by Carla Ferrer, Thomas Hildebrand, Celina Martinez-Cañavate. Architecture, Modern Architecture, Modern 21st century Building, Wooden Building, Wooden Design and construction Building, Wooden Environmental aspects Timber Environmental aspects Wooden-frame buildings Design and construction Wooden-frame buildings Environmental aspects Building, Wooden History TH1101 T68 2023 9783037786987 pucpr 230225 20240206110100.0 eng