Investigating the Khasi people’s living root bridges in India, Living Architecture translates indigenous wisdom into modern living architecture. The experimental Arbor Kitchen pavilion shows how traditional forms of knowledge can be combined with digital tools like 3D scanning and parametric design to enable future-oriented co-design with trees.
Participants
GREEN TECHNOLOGIES IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
MUNICH, GERMANY
Ferdinand Ludwig, Überlingen, Germany, 1980. Lives and works in Munich and Stuttgart, Germany.
LIVING BRIDGE FOUNDATION
PYNURSLA, INDIA
Morningstar Khongthaw, Rangthylliang, India, 1996. Lives and works in Pynursla, India.
NEUE KUNST AM RIED
WALD-RUHESTETTEN, GERMANY
Cornelius Hackenbracht, Wuppertal, Germany, 1963. Lives and works in Wald-Ruhestetten, Germany.
Authorial Collaborators
Technical University of Munich: Wilfrid Middleton (Principal Researcher), Qiguan Shu (Principal Researcher), Sissy Xi Chen (Researcher), Kristina Pujkilovic (Photographer), Lea Kuttkat (Trainee), Jasmin Raudensky (Trainee); Living Bridge Foundation: Shiningstar Khongthaw (Research Partner); University of Freiburg: Thomas Speck, Friederike Gallenmüller (Research Collaborators); Patrick Rogers
Technical Collaborator
Marco Pisano (Creative Technician)
Team
Arbor Kitchen Students: Alessandra Brembati, Baiyu Chen, Xi Chen, Denise Gordeev, Peter Grasegger, Marlena Hellmann, Stella Kampffmeyer, Tsz Ying Ng, Ke Sun, Tobias Winkler, Zhiqing Zhou, Nikolas Burger
Thanks
Nora Singer, TUM Design Factory 1:1; SÜLZLE Group; TUM Architecture Research Incubator; Empfangshalle Kreativquartier Munich
Supporters
The Ove Arup Foundation; TUM School of Engineering and Design
