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OverviewHow can architecture respond effectively to climate change? Distinguished American architect Jeanne Gang proposes to apply the ancient plant-cultivation technique of grafting to the construction of buildings. Jeanne Gang, one of America's most distinguished contemporary architects, proposes using the ancient plant-cultivation technique of grafting in architecture and urban design as an effective way to address the pressing issue of climate change. Grafting is the biological process of connecting two separate living plants so they can grow and function as one. Motivated by both human need and desire, it is an ancient practice that continues to be performed today in search of more fruitful, palatable, and resilient varieties of plants. Grafting is also an incredibly useful and untapped paradigm for how architecture can begin to cope with climate change on a larger, more impactful scale, because it is predicated upon the building fabric that we already have. Grafting can become a term that informs architecture and its many scales, provoking the imagination while simultaneously lending know-how to tectonic, programmatic, formal, and regenerative adaptations. AUTHOR: Jeanne Gang, born 1964, is an American architect and founder and leader of Studio Gang, an architecture and design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Gang was first widely recognised for the Aqua Tower in Chicago, the tallest woman-designed building in the world at the time of completion in 2009 and since surpassed by the nearby St. Regis (Vista Tower), also of her design. SELLING POINTS: . Jeanne Gang is one of the most distinguished contemporary architects in the United States . Gang's new programmatic book points the way towards an architecture that responds more fully and effectively to climate change . Highlights that the ancient plant-cultivation technique of grafting is also a highly useful model for architecture and urban design . Demonstrates Gang's approach through concrete projects, illustrated with previously unpublished images, plans, and diagrams 77 colour, 64 b/w illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeanne GangPublisher: Park Books Imprint: Park Books Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.456kg ISBN: 9783038603436ISBN 10: 3038603430 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 27 March 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""In her new book, The Art of Architectural Grafting, Jeanne Gang argues that architects must do more than pay lip service when it comes to sustainable design. Instead of flashy, surface-level interventions like adorning building exteriors with green walls, the acclaimed architect and Surface cover star urges her peers to implement more impactful carbon-reducing strategies such as forgoing the demolition of buildings and increasing existing buildings' intensity of use. To demonstrate, she brings readers into her garden.""-- ""Surface""" Author InformationJeanne Gang, born 1964, is an American architect and founder and leader of Studio Gang, an architecture and design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Gang was first widely recognised for the Aqua Tower in Chicago, the tallest woman-designed building in the world at the time of completion in 2009 and since surpassed by the nearby St. Regis (Vista Tower), also of her design. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |