EAN: 9783038603436

THE ART OF ARCHITECTURAL GRAFTING - JEANNE GANG...

In this book  Jeanne Gang  one of America's most distinguished contemporary architects 
proposes applying the plant cultivation technique of grafting to architecture and urban design
as a way of rethinking adaptive reuse and combatting climate change. Grafting is the process of
connecting two separate living plants-one old and one new-so they can grow and thrive as one.
This ancient practice continues to be performed today in search of more fruitful  palatable 
and resilient varieties of plants. Grafting is also a useful paradigm for how architecture can
address climate change on a broadly impactful scale by reusing and expanding older structures.
Addressing both the environmental and cultural value of reuse  Gang shows how the concept of
grafting can inform architecture across many scales  provoking the imagination and shaping
tectonic  programmatic  formal  and regenerative adaptations. Awarded as Architecture Book of
the Year 2024 in the category 'Technical' and Architectural Book of the Year 2025.

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