Touch Wood Book

Wood is the building material of the 21st century. Understanding the renewable raw material and its potential requires recognizing it in its ecological, technological and cultural-historical contexts. These are explored in the publication and presented with inspiring examples – practical and visionary.

On this basis, the use of wood in architecture appears to be the order of the day, and Switzerland’s leading role in wood processing and building aesthetics is demonstrated in an international context. Authors from various disciplines create the content framework in which wood can be experienced sensually and its possibilities and limitations can be discussed. Touch Wood – Material, Architecture, Future is aimed at an engaged audience of experts and laypersons who want to enrich their experiences with knowledge and thus become actors in the promotion of wood in architecture. In addition to documenting exemplary buildings in accessible texts and with numerous illustrations, the publication also illuminates the many relationships that connect people with wood as a material.

Publication Year

2022

Publisher

Lars Müller Publishers

Editors

Thomas Hildebrand, Celina Martinez-Cañavate, Carla Ferrer

Contributors

Hubertus Adam, Herzog & de Meuron, Seng Kuan, Kengo Kuma, Katharina Lehmann, Stephen Pyne, Helene Romakin, Philip Ursprung, Albena Yaneva and more...

Design

Integral Lars Müller

Key Data

Object | 200 x 270 mm, 304 Pages, Softcover
Editions | German and English

«Essays in the new book Touch Wood recognize the need for a shift in how we think about trees, and inadvertently show why it has yet to happen – Edwin Heathcote, Untapped Journal»

«This carefully prepared anthology dedicated to wood explores the medium through multiple lenses. – Architectural Record»

«ein ungemein gehaltvolles Buch über das Verhältnis zum Holz und die Nutzung von Holz in der Schweiz und anderswo – DAB Deutsches Architektenblatt»