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arthur wiechula (1868 - 1941), german landscape engineer and the history of arborsculpture .........................................................................................
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arthur wiechula (1868 - 1941) history of arborsculpture according to wiechula, it's a rather roundabout process to grow trees till they're a certain height then cut them down to saw into beams and planks and put them skilfully together again to make houses. 'if it were possible to grow wood in such a way that it already constituted walls during growth, walls which could be cultivated to make buildings, we would save on this lengthy process and would be able to use veru young wood for construction.' wiechula starts from very simple building techniques: he exploits the capacity of branches and trunks to be grafted and fused with one another during growth, and also uses systems of lateral cuts allowing even trunks and large branches to be bent in the desired direction. the resultant 'wounds' close up in a short time. ---  back to richard reames trees sculptures ---  see some of axel erlandson's creations ---  see the alchemic force of the imagination transmutes nature) ---  ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? ------- |
 arthur wiechula   book 'wachsende häuser aus lebenden bäumen entstehend' / more or less: 'living trees grow into homes' 1923-28 paul zimmermann, berlin  the woven wall bridge over a gorge  section through store  living elements curving technique  living elements joint |
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