Baubotanik

Baubotanik is a building method in which architectural structures are created through the interaction of technical joints and plant growth.

[5] The structures provide valuable habitats for a variety of animal species and make conventional foundations redundant, due to their root anchorage.

[6] The use of Baubotanik is not a new invention and can be found in various historical and cultural contexts, such as the Tanzlinden (“dancing lime”) tree in Germany and living root bridge in North-East India.

[8] While the process can take fifteen years to complete, the bridges can be reinforced with natural materials and can withstand the strongest tropical storms.

[15] Since 2017, the Baubotanik field of research has been based at the Professorship for Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture at the Technical University of Munich.