#12 Materialien in der Landschaftsarchitektur – LandschaftsFACETTE

In the twelfth episode of NachWuchs Landschaftsarchitektur in the format LandschaftsFACETTE , Jakob Endemann and Rahel Küng talk about materials in landscape architecture . The focus is on functionality, durability, atmosphere and ecological impact of materials as well as the question of how material choice can contribute to the sustainability and resilience of open spaces.

In this episode

• Natural stone, wood, concrete and metal with their advantages and disadvantages in open space design
• Sustainable alternatives such as recycled materials, water permeability ige coverings and mycelium as a building material
• Choice of materials as a strategic decision for climate, urban planning and use of open spaces
• Climate change and resource scarcity as challenges for the choice of materials
• Experience from studies and practical examples
• The future of materials research in landscape architecture

People

• Host: Rahel Küng

Tips

• Archive– Materials in Architecture and Design.
• MycoTree Zurich– Mushroom material as a building material.
• Yakisugi– wood refinement by charring.
• <a href="https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/97830382124 92/html?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> Open spaces: Design as landscape architecture by Hans Loidl and Stefan Bernard.

Literature

• Hans Loidl and Stefan Bernard: Freiräume(n): Design as landscape architecture.
• Archive– Materials in Architecture and Design.
• MycoTree Zurich– project on mushroom material as a building material.
• <a href="https://baug.ethz.ch/news-und-veranstaltungen/news/2025/04/neu e-massstaebe-im-3d-gedruckten-betonbau.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> 3D printing concrete – resource from the sequence.
• Yakisugi– wood refinement by charring.