On Wednesday December 10th, Jacob Van Rijs, will give a lecture, as part of the symposium untitled "HORTITECTURE 01" at Technische Universität Braunschweig.The 'Hortitecture 01' Symposium is the first in a series of public lectures, focusing on alternative sustainable building strategies that explore the synergies combining architecture and plant material.

During this conference, experts from an international field of practitioners and interdiciplinary leaders from across TU-Braunschweig Institutes will compare and analyze architectural solutions that are made with, made for or made from vegetative material. Questions such as 'How are plants integrated within the building system? and 'How do the plantings affect the overall environment and architectural design?' will be discussed.

Admission is free but registration is required at: idas@tu-bs.de

The lectures will be held in English.

HORTITECTURE 01 Symposium

Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 11am – 8pm