Luc Schuiten
Luc Schuiten (* 1944 in Brussels ) is a Belgian architect who dreams of architecture in connection with the structures of plants and trees. None of his futuristic ideas have yet been realized.
Life
Luc Schuiten is the son of the Belgian architect Robert Schuiten , who worked in the 1950s and 1960s. His brother is the draftsman François Schuiten . Together they published three comic albums.
Schuitens first structure was erected in the forest near Brussels . OREJONA was a wooden house built on the shape of an A. The roof allowed a view of the sky through large windows. Solar cells provided heating for the house. He drew every detail of the house, which he built with the help of carpenters. Schuiten "is shaped by the spirit of the sixty-eight " . He is convinced that humanity will perish if the fossil fuel-dependent consumer society is not successfully transformed.
Works and ideas
Schuiten coined the term archiborescence , which he applies to building materials derived from living organisms. Little by little he left architecture in order to be able to devote himself to drafts for his ideas as well as the exhibitions he organized.
In 2006 an exhibition took place in Brussels in which Schuiten was able to further develop the idea of archiborescence . In 2010, in the former sugar factory in Lyon , Schuiten presented his plans for the city of the future, Une cité végétale, and in particular the plans for the La Part-Dieu district . According to the city government of Lyon, this district in Lyon is to be “rethought” by 2020, to be clearer and more coherent again.
Works
- The comic series Les Terres creuses ( Eng . The hollow earth ) together with his brother François Schuiten:
- Carapaces (1981, German armor at Volksverlag 1984 and Arboris 1989)
- Zara (1985, German The hollow earth or The hollow earth (Zara) at Arboris 1989)
- Nogegon (1990, German Nogegon (The hollow earth 2) near Arboris 1991)
- 2006 together with P. Loze: Archiborescence. Éditions Mardaga, Wavre (Belgium), ISBN 2-87009-927-4
- 2010: Vers une cité végétale. Éditions Mardaga, Wavre, ISBN 978-2-8047-0053-9
Exhibitions
Web links
- Hervé Marchon , un visionnaire piqué de vert Luc Schuiten. Libération , February 10, 2013, accessed on August 30, 2014 (French).
- Luc Schuitens website on Archiborescence , French
- Vegetal City , official site, French
- Vegetal City Citylab, English
- Exhibition in Bredene 2014 (fr.)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schuiten, Luc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |