Bio-Based Materials, Bio-Inspired Structures

 - Achim Menges, Jan Knippers

Two new buildings by the University of Stuttgart at the State Garden Show 2024 in Wangen im Allgäu demonstrate the performance of natural materials and biologically inspired load-bearing structures.

Bio-Based Materials, Bio-Inspired Structures
The Wangen Tower is the world's first structure accessible over its full height to use loadbearing, self-shaping timber. © Roland Halbe