Green Building Envelopes.: The Latest in Eco-Friendly Architecture

by Sibylle Kramer

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

This actionable guide to greened buildings is essential to understanding the possibilities of organic materials in architecture.

In the face of climate change, architecture must transcend traditional boundaries to address pressing environmental and social challenges. 

This volume explores the transformative potential of a visionary approach that seamlessly integrates plants and greenery into architectural design. By redefining buildings as living systems, these concepts enhance air quality, provide acoustic insulation, optimize energy efficiency, and create thriving oases of biodiversity.

From lush rooftop gardens to verdant façades and planted interiors, the featured projects showcase how innovative architects and designers are reimagining the relationship between nature, people, and the built environment. The book highlights the diverse ways organic resources are being incorporated into contemporary constructions and how they serve as independent planning elements and design features, often in synergy with cutting-edge building technologies. With case studies from around the globe, this book celebrates the beauty, functionality, and necessity of green building envelopes in shaping sustainable, vibrant cities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783037682982
Publisher:	Braun
Publication date:	08/26/2025
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

After completing a degree in architecture in architecture Sibylle Kramer worked for gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners in different functions, such as Chief Representative in Beijing. In 2001 she set up her successfull architecture practice in Hamburg which has received various awards and competition prizes. Kramer is also a frequent participant on selection committees for architectural com

Table of Contents

From the contents:

• Dune Home in Massachusetts, USA (Studio Vural)
• Shiroiya Hotel in Gunma, Japan (Sou Fujimoto Architects)
• Maggie’s Yorkshire in Leeds, UK (Heatherwick studio)
• Trudo Vertical Forest in Eindhoven, Netherlands (Stefano Boeri Architetti)
• Writer’s Shed in Melbourne, Australia (Matt Gibson Architecture & Design)