The Hand of Nature: Craft in future biogenic architecture

Anne Beim; Johannes Schotanus; Astrid Juul Jørgensen; Henriette Ejstrup; Jonatan Møller Larsen; Jakob  Ryle Tamstorf; Tom Louineau; Thomas  Gerner; Ruud Conijn; Anders  Sørensen; Frederik  Gade Lind; Anders  Dragsted; Mia Fossing Frederiksen; Karlis Livkiss; Lars Keller; Sven Jon Jonsen

The Hand of Nature: Craft in future biogenic architecture

Bidragets oversatte titel: Håndens Natur: Håndværk i fremtidens biogene arkitektur

Anne Beim (Producent)
, Johannes Schotanus (Producent)
, Astrid Juul Jørgensen (Producent)
, Henriette Ejstrup (Udvikler)
, Jonatan Møller Larsen (Producent)
, Jakob Ryle Tamstorf (Producent)
, Tom Louineau (Andet)
, Thomas Gerner (Producent)
, Ruud Conijn (Producent)
, Anders Sørensen (Andet)
, Frederik Gade Lind (Andet)
, Anders Dragsted (Andet)
, Mia Fossing Frederiksen (Andet)
, Karlis Livkiss (Andet)
, Lars Keller (Producent)
, Sven Jon Jonsen (Producent)

Publikation: Bidrag der ikke har en tekstform › Bidrag til udstilling › Forskning

Abstract

THE HAND OF NATURE er en arkitektonisk byggeteknisk undersøgelse af tæk, halm, kork og ler - i spændingsfeltet mellem materialernes stoflige karakter, håndværksmæssige principper og æstetiske virkemidler. Fokus er på materialernes ’iboende’ byggeteknik og økologiske cyklus, herunder hvordan vidensformer, ideudvikling, håndværksmæssige erfaringer, tekniske løsninger og æstetisk udtryk er forbundet og beror på etiske valg i en arkitektonisk designproces. Projektet viser håndværkets betydning i en fremtidig biogen byggeskik og arkitektur, hvor naturens mangfoldige arter skal tænkes med, ved at nærstudere håndværksmetoder, enkle byggeteknikker og cirkulære tektoniske principper. Projektet trækker på viden og resultater fra MUDP-projektet: ’Det Biogene Montagebyggeri’ (2024-26), som består i et tæt samarbejde med håndværkere, byggeproducenter og Dansk Brandteknisk Institut, der undersøger og tester biogene løsninger til fleretages boligbyggeri. Desuden vil udstillingsbidraget blive formidlet i en kontekst af CINARKs øvrige forsknings-/udviklingsprojekter der fokuserer på biogen arkitektur.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Håndens Natur: Håndværk i fremtidens biogene arkitektur
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	30 okt. 2025
Udgivelsessted	København
Udgave	1
Publikationsmedier	Mixed Media
Størrelse	9 m2
Status	Udgivet - 30 okt. 2025
Begivenhed	Imagining the Future: Through Architecture and Design - Det Kongelige Akademi , København, Danmark Varighed: 30 okt. 2025 → 16 apr. 2026 https://kglakademi.dk/da/projekter/forestillinger-om-fremtiden https://royaldanishacademy.com/en/projects/imagining-the-future

Udstilling

Udstilling	Imagining the Future
Lokation	Det Kongelige Akademi
Land/Område	Danmark
By	København
Periode	30/10/2025 → 16/04/2026
Internetadresse	https://kglakademi.dk/da/projekter/forestillinger-om-fremtiden https://royaldanishacademy.com/en/projects/imagining-the-future

Emneord

biogene konstruktioner
radikal tektonik
Innovation
Prefabrication
regenerative architecture
Tækket arkitektur
Grøn omstilling
brandbeskyttelse
Biogene materialer

Kunstnerisk udviklingsvirksomhed (KUV)

Ja

Adgang til dokumentet

https://royaldanishacademy.com/en/case/hand-nature

8 Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag
1 Deltagelse i workshop, seminar og kursus

Regenerative Biogenic Façades for extreme climates
Beim, A. (Foredragsholder) & Schotanus, J. (Foredragsholder)
30 jun. 2026
Aktivitet: Tale eller præsentation › Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag
Arquitectura Biogénica - Research in biogenic architecture
Beim, A. (Foredragsholder)
15 jan. 2026
Aktivitet: Tale eller præsentation › Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag

Fil
Regenerative biogene facader til ekstremt klima
Beim, A. (Foredragsholder)
8 jan. 2026
Aktivitet: Tale eller præsentation › Foredrag og mundtlige bidrag

Fil

AR Future Protects Awards 2023 – Research and design prize
Østerby Arnfred, L. (Modtager), Beim, A. (Modtager), Munch-Petersen, P. (Modtager), Andersen, H. E. (Modtager), Lønberg Petersen, T. (Modtager), Larsen, K. H. (Modtager), Gerner, T. (Modtager), Conjin, R. (Modtager), Koefoed, L. (Modtager), Jonsen, S. J. (Modtager), Kaarup, J. (Modtager), Dragsted, A. (Modtager), Hohlman, M. (Modtager) & Firkic, R. (Modtager), 15 mar. 2023
Pris: Priser
N.L. Høyen Medaljen
Beim, A. (Modtager), 26 mar. 2026
Pris: Priser
Nykredit Fonds Bæredygtighedspris
Beim, A. (Modtager), 8 maj 2023
Pris: Priser

1 Antologi
1 Bidrag til bog/antologi
1 Konferencebidrag i proceedings
1 Konferenceabstrakt til konference
Mere

Biogenic Labor: From Reed Harvest to Thatch Construction
Beim, A., 15 maj 2026, (Accepteret/In press) Building Better - Less - Different: Transforming Cities and Sustaining Labor. Hebel , D. E., Heisel, F., Trubiano, F., Girault , M. & Neppl, M. (red.). 1 udg. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, Bind 3. 5 s. ( "Building Better – Less – Different" series, Bind 3).
Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › peer review
CINARKs Research in Regenerative Biogenic Façades for extreme climates
Beim, A., Schotanus, J., Zuniga, P. I. A. (Andet), Prado, P. (Andet), Boutros, F. (Producent) & Ryle Tamstorf , J. (Producent), 28 jun. 2026
Publikation: Bidrag der ikke har en tekstform › Udstilling › Forskning
Hvad er Byggeskik? En ny generator for nyskabelse
Beim, A. (Interviewperson), mar. 2026, 2 s. København : Realdania.
Publikation: Andet › Andet bidrag › Formidling

2 Afsluttet

Deserta Ecofolie - the role and performance of architecture in the extreme environmental condition of the Atacama
Beim, A. (PI), Schotanus, J. (Projektdeltager) & Gerner, T. (Samarbejdspartner)
03/01/2026 → 21/01/2026
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning
DBM: Det Biogene Montagebyggeri - konstruktion brand og arkitektur
Beim, A. (Projektleder, organisatorisk), Schotanus, J. (Projektdeltager), Juul Jørgensen, A. (Projektdeltager), Fossing Frederiksen, M. (Projektdeltager), Gerner, T. (Projektdeltager), Conijn, R. (Projektdeltager), Sørensen, A. (Projektdeltager), Gade Lind, F. (Projektdeltager), Jonsen, S. J. (PI) & Keller, L. (Projektdeltager)
13/12/2023 → 01/04/2026
Projekter: Projekt › Forskning

Trækker ler det længste strå?
Beim, A.
01/09/2021
1 Mediebidrag
Presse/medie

Citationsformater

Beim, A., Schotanus, J., Juul Jørgensen, A., Ejstrup, H., Møller Larsen, J., Ryle Tamstorf , J., Louineau, T., Gerner, T., Conijn, R., Sørensen, A., Gade Lind, F., Dragsted, A., Fossing Frederiksen, M., Livkiss, K., Keller, L., & Jonsen, S. J. (2025). The Hand of Nature: Craft in future biogenic architecture. Bidrag til udstilling, Det Kongelige Akademi. https://royaldanishacademy.com/en/case/hand-nature

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The Hand of Nature: Craft in future biogenic architecture

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Udstilling

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Kunstnerisk udviklingsvirksomhed (KUV)

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