Spirits out of Trees traces richly illustrated the interwoven stories of two architectural works by Burkinabe-German architect Francis Kere: Xylem, a contemplative pavilion nestled within the aspen groves of Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana, and the Naaba Belem Goumma Secondary School, built for Kere's hometown community of Gando, Burkina Faso. Though separated by geography, climate, and culture, the two buildings are united by a shared philosophy: architecture as a site of gathering, learning, and care.
The book explores how trees-literal and metaphorical-inform Kere's design language. Xylem evokes the spiritual and structural intelligence of trees, offering a space of quiet communion and passive cooling. Naaba Belem Goumma Secondary School transforms local materials into a living, breathing environment for education, shaped by and for its community.
Combining architectural documentation and photography with personal writing and original poetry, Spirits out of Trees is both a tribute to Francis Kere's vision and to the enduring metaphor of the tree, as shelter and as a symbol of regeneration. Designed with the same humility and clarity that defines Kere's work, the volume offers a deeply resonant meditation on sustainability, cultural continuity, and the power of architecture to root us more fully in the world around us.
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20 Illustrations, black and white; 130 Illustrations, color
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Höhe: 250 mm
Breite: 200 mm
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978-3-03860-461-7 (9783038604617)
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Amy Holmes is the Program Officer for the Sidney E. Frank Foundation and Executive Director of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, both based in New York. Julie Cirelli is a Stockholm-based American journalist and editor and co-director of Zurich-based architecture publishing house Park Books.
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