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Spirits out of Trees
traces the interwoven stories of two architectural works by Burkinabé-German architect Francis Kéré: 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 Kéré'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 Kéré'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 Kéré's vision and to the enduring metaphor of the tree as shelter and a symbol of regeneration. Designed with the same humility and clarity that defines Kéré'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.
Spirits out of Trees
traces the interwoven stories of two architectural works by Burkinabé-German architect Francis Kéré: 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 Kéré'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 Kéré'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 Kéré's vision and to the enduring metaphor of the tree as shelter and a symbol of regeneration. Designed with the same humility and clarity that defines Kéré'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.
Francis Kéré
, in Burkina Faso geboren, führt in Berlin sein international angesehenes Büro Kéré Architecture und lehrt als Professor für Entwurf und Partizipation an der TU München. Als bislang einziger in Afrika geborener Architekt wurde er mit den beiden weltweit bedeutendsten Architekturpreisen ausgezeichnet, dem Pritzker Architecture Prize (2022) und dem japanischen Praemium Imperiale (2023).
Amy Holmes
ist Programmleiterin der Sidney E. Frank Foundation und Geschäftsführerin der Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation in New York.
Julie Cirelli
ist eine in Stockholm lebende amerikanische Journalistin und Redakteurin sowie Programmverantwortliche von Park Books.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Architektur |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 144 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9783038604617 |
| ISBN-10: | 3038604615 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 03860461 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Redaktion: |
Holmes, Amy
Cirelli, Julie |
| Herausgeber: | Amy Holmes/Julie Cirelli |
| Hersteller: |
Park Books
Park Books AG |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | GVA Gemeinsame Verlagsauslieferung Göttingen GmbH & Co. KG, Postfach 20 21, D-37010 Göttingen, info@gva-verlage.de |
| Abbildungen: | 130 farbige und 20 s/w-Abbildungen |
| Maße: | 257 x 205 x 15 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Amy Holmes (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 04.06.2026 |
| Gewicht: | 0,307 kg |
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