Natural history
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about natural history
Project • By ATELIER BRÜCKNER • Exhibitions
Haus der Berge. Vertical Wilderness
The main topic of the exhibition in Berchtesgaden is the highest vertical of the Eastern Alps. It is a virtual line of 2300 m from the bottom of the Königssee to the peak of the Watzmann. The accessible and interactive landscape panorama leads the visitor through four alpine habitats: Water, Forest, Alm and Rock & Karst. A time travel is interwoven from the formation of the mountains to the consequences of global warming today and in the future. More
Project • By Neutelings Riedijk Architecten • Museums
NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER
Neutelings Riedijk invited fashion designer Iris van Herpen to interrupt the red travertine stacked volumes with white concrete friezesIris van Herpen, famous for designing innovative dresses for the likes of Cate Blanchett, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, was invited by Neutelings Riedijk to collaborate on the rock like facade of the renovated Institute for biodiversity Naturalis in Leiden. Inspired by the museum’s collection she developed a special technique to produce the striking 3D concrete strips.The exterior of the stacked stone volumes mimic a geological structure. The travertine was cut to reveal its red colour and create a natural rough character. The nature theme was taken further by Neutelings Riedijk with a three dimensional concrete st... More