TerraFibra Architectures

In the face of climate change and the necessary adaptation of building systems, the use of bio- and geo-sourced materials offers beneficial technical solutions. Certain approaches have been tried and tested over centuries, others have only just been invented.

Bringing together earth and plant fibers emphasizes the mixed use of materials and reaffirms the importance of constructive intelligence, which aims to use the right quantity of the right material in the right place. Highlighting this complementary use of materials also helps avoid the pitfalls of any material value chain centered on a single technical solution, which is a model that is woefully inadequate and particularly polluting.

The TerraFibra Architectures event confirms that environmentally-friendly practices exist throughout the world, in highly diverse contexts. The actors involved in these projects are enthusiastic, passionate, and generous. They make the use of bio- and geo-sourced materials credible industry-wide and highlight the key economic, social, and environmental aspects of their projects and their commitments. They demonstrate that it is possible to construct buildings differently, drawing on local resources and know-how, without giving up innovation. Well-grounded in their territory, these frugal and creative architectures open up new horizons in construction and renovation.

Dominique Gauzin-Müller and Anne Lambert, curators of the exhibition, and the team TERRAFIBRA Award