Botany is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist studies plants, including the approximately 400,000 known species, of which 260,000 are vascular plants and 248,000 are flowering plants. Botanists study plants' applications in providing food, textiles, agriculture, forestry, chemicals, and more. The document then discusses botany of architecture, including knowing plant cultivars, morphology, and how plants will grow and change to complete a design. It introduces the concept of "Baubotanik" which uses living plants as structural elements in architecture. The document describes several architectural projects that utilize living plants and discusses how landscape architecture relates to incorporating botanical elements into design projects.

1. BOTANY
As a discipline
BY: II-C
SHUBHANGI GUPTA
ANUPAMA VAJPAYEE
MANISHA TANWAR

2. Botany, also called plant science or plant biology, is the science
of plant life and a branch of biology.
A botanist is a scientist who specializes in this field of study. A person
who studies plants may be called a botanist or a plant scientist.
Nowadays, botanists study approximately 400,000 species of living
organism of which some 260,000 species are vascular plants and about
248,000 are flowering plants.
APPLICATIONS - in providing staple foods and textiles, in modern
horticulture, agriculture and forestry, plant propagation,
breeding and genetic modification, in the synthesis of chemicals and raw
materials for construction and energy production, in environmental
management, and the maintenance of biodiversity.
INTRODUCTION

3. BOTANY OF ARCHITECTURE
Knowing the
different cultivars of
your plants means
being able to
provide a client
with a full breadth
of knowledge
should they suggest
a plant they want,
but perhaps blooms
at the wrong time
or isn’t hardy
enough.

4. BOTANY OF ARCHITECTURE
Knowing the
morphology of plants –
their spatial and visual
characteristics, the
color of plants & plants
as functional elements
of design, all from a
botanical angle.
Being
knowledgeable of how
it will grow, change,
and complete the
design, especially if
you know in what
conditions they will
thrive.

5. BAUBOTANIK
The term "Baubotanik"
stands for a basic
approach to engineer with
living plants.
It is a method of
construction that utilizes
living plants as the load
bearing systems in
architectural structures.
At the same time the
concept exposes architects
and practitioners to the bio-
dynamics and
uncontrollability of the
natural growth process.

7. THE ARCHITECTS ARE GARDENERS
AND THE PLANTS ARE
ARCHITECTS.

8. The architects begin with
stabilizing elements—iron
rings, polyester bands, steel
grids—and environmentally-
appropriate plants that are
designed to grow around
the armature, becoming
stronger at structurally-
critical junctures.
Plants have learned to
carry heavy loads," says
the team's biologist and
botanist.
After a period of natural
growth, the reinforcing
elements can be removed,
and the structure is
comprised entirely of plant
elements.
It is difficult to draw an
absolute line between
nature and intellect,
between botany and
architecture.

9. ReinforcementPavilion
Footbridge in summer and winter

11. GARDEN OF FIVE SENSES
LOCATION : Saidul Ajaib village, near the Mehrauli heritage area
in Delhi
ARCHITECT : Pradeep Sachdeva, the park was developed
by Government of Delhi
Partly built over a rocky terrain, the garden has various theme areas,
including a section on the lines of Mughal Gardens, plus pools of water
lilies, bamboo courts, herb gardens and solar energy park.

12. 1. SIGHT
• Plant flowers of varying colors.
• Include red-leafed, soft grey foliaged and variegated plant varieties.
• Make use of contrast, e.g. cluster together plants of different shapes, sizes and
colors.
• Clip or prune certain plants (such as conifers) into interesting shapes.
• Install a pond. Include bright varieties of fish and water plants, and a bench nearby
• Include plants that appeal to butterflies, such as English lavender and hebes
Colors, shapes and special
features can help to create a
wonderful visual environment.

13. 2. HEARING
• Nectar-producing plants that lure birds into your garden.
• Encourage birds into your garden with a birdbath and / or feeders.
• Install a water feature. The sound of running water is relaxing.
• Hang wind chimes in breezy areas
• Choose textured paths that make sounds as you walk on them, For people with sight
impairment, a different texture underfoot will assist them in recognizing where they
are.

14. 3. TOUCH
Vary the textures in your garden. For example, if you have smooth pebbles
surrounding a water feature in one place, you could install rough lichen-covered rocks
in another.
Include different surfaces along your walkways, e.g. tiles, crushed gravel and stone
slabs.
Provide sunny and shady areas to offer temperature contrast.

15. 4. SMELLING
• Consider planting a non slip creeper / herb near the path edges so that when you
walk on the plant it will release a beautiful aroma – i.e. penny royal
• Don’t clump too many aromatic plants in the one area, as the confusion of different
scents will be overwhelming. Space scented flowers at intervals around your garden.
• Plant herbs, many are very aromatic but they only release their scent when the leaves
are rubbed or crushed.

16. 5. TASTE
• Plant a vegetable garden.
• Use large pots for fruit trees, bay trees and nut trees if you don’t have space
• Advise adults and children that not all plants are safe to eat. Supervise children when
they harvest herbs, fruits and vegetables.
• Use the petals from certain flowers in salads, for example, nasturtiums and violets.

18. HOW IS IT RELATED TO
ARCHITECTURE ?
A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT collaborates on the following project types:
•The planning, form, scale and siting of new development
•Civil design and public infrastructure
•Sustainable development
•Storm water management including rain gardens, green roofs, groundwater recharge, and treatment
wetlands
•Campus and site design for public institutions and government facilities
•Parks, botanical gardens, arboretums, greenways, and nature preserves
•Recreation facilities; i.e.: playgrounds, golf courses, theme parks and sports facilities
•Urban design, town and city squares, waterfronts, pedestrian schemes, and parking lots
•Natural park, tourist destination, and recreating historical landscapes, and historic garden appraisal
and conservation studies
•Environmental assessment and landscape assessment, planning advice and land management
proposals.
•Ecological Design any aspect of design that minimizes environmentally destructive impacts by
integrating itself with natural processes and sustainability

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