biotecture
/ˈbʌɪəʊˌtɛktʃə
/noun [mass noun]
The use of living plants as an integral part of the design of buildings.The timing proved fortuitous: this was during the greatest habitat building boom in known history, and the demand for ecodesign and biotecture was immense....
- Biotecture also extends to the use of shelterbelts and windbreaks to modify the climate around and within a dwelling without modifying the dwelling itself.
- The aim is to give people an 'instant' biotecture-type structure, which would otherwise take many years to grow.
Origin
1980s: from bio- 'of living organisms' + a shortened form of architecture.