Ann Borek

“Tree Farm Research Center + Seed Extractory”

Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this industrial tree farm research center and seed extractory not only explores the optimization of quality of trees grown and harvested for lumber, but also seeks to educate and engage the surrounding community. This center exposes a different way in which humans interact with nature. By manipulating their natural processes, these researchers and farmers are able to yield taller, straighter, and more desirable trees to be used for lumber. These trees, controled by human hands, toe the line between spaces of nature and human industrial development, and this center provides a space in which people can learn and experience nature in this way.