Material Senescence

by Benjamin Busch

English (Deutsch unten):

Material Senescence borrows the term “senescence” from biology to describe the ecological aging of architectural fabric. Text and photographs speculate upon the unpredictable breaking down of materials in the built environment.

Foreword by Mark Minkjan titled “ the Nature of Architecture”. German, English. Published with Palimpsest (2014).

Benjamin Busch (b. 1987) is an architectural designer and photographer living in Berlin. Utilizing photography as an analytical method, he investigates complex fields of relations within the built environment.




Material Senescence entlehnt der Biologie den Begriff „Seneszenz“, um die ökologische Alterung der architektonischen Substanz zu beschreiben. Texte und Fotografien spekulieren auf den unvorhersehbaren Verfall von Materialien in der gebauten Umwelt.

Vorwort von Mark Minkjan betitelt „Vergä die Natur der Architektur“. Deutsch, Englisch. Veröffentlicht mit Palimpsest (2014).

Benjamin Busch (geb. 1987) ist Fotograf und Architectural Designer in Berlin. Mit Hilfe der Fotografie, als analytische Methode, untersucht er komplexe Beziehungsfelder innerhalb der gebauten Umwelt.

48 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Benjamin Busch is an actor, writer, director and photographer. He served 16 years as an infantry and light armored reconnaissance officer in the United States Marine Corps, deploying to Iraq in 2003 and 2005. As an actor he is best know for his portrayal of Officer Anthony Colicchio in the HBO series The Wire, and he is the writer/director of the film, BRIGHT. He is the author of a memoir, Dust to Dust (Ecco/HarperCollins), and has published in Harper’s, The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and North American Review among others. He has been a contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered and The Daily Beast. He lives in Reed City, Michigan with his wife and their two daughters.