Something that was quite interesting was the new use and imagination for materials that have never been used for design before. Thinking outside the box allows for new ideas to thrive and grow and this may just be the key to our sustainable future. A few new materials that were discussed was the use of meat to physically create a building that is living. A little scary of a thought and when she said that the prototype died because it had no immune system I was actually very shocked at how out of the box there thinking has gotten.
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1) Meat House |
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2) Meat House Prototype that died due to no immune system. |
A design suggestion was also with the use of growing/ living trees to create a home. The home takes seven years to grow and is 100% still alive. The way that Maria is incorporating the living in these designs I find very interesting and I see great potential with.
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3) Process of Fab Tree Hab growing. |
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4) Tree house village |
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5) Model of Fab Tree Hab. |
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6) Graph showing ice sheet decreasing annually. |
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