Self–Repairing Architecture
Rachel ArmstrongAll buildings today have something in common: They are made using Victorian technologies. This involves blueprints, …
Humans create some pretty clever designs, but until now, our constructed environment has largely been static. It’s time to take a hint from old nature and teach our buildings and products how to grow, adapt, and repair themselves. Using the principle of guided growth, fruits manufacture their own packaging, and chairs are designed to mimic bones. Even our buildings may eventually have the same urge to eat and breath as the residents inside.
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‘The most effective way to ‘heal’ a stressed ecology may be to construct living buildings’
Growth Assembly
Worldwide shipping of manufactured things is very inefficient. How can we ship devices and utensils in a single envelope? As seeds.
Growing a Hidden Architecture
Christian KerriganChristian Kerrigan's project, Growing a Ship in a Yew Forest "explores the possibilities of a symbiotic relationship …
Bone Chair
Van MensvoortJoris Laarman 's Bone chair takes its inspiration from the efficient way that bones grow (adding material where …
Growing Rooms, Buildings & Cities
Van MensvoortWith their project 'Rules of Six' architects Aranda & Lasch envision an unpredictable, self-generating landscape of …