TED Tuesday: Self-repairing architecture

Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too.
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Comments 2

  1. February 23, 2010

    Wow! It sounds like an interesting and viable option while being eco friendly. I'll be interested to see how this type of technology progresses

  2. February 24, 2010

    Yes, Christi. It IS indeed a very interesting trend to keep your eyes peeled for. I wish Rachel's ideas become a reality of our future. Sustainable architecture should be the way to go if we want to stop things from getting out of hand.

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