The Fab Tree Hab is an all-green concept home that will grow from "a few seedlings into a two-storey, water-recycling, energy-efficient abode," according to researchers, largely from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They expect it will take a minimum of five years for one of their homes to grow, depending on the surrounding climate.
Because I can't pass up the chance to link to anything Laffoley-esqe - this sounds like his Das Urpflanze Haus. Here's a color image.
Also of note, check out this laffoley page I just found. Who's that guy standing in front of the piece in the top photo? Hmmmm.....
hmmmmm, i resemble that remark!
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- bill 3-08-2007 7:14 pm
Because I can't pass up the chance to link to anything Laffoley-esqe - this sounds like his Das Urpflanze Haus. Here's a color image.
Also of note, check out this laffoley page I just found. Who's that guy standing in front of the piece in the top photo? Hmmmm.....
- jim 3-08-2007 7:35 pm [add a comment]
hmmmmm, i resemble that remark!
- bill 3-08-2007 7:52 pm [add a comment]