Comments on: New Schools Built From Cardboard Tubes

By: Jobot//

Jobot// — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:58:09 +0000

This structure is not a school, it is a series of tubes.

By: mustardhamsters

mustardhamsters — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:52:00 +0000

Just fill em with concrete once it's built. Done and done.

By: Blackdogsong

Blackdogsong — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:53:33 +0000

Shigeru Ban has been doing these kinds of projects for years. I'm a huge fan of his work and the cardboard tubes are much stronger than one might think.
They can also be treated to be water/fire resistant.
If you look him up, you'll see some of the work he's done for refugees around the world.

By: DOJ

DOJ — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:03:43 +0000

If they're going to go through all this trouble, why not just build a permanent structure?

By: sw

sw — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:34:05 +0000

multiple stories seems foolhardy

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:33:41 +0000

Pour concrete down the tubes.

By: Rocky Rook

Rocky Rook — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:32:34 +0000

I think they'll survive the earthquake, but they may not survive wind.

By: Scooter

Scooter — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:54:25 +0000

Those really thick walled cardboard tubes are surprisingly strong.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:34:03 +0000

Chinese concrete having the same strength it won;t change anything

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:46:51 +0000

Being hit by falling cardboard tubes probably beat being hit by falling concrete.

By: Idil

Idil — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:32:43 +0000

Something tells me that won't hold in another earthquake....