This house is not to be built, it’s to be grown! Architects Mitchell Joachim and Javier Arbona and environmental engineer Lara Greden designed this “tree house†to be both eco-friendly and alive. Trees are planted and trained to grow in the shape of the finished home. The interior walls are made of clay and plaster, and will look like a normal house. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/0cb1ec816bc3e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html -via Look at This
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As I've seen pointed out elsewhere, this appears uncomfortably similar to visionary artist/engineer Paul Laffoley's concept for a "plant house," right down to the form of the structure, albeit somewhat more traditional to what people think of when they think of a house. I hope if these catch on he'll get the credit he's due and some others of his ideas are given consideration.
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This art is called Arborsculpture
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