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- This twisting tower is made out of 2,000 3D-printed terracotta bricks Fri, 29 Sep 17, 9:19pmA team of researchers and students from the HKU Faculty of Architecture worked with Holger Kehne of Plasma Studio to create a beautiful twisted tower out of 2,000 3D-printed terracotta bricks...
- UK farmer grows his own eco home from sustainable hemp crops Thu, 27 Aug 15, 1:30amWhen UK farmer Nick Voase switched his croplands from potatoes to hemp after severe flooding in 2007, he probably didn’t know he’d one day be using part of his harvest to build a home...
- Knowaste Lets You Shingle Your Roof With Tiles That Used to Be Diapers Wed, 14 Sep 11, 2:20amThanks to Canadian company Knowaste, you can now tile your roof with what was once a dirty diaper. Knowaste has pioneered a process that turns used diapers into a sturdy plastic pellet that can be then transformed into building...
- Modern Dutch House Built From Salvaged Billboards and Umbrellas Tue, 1 Feb 11, 5:00pmA first glance this may appear to be just another nice-looking modern home — until you realize that it is constructed almost entirely from salvaged materials sourced within a nine mile radius of the building site...