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Efficient by nature, elegent by design.Archive for Construction
Elegant, efficient buildings: Baron Foster’s future
Architect Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and “basically pollution-free.”
I’m not going to do much with this post other than stand aside and let the content get straight to you. It’s a very ‘chewy’ piece. You deserve it, and I’m glad to have found this for you. But before I say ‘SShhhhh’ and pull back the curtains on this presentation, a word from Norman Foster himself:
“Green is cool.”
The Hunting Dynasty salutes.
Nature’s genetic engineering
Bamboo is the most low-impact high-strength material known to man. It’s a self-propagating grass that grows rapidly, continuously, and safely.
It delivers more raw material per acre than any other natural fiber. And it does this without pesticides, chemical fertilizers, irrigation, or detrimental cultivation practices.
We couldn’t have genetically engineered it any better…
