Eco-Architecture: Micro-Algae Walls?
Aeon kicks off a discussion of the subject: ‘Traditional buildings are designed to provide protection against a savage world, with us safe on one side and our waste on the other. Architects have long relied on ‘hard’ materials such as masonry and glass, specifically chosen to prevent the outside environment from getting in. Impermeability was, and is, a driving goal. It is time to rethink that approach.’
