Comments on: How to Grow Your Own Living House

By: D.O.

D.O. — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:02:27 +0000

“a new area of architecture: arbo-architecture”?????
C’mon. Someone has come up with a variation of this every few years for decades (probably millennia, but decades that I remember). Usually the ideas are better than this. Willow? Seriously? And steel rods through it? Right. I’ve always been intrigued by living architecture, but this one is just stoooopid.

By: KC

KC — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:01:54 +0000

WOW!

By: anthony

anthony — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:24:43 +0000

Thank you willy.
You gave some reasons why it can’t be done. Some people however don’t look at the can’ts and do it anyway.

By: Aragorn

Aragorn — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:22:47 +0000

What a great concept. Many of you have drawn attention to the flaws in the idea, but it’s not intended as a replacement for our current buildings. It’s a concept, one that’s being carried out for the fun and adventure. Relax.

We all know this would only be truly practical for elves and other patient creatures with very long life spans.

By: JoeBob

JoeBob — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:16:06 +0000

http://rootbridges.blogspot.com/

By: smuj

smuj — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:49:01 +0000

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

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Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:08:50 +0000

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By: Im sad now

Im sad now — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:59:25 +0000

Thanks alot Willy.Your a killjoy.

By: willy

willy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:10:04 +0000

Bad idea. Reason 1. Google codit and learn about wound closure. Trees are dynamic systems undergoing a metabolic process. Sticking a steel rod through a tree is never a good idea (pic2). The bark of trees is like our skin. When its constantly rubbing against an object such as another tree ( pic 1) then that skin is open and its a vector for plant pathogens and infection.
Reason2. Plants have different growth rates. Even members of the same species that are the same sex may grow faster than one another. My brother is 5ft 9. Im 6 ft. Were not just speaking of height, were also talking about limb diameter. When you build a structure that structure needs to be stable. If what your building with is constantly changing then that stability isnt there.
I could go on.. but you get the idea

By: erparis

erparis — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:46:36 +0000

Excellent idea! The elasticity can be very usefull in certain situations, certainly if it is combined with other materials.
The harder a material is, the better or faster it will break or burst under the right circumstances. Absolutely to be tested more.
Very inspiring idea indeed! Thumbs up for these architects!