Comment by jeffrallen

Comment by jeffrallen 2 days ago

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These are even more beautiful in real life. I don't know why they didn't show it, but the same lab has also built a structure of tubes made of bamboo strips that arch up and over a seating area into a dome. The tubes start at planters and there are vines growing up onto the structure. It's my new favorite thing in my neighborhood. Thanks EPFL!

mkl 2 days ago

They didn't show it because it doesn't use this C-Tube technique.

  • JKCalhoun 2 days ago

    It looks like the dome could be related to the example they show of "optimized network" organization of C-tubes — if, that is, the structure that comprises the dome webbing is comprised of C-tubes.

    • mkl a day ago

      The dome webbing is made of strips of bamboo, not any kind of tube.