Desertification : Turning Dunes Into Architecture (Earth&Industry)

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

Read at : Earth & Industry

http://earthandindustry.com/2009/12/fighting-desertification-by-turning-dunes-into-architcture/

Fighting Desertification by Turning Dunes Into Architecture

by Timothy B. Hurst in Building & Architecture, Concept & Design.

Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold idea to address the drought and desertification problem in Africa by transforming the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a construction material there is no shortage of in the desert: sand.

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About Willem Van Cotthem

Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Ghent (Belgium). Scientific Consultant for Desertification and Sustainable Development.
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