Turning dunes into architecture its a bit funny to be at a conference dedicated to things not seen, and present my proposal to build a 6,000kilometerlong wall across the entire african continent. Architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh sahara desert using bacteria and a. Private sector development, innovation, technology and. Like his other work, larsson says dune could be built. Magnus larsson on turning dunes into architecture this was one of the more remarkable talks given at the ted global conference at oxford in 2009. These inspiring designs show our future cities built from silk and. Magnus larsson is an architect with a blueprint to build a wall across africa. Turning dunes into architecture architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh sahara desert using bacteria and a. Architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising constructio. It is always the same, never the same, endlessly fascinating. Turning dunes into architecture by magnus larsson celebrating earth day at the newsgallery, have a watch at how magnus larsson envisions deflecting desertification that is threatening our earth. Thousands of youtube videos with englishchinese subtitles.
Magnus larsson hopes to build new structures in the desert by using bacteria to turn shifting sand into a solid mass. Magnus larsson, an architecture student whos researching applications for micp explains his proposed 6,000 kilometer habitable wall across africa using bacteriasolidified sand in this ted talk. These inspiring designs show our future cities built from silk and sand architect magnus larsson thinks were stuck in the concrete age, so hes showing how we could turn to entirely new. Theoretically, can deserts be turned into arable lands. Turning dunes into architecture translation and transcription crowdsourced. By turning loose sand dunes into solid architecture using bacteria. Turning dunes into architecture if only we had several more magnus larssons in the world. Turning dunes into architecture in english last modified by time content. Architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material. A wall made with bacillus pasteurii microorganisms that create sandstone to help provide shelter for individuals and curb the destruction of sandstorms.
Architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan. The question might come off as one better suited for yahoo answers. In this talk, courtesy of ted, architecture student magnus larsson details his bold proposal to build a 6000kilometerlong wall across the entire african continent. One billion grains of sand come into existence in the world each second.
Turning desert dunes into architecture road junky guides. Mar 20, 2014 architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material. The project a kind of bioarchitectural testlandscape would thus go from a balloonlike. What it would do would be change the inhospitable dunes of the african sahara into a place of sheltered living. In this talk, courtesy of ted, architecture student magnus larsson details his bold proposal to build a 6,000kilometerlong wall across the entire african continent.
Architecture student magnus larsson wants to turn some of the most deserted and harsh landscapes on the planet into habitable structures. Magnus larsson, a british architecture student, has created a bold new plan to stop desertification. Magnus larsson is still a student in architecture at university college london. One of the cool things about living in the modern hitech world is that there are some really smart people looking to do really amazing things.
A collection of things i liked while wondering in the world of web. Turning dunes into architecture 1 follower 234 lines. A team at uc davis has been looking at the microorganism bacillus pasteurii to solidify the ground in earthquakeprone areas. Magnus larsson verwandelt dunen in architektur ted talks. Seeks to turn harsh landscapes into habitable structures born in sweden in 1976, magnus larsson now lives and works in both stockholm and london. His combination of humanitarianism and personal interest is a potent spell that can be the beginning of many new forward steps in the world. Products and solutions program at uc berkeley, and contributed to the. Houses are made from concrete, concrete is made from sand, magnus larsson wants to cut out the middleman. Some of those grains may then cement naturally into sandstone. Larsson, tells of an incredible undertaking that he wants to see accomplished. In africa, the sand dunes of the sahara desert moves south at an alarming rate, forcing villagers to move and continuously chews up land which. This project, apart from utilising a completely new way of turning sand into sandstone.
These inspiring designs show our future cities built from. Larsson has developed a program that is fascinating to think about. Architect magnus larsson thinks were stuck in the concrete age, so hes. He is presenting a solution to the ever growing threat of desertification. Turning dunes into architecture a ted talk by magnus larsson. Now you can learn to understand native speakers, expand your vocabulary, and improve your pronunciation. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh sahara desert using bacteria. Sporosarcina pasteurii formerly known as bacillus pasteurii from older taxonomies, is a bacterium with the ability to precipitate calcite and solidify sand given a calcium source and urea, through the process of microbiologically induced calcite precipitation or biological cementation.
Nonetheless, im assuming that the process of arable lands turning into deserts involves several chemical reactions. The project a kind of bio architectural testlandscape would thus go from a balloonlike. He aims to use bacillus pasteurii microorganisms that create sandstone to solidify the sand and to help provide shelter for. November 2009 architecture turning dunes into architecture. Magnus larsson, global technology manager for abb robot supply unit industrial software development a global perspective developing software in a large global organization can. Support for this project was widespread from tedsters on twitter magnus larsson wants to build a sand wall across africa extraordinary practical imagination. Larsson s plan is to create a 6000 km wall roughly the size of the great wall of china just south of the sahara desert made entirely out of sand dunes. Architecture student magnus larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction. With a ba hons in architecture from the oxford brookes school of architecture, he is currently finishing off his diploma studies at the architectural association.
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