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!

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mkl 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

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

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JKCalhoun 4 days ago | parent [-]

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 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		The dome webbing is made of strips of bamboo, not any kind of tube.

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tweakimp 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Can you share a picture of that arch?

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coldsmoke 4 days ago | parent [-]

I think it's this: https://bamx.epfl.ch/

Looks very cool indeed

	▲	jeffrallen 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Specifically this one: https://bamx.epfl.ch/bamx-green-elysee/ ...which is the most photogenic of them all.