A innovative approach to design and construction that save materials and energy and create unusually beautiful structures.
(From Technology Review, as published on January 11,2012 by Kevin Bullis)
(From ScienceDaily)
The findings of the three-phase project was published in its capstone Innovation Impact Report. The study was launched in February 2010 when TMS convened an Energy Materials Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of 21 thought leaders in materials science and engineering.
It is not a fairy tale! The prefabricated building , the five-star T30 Hotel at Dongting lake, Hunan province became an internet sensation after time-lapse video posted online showed it being constructed by 200 builders in just 360 hours.