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Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People’s Imagination
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Kathryn Larsen is young, but she’s already making huge waves in the world of sustainable architecture with her favorite building material…. seaweed. Yes, that stuff that sits on the beach and smells, Kathryn wants to build your house out of it. That idea might make you cringe, but the Danes have been using Eel Grass (a type of seaweed) to insulate their homes for years. I mean, think about it! Seaweed is already water-resistant, fire-resistant, and considered waste… it’s perfect!

Kathryn’s ideas and her current research build, The Seaweed Pavilion, was recently documented by photographer Kelley Hudson. The video touches on what Kathryn hopes to achieve with her aquatic innovations, how she hopes to develop her ideas further, and what the heck Eel Grass even is.

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Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

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Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

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Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

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Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

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Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

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Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

Architect Kathryn Larsen Tries Alternative Sustainable Building Material And Her Ideas Caught People's Imagination

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The Seaweed Pavilion- A Building Experiment Inspired by Danish History

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Kelley Hudson

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I’m a professional photographer and content producer currently located in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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I’m a professional photographer and content producer currently located in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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This dude right here? He works as a Community Manager at Bored Panda. Has no back-story, cause his spine works just fine. He writes about himself in third-person, and in first-person about others. Fell in love with storytelling and cannot let that love go. Now, he's here to help you make your own story simply beautiful. Secretly makes cute music samples and writes stories in the dark that nobody has ever heard of before.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me ask the unfortunate obvious question - isn't this somewhat loose material attracting burrowing bugs not to mention nesting rodents? Then, it looks like it could potentially fall out onto the people beneath...with said leftovers from rodents and bugs...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me ask the unfortunate obvious question - isn't this somewhat loose material attracting burrowing bugs not to mention nesting rodents? Then, it looks like it could potentially fall out onto the people beneath...with said leftovers from rodents and bugs...

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