Cool Photos: Buildings Made from Trees

December 30, 2009

A friend forwarded me this link of Whole Tree Architecture creations and I wanted to share!

How cool is this?  Roald Gunderson creates buildings from whole trees!  From the site: “According to the Forest Products Laboratory, a whole, unmilled tree can support 50 percent more weight than the largest piece of lumber milled from the same tree.”

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Enjoy!

Posted by Julie

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4 Comments Leave a Comment

  • 1. Beth  |  December 30, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    Incredible!

  • 2. Nic G  |  December 30, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    Beautiful!

  • 3. Mike Di Tizio  |  January 11, 2010 at 9:12 am

    Wow. That is so amazing and what’s more, it’s so right it’s brilliant. Who wouldn’t want to live with trees all year round?

  • 4. aniyah  |  February 5, 2010 at 10:56 am

    the tree is beautiful!

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