Thursday, February 17, 2011

Tree Houses!

I think all of us, at least us boys, have dreamed about having tree houses since we were kids. Well Patrick Dougherty has figured out how to live out out fantasies. Sort of.

Mind Blowing Nest Houses made of Living Trees

Please follow some of the links in this article to learn more about Mr. Dougherty's art and ideas and how some modern designers are thinking about how to use tree houses to build the sustainable homes of the future.

Obviously there are some practical limitations to using trees to build homes. Namely the slow speed of growth. But just the idea of this is fascinating to me. The environmental activist inside of me hopes that more work goes into the investigation of this particular idea. It might work out very well for limited areas with specific needs that fit the advantages of tree houses.