神奇物料
第二集「草竹高楼」带我们进入再生建筑材料的世界。木材长久以来是欧洲传统建材,可惜踏入工业时代,地位难免被钢筋混凝土取代。近年人们普遍关心气候变化,于是木材再度进入建筑师的视野,现时木建多层大厦已如雨后春笋。竹也是植物,但得天独厚,长得快,又坚靱,用作建筑有说不出的天然妙韵。发展下来,木变透明,竹要加工;本集节目还列举两种仍处于萌芽时期的再生材料,实在叫人惊讶,本来身处餐桌上厨房中的,怎么可以用来建造楼房?这又是怎样的一段神奇故事?
Episode 2 is about renewable building materials. Skyscrapers have long been made of wood. Researchers are working on producing transparent wood. Bamboo grows many times faster than wood. Even today, daring architects are showing what is possible with bamboo. And for the future, we should get used to the idea of living in houses made of fungi.