This Crazy Brick Structure Is Grown From Mushrooms, And Can Keep Itself Cool All Summer

Made from organic material that can be turned into fertilizer, this installation will show off a radical, zero-waste building technology that could help chill down sweltering city streets.

This summer, a new kind of building will sprout amid New York City's garden of glass and steel. Using bricks biologically engineered to grow themselves from plant waste and fungal cells, David Benjamin's Hy-Fi will rise as a giant circular tower that creates a cool micro-climate for pedestrians in searing city heat. Bet you've never seen a brownstone do that before.

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