神奇物料
第二集「草竹高樓」帶我們進入再生建築材料的世界。木材長久以來是歐洲傳統建材,可惜踏入工業時代,地位難免被鋼筋混凝土取代。近年人們普遍關心氣候變化,於是木材再度進入建築師的視野,現時木建多層大廈已如雨後春筍。竹也是植物,但得天獨厚,長得快,又堅靱,用作建築有說不出的天然妙韻。發展下來,木變透明,竹要加工;本集節目還列舉兩種仍處於萌芽時期的再生材料,實在叫人驚訝,本來身處餐桌上廚房中的,怎麼可以用來建造樓房?這又是怎樣的一段神奇故事?
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.