A group of Parisian architects has published designs for an "organic skyscraper" in London, which would grow as its inhabitants discard their rubbish.
Chartier-Corbasson's plans call for a facade of recycled paper and plastic bottles, as well as your traditional glass, stone and so on. The building would begin at just half of its planned height, but then grow over time with the paper and plastic thrown away by its occupants. That waste would be processed on site and recycled into paper and plastic panels to extend the structure upward.
The necessary scaffolding to hold the whole thing up while it's being built would become a permanent part of the structure. The idea, the designers say, is to take the "most realistic approach possible" to building a skyscraper -- allowing the initial investment required to be low.
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