Nature cure

摘要

Microalgae, tiny single-celled plants, most no larger than bacteria, might not be the most endearing organisms on the planet but they are turning into one of the more useful. In the past few years a range of environmental applications have been discovered for them, one of the latest being as part of a bioreactor facade. The BIQ (pictured above), scheduled for completionlast month in Wilhelmsberg.near Hamburg, Germany, is being billed as the first building in the world to incorporate such a facade.Featured in The Building Exhibition within the Building Exhibition, it is part of IBA Hamburg, a year-long programme of exhibitions, events and conferences in the city and region examining innovative constructions, materials,energy concepts and new architectural forms.