What are these crazy, beautiful images? They are none other than Magnus Larsson’s Dune Project, which is “Arenaceous Anti-Desertification Architecture.” Larsson proposes the creation of a 6,000km-long artificially solidified sandstone wall to line the Sahara Desert. The structure would provide refuge housing, as well as prevent desertification.
Larsson started with the work of the Soil Interactions Lab at UC Davis, which allowed Larsson to discover that he could push bacteria bacillus pasteurii through the sand. This bacterium then solidifies the sand into sandstone. Larsson proposed the creation of a 3D printer to push bacteria down into the sand and create the structure for this landscape. Then, all that needs to be done is to push out the loose sand to make the shelter – and hopefully, wind would blow out that sand naturally.
