Architecture that repairs itself? Rachel Armstrong. Yovisto Academic Video Search. Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too. TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design Venice, Italy is sinking. To save it, Rachel Armstrong says we need to outgrow architecture made of inert materials and, well, make architecture that grows itself. She proposes a not-quite-alive material that does its own repairs and sequesters carbon, too. glu vii Jll GLOBAL Nil Kerrigan Christian Drawing succession ecological reef artificial view macroscopic with Venice gig lags gilt NEW Kerrigan Christian Drawing reef limestone artificial fuming technology protocell view Macroscopic lwi IJJ FIN Kerrigan Christian Drawing foundations shady settling technology view Macroscopic TAV HEX Kerrigan Christian Drawing light from away moving technology protocell view Macroscopic PSIO Kerrigan Christian Courtesy technology protocell using Venice under reef limestone Growing Kerrigan Christian Courtesy piles wooden upon built are Venice city historic Foundations gig His shell solid making protocell image microscopic powered Hlgh still Movie its srl Protolife Hanczyc Martin courtesy Photograph protocells colony image Microscopic Lai Jfl ial Zji Riim