Sustainability and Aesthetics

Hi all,


I have a question- how come a lot of the sustainability houses such as "Earthships" or projects are soooooo unattractive? I saw a couple houses in which bottles were used extensively throughout the house and yet it was unattractive or dare I say... ugly.


Look you can build a house recyclying glass throught the design and make it look fantastic. It doesn't take much (or maybe it should) to plan things out to make them aesthetically appealing. The fact is that if we want mainstream America or the world for that matter, to get fully behind the idea of a sustainable life, then it is going to have to appeal to the most basic principle- style. Yes, I wrote style. If there isn't any eyecandy appeal to your design, people will disregard your design or they will move on. Even if it is the most kick-ass design around, if it doesn't look good- people won't be interested.

So how about it people, let's start making sustainable housing and sustainable designs more visually appealing!