Environmentally Friendly Gingerbread House
Photo courtesy of Michelle Kaufmann
Green housing designer Michelle Kaufmann has created a green gingerbread house.
Kaufmann shares her blueprints for the gingerSolaire, the cookie version of her mkSolaire Smart Home, at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
While the chocolate solar panels wouldn't stand against the sun the way real ones should, the organic gingerbread walls look sturdy enough—that is, until the teeth come. If you are feeling up to the challenge to design your own confectionery house, enter Kaufmann's Green Guru contest.
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4 Comments:
It may not have the charm of a typical Victorian model, but I love that it brings modern green concepts into common holiday practice - get a jump start on preparing the next generation for a new way of American living!
marylaura at 10:20AM on 12/05/08
I want to see a wind farm of grahm crackers next!
mxs at 11:42AM on 12/05/08
That house does not look very festive or pretty. Fail.
Adam Kuban at 12:54PM on 12/05/08
A really clever take on the traditional gingerbread house. I do miss the candy cane entrance way though.
jaywarner at 8:24AM on 12/06/08