Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold idea to address the drought and desertification problem in Africa by transforming the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a construction material there is no shortage of in the desert: sand.
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Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold idea to address the drought and desertification problem in Africa by transforming the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a construction material there is no shortage of in the desert: sand.
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