Archinode checked in on this old post to cite some (pre-Laffoley) influences on the Fab Tree Hab.

The Primitive Hut concept of Marc-Antoine Laugier, from 1753.

Arthur Wiechula’s “Living Trees Grow into Homes” (1923) Arthur Wiechula article on Design Boom

More info: Archinode’s Fab Tree Hab page which includes a full list of references.

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