56 Recycled Plastic Bottles Illuminate Liter of Light’s Pavilion at the Shanghai Biennale

<a href="http://aliteroflight.org">A Liter of Light</a> <a href="http://inhabitat.com/1-liter-of-light-project-illuminates-thousands-of-filipino-homes-with-recycled-bottles/">illuminates slums in the Philippines</a> by transforming one liter plastic bottles into ingenious solar lights - and recently 56 recycled lights were used to brighten a new low-income housing concept designed by <a href="http://touchingtheearthlightly.com/whoweare/default.asp">Stephen Lamb of Touching the Earth Lightly</a> and artist Andrew Lord. Last week we showed you the team's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/extraordinary-bamboo-stalactites-sprout-mushrooms-in-liter-of-lights-shanghai-pavilion/">extraordinary stalactite bamboo mushroom farm</a>, and now Stephen has sent new images that provide a closer look at the pavilion itself and the light bulbs used to make it shine.

56 plastic bottles light up this pavilion (but only during the day!)

Designed for A Liter of Light Foundation by Stephen Lamb, the pavilion will be on display at the Shanghai Biennale for several weeks.

56 bottles were used to illuminate the space

The project doubles as a low-income housing prototype

These solar light bulbs cost very very little to make

Stephen Lamb shows off his artistic skills! The team worked long hours through the night to realize construction on time.

Small cutouts provide some daylight but the rooftop bulbs make the double-height home even more comfortable.

Stephen also designed this inverted hanging wall garden which sprouts mushrooms!

The moral of the story? Cheap doesn't have to be ugly!