Extraordinary ‘Bamboo Stalactites’ Sprout Mushrooms in Liter of Light’s Shanghai Biennale Pavilion!

What happens when Liter of Light, the organization behind the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/a-liter-of-light-aims-to-illuminate-1-million-homes-with-plastic-solar-bottle-bulbs/">plastic bottle bulbs</a> that are lighting up slums around the world, teams up with South Africa's <a href="http://www.touchingtheearthlightly.com/">Touching the Earth Lightly</a>, the folks whose <a href="http://inhabitat.com/climate-smart-cape-towns-cop-17-pavilion-is-made-of-1884-recycled-milk-crates/">amazing COP 17 pavilion</a> stole the show last year? An extraordinary low-cost housing prototype displayed at the entrance of the 9th Shanghai Biennale! Liter of Light's pavilion not only features the world's first mushroom farm set in 50 hanging 'bamboo stalactites,' but it also showcases a whole slew of their own plastic solar bulbs filled with little more than water to light up the amazing space.

The Liter of Light Pavilion at the Shanghai Biennale features 50 bamboo stalactites sprouting mushrooms!

The space is illuminated with the amazing plastic water bottles by distributed by Liter of Light

The pavilion was constructed using local materials

The bamboo stems were split and filled with mycelium and then drilled back together with holes left for mushrooms to sprout

The pavilion was designed as a low-cost housing solution for underprivileged communities

The bamboo mushroom forest and the liter of light solar bulbs go so beautifully together

Stephen Lamb on the right inspects his brilliant design

Hundreds of people have flocked to the pavilion since it opened!