Building skins should have a mind of their own, says architect Doris Sung.
She is dreaming up a future scenario where instead of glass boxes, buildings could be "fluffy and hairy and fluttering".
This would mean relying less on air conditioning or heating systems to keep our environments at a comfortable temperature.
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