SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"

Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week.

The SunRice installation transformed the garden into a pathway that allowed visitors to explore the multiple uses of rice – "from food to experimental construction material".

An experiential journey through the gardens...