material researchMYCEELAB Mycelium Experimental Lab2022 - present
What is the responsibility of architecture in the 21st century? This study explores the potential of mycelium composites as a sustainable and eco-friendly material for architecture in the context of today's global climate and environmental crisis. Mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi, has shown promising properties such as acoustic and thermal insulation, biodegradability, and environmental performance. The project introduces an integrated multi-material system, combining the complex, organic relationships between clay, lignocellulosic substrate, and fungi. Through the proposal of a digital design and robotic fabrication system, the study’s experiments focus on the potential of mycelium as a sustainable and transformative building material.

The study positions these alternative organic architectural designs in service of fostering a sustainable interaction between the built environment and the broader ecosystems within which it is embedded. Creating new, natural materials, we are determined to understand how we can design in collaboration with organic processes. By investigating the specific case of fungal architectural design and fabrication strategies, we aim to initiate a broader dialogue among architects, researchers, and policymakers to encourage collaborative efforts to redefine and reimagine the responsibility of architecture in striving toward a more sustainable exchange between humans and nature’s own agency.

propositions:  Mycelial Block │ Mycelium Landscape Element │ Mycelium panel
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authors:  11th International conference in of the Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design (ASCAAD) - University of Petra, Amman Jordan   │   read the article here
BioFutures Symposium - Northumbria University, Newcastle United Kingdom

Meet The Makers symposium - PrushaLab, Prague, Czech Republic
MycoLOM festival - LOM space, Bratislava Slovakia
Materiology - materiO',  Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague, Czech Republic
PRAKS Architecture workshop - Piešťany, Slovakia
ASGK Design, Prague, Czech Republic

Neuroworm and Machines of Escape - Kunsthalle Bratislava Slovakia
Big Thing - Biennale, Technology Center, Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague, Czech Republic
Archipelago 13*A3 - UM Gallery, Academy of Arts Architecture & Design in Prague, Czech Republic

Viktória Žigmundová, Antónia Stretavská,  Kateřina Suchánková, Jakub Míča

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