Mycelium Resources in Architecture and Design
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 21. April 2026
256 Seiten
978-3-0356-2983-5 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
How can the mycelial structure of fungi shape the future of architecture and design? Can mycelium-based materials replace existing materials or give rise to entirely new categories and forms of industrial material production? This book brings together leading international experts to examine the potential of mycelium for resource-efficient biomaterials. From building materials to textiles, scientific, technological, and practical approaches demonstrate the new perspectives that mycelium, a living material, can offer. Essays, case studies, and interviews report on current developments, address challenges, and explore how renewable materials can be integrated into circular and sustainable design practices.
- Including an interview with Merlin Sheldrake
- Practice oriented case studies and designs
- Accompanied by extensive visual material
Weitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Schweiz
Verlagsgruppe
Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrationen
155 farbige Abbildungen
200 col. ill.
Dateigröße
199,87 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-0356-2983-5 (9783035629835)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Weitere Ausgaben
Andere Ausgaben
Nina Flaitz
Mycelium Resources in Architecture and Design
Buch
04/2026
1. Auflage
Birkhäuser
58,00 €
Sofort lieferbar
Person
Nina Flaitz, graphic designer, art director, material researcher, founder of Mycelium Resources
Inhalt
- Intro
- Mycelium Resources in Architecture and Design
- A Visual Exploration Cynthia Mai Ammann
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Mycelium-Based Materials
- INTRODUCTION
- Mycelial Networks: On Relationships, Life Forms, and Ecological Impacts
- Material Alliances: Toward a Paradigm Shift in the Built Environment
- A Point of Departure: The World We Live In
- B A Radically Changing Perspective of the Crisis
- D A Daring Method: (Un)learning by Doing
- The Interface of Collaboration: Rethinking Materials through Mycelium
- A Fungi in Focus: Case Studies of Mycelium Collaboration
- B Beyond Boundaries
- POTENTIALS
- Bioengineered Mycelium-Based Composite Materials: Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional Building Materials
- A Mycelium-Based Materials and their Applications
- B Mycelium-Based Materials in the Construction Industry
- C Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Mycelium-Based Composite Materials
- D Dense Mycelium-Based Composite Panels
- E Physical Properties
- F Examples of Applications in the Construction Sector
- G Mycelium as an Alternative Building Material
- A Visual Exploration: SEM Images
- MycoTree: Scaling Up Structural Mycelium
- PROJECT CREDITS
- Exploring Mycelium Material Functionalities: Weaving Across Disciplines, Scales, and Applications
- A Morphogenesis
- B Regenerative Sculptures
- C Self-Healing and Biomineralization
- D Leather-Like Mycelium Materials
- E Bioremediation
- F Load-Bearing Building Composites
- G Conclusion
- Crafting Fungal Growth: 3D Printing with Mycelium-Based Composites
- Biomimetic Transformation: From Sprawling Hyphae to Cosmic Harmony
- A Waste in Nature
- B Lessons from Nature
- C From Nature-Based to Biomimetic
- D The Future of Home
- F Bioremediation
- G A Shifting Paradigm
- SUSTAINABILITY
- More than Matter: Co-Designing with Living Systems
- A Enacting Materiality
- B Previously on . - Biomaterials
- C Co-Creation with Living Systems
- A Visual Exploration Jasmine Deporta
- Regional Sourcing and Scaling Sustainably: Ronaldiaz Hartantyo on MYCL's Responsible Production and Adapting to Diverse Markets
- MycoHab: An Architecture for Regeneration
- PROJECT CREDITS
- Architecture Must Rot: Repositioning a Disquieting Process
- A Rotting Communities
- B Rotting Complexities
- C Repositioning Rot
- D Strategies for Articulating Architectural Rot
- E Conclusion
- A Visual Exploration Etienne Issa
- 3 D Manufacturing and New Material Perspectives: Aniela Hoitink on MYCotEx's Automated Textile Production through Liquid State Fermentation
- From Fungi to Function: Mycelium Foam in Product Design
- PROJECT CREDITS
- Designing the Environmental Impact of Mycelium-Based Materials
- A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) as a Tool for Measuring Environmental Impact
- B Evaluation
- C Conclusion
- A Visual Exploration Sean Charlton White
- APPLICATION
- Mycelium and the Future of Production
- Materials Are Heavy and Should Stay Local
- Ideas Are Light and Should Go Global
- Mycelium Foam Production and Residue Utilization: MME and Kineco's Collaborative Approach to Emerging Applications
- Mycelium Furniture: High-Density Mycelium Boards for Temporary Use
- PROJECT CREDITS
- Profitable Material Cycles: Mycrobez on Mycelium Composites in Automated Industrial Production
- Mycelium Pathways: Hy-Fi and Reflections on Bio-Based Building Case Study
- PROJECT CREDITS
- Product Development and Market Adaptation: Serena Camere on Mogu's Adaptive Approach for an Evolving Market
- PROSPECT
- Mycelium Technology in Design Applications: A Round Table Discussion with David Breslauer, Maurizio Montalti, and Ehab Sayed
- Mycelium Materials in the Built Environment: A Round Table Discussion with Tiziano Derme, Kerstin Müller, Nazanin Saeidi, Jon Strunge, and Jan Wurm
- A Visual Exploration Louis Michel
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z
- IMAGE CREDITS
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
