Title & Author:

Mycelium resources in architecture and design / Nina Flaitz (ed.).

Publication:

Basel, Switzerland : Birkhauser Verlag, [2026]

Description:

252 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm

Notes:
A visual exploration / Cynthia Mai Ammann -- Preface / Nina Flaitz -- Mycelium-based materials -- Mycelial networks: on relationships, life forms, and ecological impacts: an interview with Merlin Sheldrake -- Material alliances: toward a paradigm shift in the built environment / Henri Uijtterhaegen, Laurens Bekemans, and Ken De Cooman -- The interface of collaboration: rethinking materials through mycelium / Giulia Bellinetti and Pleun van Dijk -- Bioengineered mycelium-based composite materials: sustainable alternatives to conventional building materials / Nazanin Saeidi and Dirk E. Hebel -- A visual exploration: SEM images -- Case study: MycoTree: scaling up structural mycelium / Juney Lee -- Exploring mycelium material functionalities: weaving across disciplines, scales, and applications / Elise Elsacker and the Microbiology Research Group at Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB) -- Case study: crafting fungal growth: 3D printing with mycelium-based composites / Nancy Diniz and Frank Melendez -- Biomimetic transformation: from sprawling hyphae to cosmic harmony / Ehab Sayed -- More than matter: co-designing with living systems / Julia Ihls -- A visual exploration / Jasmine Deporta -- Regional sourcing and scaling sustainably: Ronaldiaz Hartantyo on MYCL's responsible production and adapting to diverse markets -- Case study: MycoHab: an architecture for regeneration / Christopher Maurer -- Architecture must rot: repositioning a disquieting process / Phil Ayres -- A visual exploration / Etienne Issa -- 3D manufacturing and new material perspectives: Aniela Hoitink on MYCOTEX's automated textile production through liquid state fermentation -- Case study: from fungi to function: mycelium foam in product design / Charlotta Aman -- Designing the environmental impact of mycelium-based materials / Selina Bitting -- A visual exploration / Sean Charlton White -- Mycelium and the future of production / Jan Boelen -- Mycelium foam production and residue utilization: MME and Kineco's collaborative approach to emerging applications -- Case study: mycelium furniture: high-density mycelium boards for temporary use / Frederik Buchmann -- Profitable material cycles: Mycrobez on mycelium composites in automated industrial production: an interview with Moritz Valentin Schiller -- Case study: mycelium pathways: Hy-Fi and reflections on bio-based building / David Benjamin and Ray Wang -- Product development and market adaptation: Serena Camere on Mogu's adaptive approach for an evolving market -- Mycelium technology in design applications: a round table discussion with David Breslauer, Maurizio Montalti, and Ehab Sayed, moderated by Silvio Rebholz -- Mycelium materials in the built environment: a round table discussion with Tiziano Derme, Kerstin Müller, Nazanin Saeidi, Jon Strunge, and Jan Wurm, moderated by Lindsey Wikstrom -- A visual exploration / Louis Michel.

Summary:

"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."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9783035629828 paperback
303562982X paperback

Subject:

Architectural design.
Building materials Environmental aspects.
Mycelium.
Design architectural.
Mycélium.

Added entries:

Flaitz, Nina, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325585
Call No.: 325585
Copy: 1
Status: Available