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Architectural Mushroom

Fungi is adapted into sculptural and architectural designs

Implications - The incorporation of fungi-based materials into various architectural and sculptural designs has implications for a variety of industries, particularly those specializing in art and design, architecture, and eco-friendly production and consumption. The experimentation of fungi-based materials in building items that are typically "wasteful," in a way that actually reduces waste, serves a future in which consumers and brands alike are able to live and produce in a way that lessens their environmental impact.

Workshop Question - If your brand were to build or align itself with an initiative or product that reduces waste, what would that look like?

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4 Featured, 27 Examples: 53,749 Total Clicks

Date Range: Sep 17 - Oct 18

Trending: This Quarter and Warm

Consumer Insight Topics: Tech Art & Design Eco

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Cloud-Like Printed Installations - The Cloud Pergola is a Large-Scale 3D-Printed Structure

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This Year and Warm 1,638 Clicks Pub: Jun 12, 18

Cloud-Like Printed Installations

The Cloud Pergola is a Large-Scale 3D-Printed Structure

At this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, the Croatian Pavilion is introducing what it calls “the world’s largest and most complex 3D-printed installation,” titled ‘... [More]

Plastic-Eating Fungi Breakthroughs - Kew Gardens Scientists Advocate for the Eco Value in Mushrooms

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This Quarter and V. Hot 1,274 Clicks Pub: Sep 26, 18

Plastic-Eating Fungi Breakthroughs

Kew Gardens Scientists Advocate for the Eco Value in Mushrooms

Researchers from Kew Gardens in London may have discovered plastic-eating fungi which, in the context of the ecological landscape of today, is incredibly relevant. A scientific report has been... [More]

Mushroom-Infused Biodegradable Buildings - Redhouse Architecture is Addressing the Housing Crisis

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This Quarter and Hot 1,066 Clicks Pub: Sep 26, 18

Mushroom-Infused Biodegradable Buildings

Redhouse Architecture is Addressing the Housing Crisis

With its biodegradable buildings, Cleveland-based studio Redhouse Architecture is working to pave the way to sustainability and affordable housing. Currently, the firm is in the process of... [More]

Mycelium-Supported Structures - The MycoTree Structure is Made Entirely from Mushroom Roots

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Warm 696 Clicks Pub: Sep 5, 17

Mycelium-Supported Structures

The MycoTree Structure is Made Entirely from Mushroom Roots

Mushrooms can do a lot of things, and with the MycoTree project from architect Dirk Hebel and engineer Philippe Block, holding up a building might be one of them. The two established designers have... [More]