One day, we may be living behind walls of pork. At least, that’s what the eco-architects at Terreform One are insisting with their in-vitro meat house.
Mitchell Joachim and the firm’s other architects have designed a model home (football-sized) made of laboratory-grown animal flesh. The prototype of the in-vitro meat house is constructed of dried pig flesh grown in a Petri dish, but it still has a long way to go before it can be converted into a life-sized, living house.
Joachim, who wants to create ‘performative facades’ that act as if they are living, said, “The thing died. There is no way to keep it alive. It has no circulatory system, no immune system.”
What's Driving This Trend
- In-vitro Meat Architecture
- The trend of using laboratory-grown animal flesh as building material may redefine the future of architecture.
- Sustainable Building Materials
- The use of unconventional materials like laboratory-grown meat in construction presents an opportunity for sustainable building practices.
- Biofabrication
- The development of in-vitro meat has led to disruptive innovation in the field of biofabrication and tissue engineering.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- The trend of using in-vitro meat as building material has the potential to revolutionize the architecture industry.
- Construction
- Using unconventional materials like in-vitro meat presents a new market opportunity for the construction industry.
- Biotechnology
- The development of in-vitro meat and its potential as a building material presents a promising area for biotechnology research and development.
