Abstract by Petra Bogias By innovating the photobioreactor, the growth of algae can be deployed as a performative and ecological layer within contemporary building systems. Proposed is an algae textile: a building–integrated photobioreactor organized as a flexible membrane, whose form can be adjusted according to given programmatic and environmental conditions. This organization translates functions from industrial photobioreactors into forms that can operate at the lightweight scale of an enclosure or partition, demonstrating how algae might...
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I recently had the opportunity to share a few questions with Dr. Rachel Armstrong, specialist on living architecture and protocell technology, Senior TED Fellow and Co-Director of AVATAR (Advance Virtual and Technological Architectural Research) in Architecture & Synthetic Biology at The School of Architecture & Construction, University of Greenwich, London. Here, I ask Rachel about her design philosophy involving protocells, sharing what its future place might be in the architectural profession. Read the full interview...
During the last day of ACADIA, an informal workshop using basic chemistries was held in F_RMlab with Rachel Armstrong. The workshop gives a broad look into the ideas behind protocell technology and self-assembling chemistries, helping to introduce an understanding of future methods for creating intelligent material from the bottom up. In this workshop, Rachel shows us how to take the notion of the collective protocell and turn it into a material using common bubble wrap as...
Let’s face it, those long, nutrient-draining studio hours require some heavy-duty replenishment, and your go-to five dollar foot-long just doesn’t seem to cut it. It’s time we move on to greater sandwich-artistry depths—one fostered by over 15-years of family-owned experience, serving up bigger and better things—meatier things, that is. Papou’s Place offers a wide selection of traditional submarine sandwiches, pitas, and wraps. Choose from the classic assorted, to thick cut steak specially seasoned with in-house sautéed...
Join us Tuesday April 16 at 6:30pm in the Design at Riverside Gallery for the opening of STUDIO 2013, an annual exhibition of student work. This exhibition brings together exemplary graduate and undergraduate projects from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. These projects demonstrate the infectious energy, craft, commitment and creativity that are the internationally recognized hallmarks of the school. From space stations to settlements in the Middle East, from the implications of...
