A

AIA CES Credits

AV Office

Abstract Publication

Academic Affairs

Academic Calendar, Columbia University

Academic Calendar, GSAPP

Admissions Office

Advanced Standing Waiver Form

Alumni Board

Alumni Office

Architecture Studio Lottery

Assistantships

Avery Library

Avery Review

Avery Shorts

S

STEM Designation

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Scholarships

Skill Trails

Student Affairs

Student Awards

Student Conduct

Student Council (All Programs)

Student Financial Services

Student Health Services at Columbia

Student Organization Handbook

Student Organizations

Student Services Center

Student Services Online (SSOL)

Student Work Online

Studio Culture Policy

Studio Procedures

Summer Workshops

Support GSAPP

Close
This website uses cookies as well as similar tools and technologies to understand visitors' experiences. By continuing to use this website, you consent to Columbia University's usage of cookies and similar technologies, in accordance with the Columbia University Website Cookie Notice Group 6

Dirty Mycelium

This project confronts the controlled environmental conditions required to cultivate biological mycelium-based composites by developing “dirty” soil-based substrates for pleurotus ostreatus mycelium strands.

Embarking on one of nature’s architects: mycelium, this project includes a tile system fabricating with 3D printing and molding techniques. The main goal is to investigate thresholds and the potentials of growing mycelium on light fiber-clay mixture designs within “dirty” settings.

Beyond its potential as a low-carbon, lightweight, and insulative material, mycelium illuminates the following question: how can architecture build more reciprocal connections with natural environments?