Description This study explores the feasibility of utilizing upcycled oyster shell (OS) waste in mycelium-based additive manufacturing to develop sustainable bio-composite materials. OS waste, predominantly composed of calcium carbonate, is generated in large volumes...
Ehsan Baharlou will participate in the “Living With / Vivre Avec” panel on November 9 at the 6th Chicago Architecture Biennial, SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change, originally commissioned by the Institut français for the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale....
Description Building on the successful analysis and testing of OS biocomposite ink and robotic extrusion–based fabrication, the biocomposite inks were applied to architectural–scale composite panels. A...
Ipsita Datta, Ye Ma, and Ehsan Baharlou presented their research titled "Toolpath Informed Biofabrication" on November 6 at ACADIA 2025 in Miami, Florida. The project examines how robotic additive manufacturing can spatially guide mycelial growth within oyster shell...
Description This study develops nutrient-enriched soil composite inks for 3D printing, followed by mycelium colonization to create large-scale, mycelium-based living building materials (LBMs). The research focuses on enhancing the properties of 3D-printed soil...
Ehsan Baharlou presented his research titled "Eco-resilient Tectonics: Living Building Materials in Multi-species Earthen Construction" on March 22 at the 113th ACSA Annual Meeting Proceedings, Repair, in New Orleans. The work investigates how additive manufacturing...
Ipsita Datta presented her research titled “Bio-Intelligent Stabilization: Mycelium-Based Soil Systems for Sustainable Construction” on March 20, 2025, at the 113th ACSA Annual Meeting Proceedings, Repair, in New Orleans. Conducted at the Computational Tectonics Lab...
Description Additive manufacturing in building construction can be extended for mass customization of building components or even complex mold making. This study examines the process parameters of raster orientation of short carbon fiber-reinforced polylactic acid...