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Myco–Shell Upcycling

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...

“Living With / Vivre Avec” Panel

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....

Toolpath–Informed Biofabrication

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...

Toolpath-Informed Biofabrication

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...

Living Tectonics

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...
HiDARS Talk Series

HiDARS Talk Series

Lecture
Ehsan Baharlou, Dr.-Ing.

Ehsan Baharlou will speak on October 14, 2024, at Texas Tech University’s Huckabee College of Architecture as part of the Hi DARS talk series within the ARCH 5654 and ARCH 5603 courses. The talk talks about the advanced research in ecological construction, sustainable...

3D Printing Pattern Effects on SCF-PLA Extrusion on Pre-stretched Textile Formwork 

3D Printing Pattern Effects on SCF-PLA Extrusion on Pre-stretched Textile Formwork 

Conference Presentation
Ehsan Baharlou, Dr.-Ing.

Ehsan Baharlou  presented the research titled "3D Printing Pattern Effects on SCF PLA Extrusion on Pre stretched Textile Formwork" on May 24 at Rob Arch 2024 in Toronto, Canada. The project investigates how robotic additive manufacturing can reinforce flexible textile...

Axisymmetric Column No. 1

Axisymmetric Column No. 1

Research Project
Ehsan Baharlou, Dr.-Ing., School of Architecture, UVA

Description Axisymmetric Column No. 1 exemplifies a novel approach to large-scale robotic additive manufacturing, utilizing curved-layer fused filament fabrication (CLFFF) on a pre-stretched textile. It explores how patterning affects CLFFF printing to develop a...

Chair No. 7: Human Parameters in Circular Design of Everyday Things

Chair No. 7: Human Parameters in Circular Design of Everyday Things

Research Project
Ehsan Baharlou, Dr.-Ing.

Chair No. 7: Human Parameters in Circular Design of Everyday Things Description In architectural design, the model of design to construction is constantly changing. One parameter in these permanent changes is human needs, most notably, the growing demand for...

Material Tectonics

Material Tectonics

Conference Presentation
Ehsan Baharlou, Dr.-Ing.

Ehsan Baharlou will present his research titled "Material Tectonics" on Saturday, October 21 at the 2023 ACSA/AIA Intersections Research Conference: Material Economies. Dr. Baharlou's research focuses on integrating material capacities and fabrication limitations into...

Robotic Ecotectonics

Robotic Ecotectonics

ARCH 4010 – ARCH 4011 – ALAR 8010
Ehsan Baharlou, Dr.-Ing.

Robotic Ecotectonics Description Climate change is challenging humanity. There is an increasing need to develop sustainable building systems for zero or negative carbon emissions. Innovation in ecologically sound materials and sustainable construction techniques could...

Circular Mobile – Robot Additive Platform 

Circular Mobile – Robot Additive Platform 

Research Project
Ehsan Baharlou, Dr.-Ing., School of Architecture, UVA
Dr. Ji Ma, Department of Material Science and Engineering, UVA
Dr. Tomonari Furukawa, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, UVA

Description Advancements in robotic technology are ushering in a new era of autonomy in building construction, making it possible to employ soil–based materials through circular additive manufacturing. Multi–material additive manufacturing (MMAM) encompasses a variety...

Robotic Fabrication of Architectured Mycelium Composites for Sustainable Construction

Robotic Fabrication of Architectured Mycelium Composites for Sustainable Construction

Research Project
Ehsan Baharlou,Dr.-Ing.; Prasanna Balachandran, Osman Ozbulut

MyCoLab: Robotic Fabrication of Architectured Mycelium Composites for Sustainable Construction Description Increasing awareness of the embodied carbon footprint of buildings has shifted interest in the construction industry towards the development of renewable and...