Publications

Books and Edited Volumes

Baharlou, E. (Ed.). (2026). Plastic futures in architecture: From recycled synthetic to bio-based polymers. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-041011-87-3.

Invited Book Chapters (Editor-Reviewed)

Baharlou, E. (in production, 2026). Living architecture futures. In S. Doyle, F. Melendez, K. Van Dyck Murphy, & J. A. Scelsa (Eds.), Claying Architecture: Making Machine and Material Kin. ORO Editions. ISBN 978-1-961856-84-4.

Baharlou, E. (2024). Ecotectonics: Using digital fabrication toward multispecies design. In G. Canizares & Z. Cohen (Eds.), Homing the Machine in Architecture (pp. 144–155). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003296522-12

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Baharlou, E. (2025). Nutrient-enriched soil inks for 3D-printed mycelium-based living building materials. Materials & Design, 259, 114770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114770

Baharlou, E., Datta, I., & Ozbulut, O. E. (2025). Feasibility of 3D printing oyster shell waste laden hydrogel inks for developing mycelium composite in architectural materials. Journal of Building Engineering, 117, 114905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114905

Baharlou, E., & Ma, J. (2025). Effect of raster orientation on large-scale robotic 3D printing of short carbon fiber-reinforced PLA composites. Additive Manufacturing Letters, 100276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addlet.2025.100276

Kilic, U., Ma, J., Baharlou, E., & Ozbulut, O. E. (2023). Effects of viscosity modifying admixture and nanoclay on fresh and rheo-viscoelastic properties and printability characteristics of cementitious composites. Journal of Building Engineering, 70, 106355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106355

Barnes, S., Kirssin, L., Needham, E., Baharlou, E., Carr, D. E., & Ma, J. (2022). 3D printing of ecologically active soil structures. Additive Manufacturing, 52, 102670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.102670

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Baharlou, E. (2026). 3D printing pattern effects on SCF-PLA extrusion on pre-stretched textile formwork. In M. Yablonina, P. H. Harrison, & B. Peters (Eds.), Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2024 (pp. 210–230). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-22607-5_14

Datta, I., Ma, Y., & Baharlou, E. (2025). Toolpath-informed biofabrication: Architecturing mycelium–mineral composite panels. Proceedings of ACADIA 2025: Computing for Resilience, Miami, FL. [In press.]

Ma, Y., & Baharlou, E. (2025). A data-driven approach for monitoring and prediction of hygroscopic deformation in natural wood. In Proceedings of the 2025 ARCC International Conference: Emerging Challenges — Technological, Environmental, Social (pp. 219–226). Architectural Research Centers Consortium. (Selected for Enquiry: The ARCC Journal for Architectural Research.)

Datta, I., & Baharlou, E. (2025). Bio-intelligent stabilization: Exploring mycelium-based soil systems for sustainable construction. In Repair (pp. 223–231). ACSA Press. https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AM.113.29

Baharlou, E. (2025). Eco-resilient tectonics: Living building materials in multi-species earthen construction. In Repair (pp. 162–169). ACSA Press. https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AM.113.22

Baharlou, E. (2023). Mud tectonics: Exploring eco-friendly approaches to robotically 3D printed earth construction. In Material Economies (pp. 356–363). ACSA Press. https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AIA.InterMaterialEco.23.44

Catalogue Essays and Contributions

Baharlou, E., Carr, D., & Ma, J. (2025). Ecologically active structure. In D. Jakob, B. MacFarlane, E. Daniel-Lacombe, & M. Duplantier (Eds.), Vivre avec… / Living with…: Catalogue du Pavillon français de la Biennale d’architecture de Venise 2025 (pp. 250–253). Flammarion. ISBN 978-2-08-047968-6.

Other Publications (Editorially Reviewed)

Baharlou, E. (2024). Co-designing everyday things: Human parameters in circular design: Chair No. 7. Lunch, vol. 18. ISBN 978-1-961856-89-9.

Fu, J., Needham, E., Saunders, E., & Baharlou, E. (2023). Reciprocal ecology. Lunch, vol. 17. ISBN 978-1-961856-04-2.

Selected Press and Interviews

Arpitha, S. (2025). Ecologically active structure: 3D-printed soil structure at Venice Biennale 2025. ParametricArchitecture. 

Tenorio Lara, A. (2025, June 4). University of Virginia’s 3D printed soil installation selected for Venice Biennale 2025. 3D Printing Industry. 

Souza, E. (2025). Exploring living building materials through robotic earth printing. Interview with ArchDaily.

McKenzie, B. (2024). Q&A: A word with you, please? “Plastics.” Interview with UVA Today.

Aouf, R. S. (2022). University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery. Interview with Dezeen.

Berg, N. (2022). “Bioconstruction” will build homes out of flowering, 3D-printed dirt. Interview with Fast Company.

Designboom. (2022). University of Virginia launches “bioconstruction” project. Designboom.

Ebert, G. (2022). Seeds embedded into 3D-printed earthen architecture produce living green walls. Colossal.

Souza, E. (2022). Nature and technology: Walls that can grow plants. ArchDaily.

Totaro, R. (2022). 3D printed buildings can now incorporate greenery. Domus.

Walsh, N. P. (2022). In 2022, breakthroughs in 3D printing and material science challenged how we build, and what we build with. Archinect (year-in-review citation).

Selected Work Featured in Books

Horx-Strathern, O. (2022). Home Report 2023. Zukunftsinstitut. ISBN 978-3-945647-95-0.

Toromanoff, A., & Toromanoff, P. (2026). 10 Innovations That Will Shape Tomorrow’s Architecture. Schiffer. ISBN 9780764371653.