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Article

Strategies for Growing Large-Scale Mycelium Structures

by
Jonathan Dessi-Olive
MycoMatters Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
Biomimetics 2022, 7(3), 129; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7030129
Submission received: 13 July 2022 / Revised: 29 August 2022 / Accepted: 7 September 2022 / Published: 11 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fungal Architectures)

Abstract

Fungi-based materials (myco-materials) have been celebrated and experimented with for their architectural and structural potential for over a decade. This paper describes research applied to assembly strategies for growing large building units and assembling them into efficiently formed wall prototypes. A major concern in the development of these two fabrication strategies is to design re-usable formwork systems. La Parete Fungina demonstrates two undulating wall units standing side-by-side, each composed of seventeen myco-welded slabs. L’Orso Fungino revisits the in situ monolithic fabric forming of units that are repeated, stacked, and post-tensioned. Although the design and research presented in this paper focuses on overcoming the challenges of growing large-scale building components, this work also touches on issues of accessibility and technology, economic and logistical systems needed for building-scale applications, and material ethics of energy and waste associated with emerging biomaterial production.
Keywords: mycelium; myco-materials; myco-fabrication; sustainable buildings; sustainable structures; architectural design; structural design; material ethics mycelium; myco-materials; myco-fabrication; sustainable buildings; sustainable structures; architectural design; structural design; material ethics
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Dessi-Olive, J. Strategies for Growing Large-Scale Mycelium Structures. Biomimetics 2022, 7, 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7030129

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Dessi-Olive J. Strategies for Growing Large-Scale Mycelium Structures. Biomimetics. 2022; 7(3):129. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7030129

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Dessi-Olive, Jonathan. 2022. "Strategies for Growing Large-Scale Mycelium Structures" Biomimetics 7, no. 3: 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7030129

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Dessi-Olive, J. (2022). Strategies for Growing Large-Scale Mycelium Structures. Biomimetics, 7(3), 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7030129

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