World-first ‘smart’ fungal building to be created in £2.5m living architecture project. A revolutionary new type of intelligent building made with green construction materials and capable of adaptively reacting to changes in light, temperature and air pollutants is being developed by UWE Bristol academics in collaboration with partners from Denmark (Centre for Information Technology and … Read More
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MATERIAL MATTERS – Innovative Materials for Sustainable Production @German Design Council (DE) – Article
Thank you to German Design Council and to Hicklvesting for the articles on the Council’s content platform, featuring mogu and its responsible and sustainable processes, materials and products. You can read here an editorial about innovative materials and sustainable production processes, as well as a report from the panel of discussion about the necessity of … Read More
RE-THINK – Circular Economy Forum @Tondo / Università Cattolica Milan (IT) – Report
The report of Re-think – Circular Economy Forum is now online. The event took place at Università Cattolica di Milano on February 14th, 2019, focusing on the pivotal topics of Cities, Materials and Technologies and showing concrete cases and virtuous trends within Cicrcular Economy. You can watch the video report here. ____
DNGB Sustainability Award – Research & Innovation Project with ARUP & ARDEX – Stuttgart (DE) – Award
Mogu research project on timber+mycelium based structures is finalist at the DGNB Sustainability award. An inspiring project jointly developed with Arup and Ardex. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 25th, 2019. More information about the project can be found here. ____ Open offices should be both a place for productive communication and for concentrated … Read More
Design Labor – Material und Technik @Museum für Gestaltung – Zürich (CH) – Exhibition
Mogu’s work will be presented as part of the exhibition Design Laboratory: Materials and Technology, at Museum für Gestaltung, in Zürich, opening on June 28th, 2019. Not only in the laboratory but also in design, due to the most pressing urgencies such as the quest for greater environmental sustainability, material issues are today more relevant … Read More