Mycelium Resources in Architecture and Design
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Mycelium Resources in Architecture and Design is an edited volume on fungal mycelium as a building and design material, for design students, material researchers, and architects. Edited by Nina Flaitz and published by Birkhäuser in 2026, the 256-page English-language paperback examines how a growing, resource-efficient material can shape architecture, products, and textiles. Essays, case studies, interviews, and visual contributions cover scientific insights, technological developments, and practical applications, including an interview with Merlin Sheldrake.
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For coursework, the book offers an up-to-date view of biomaterials that are moving from laboratories into practice, along with their ecological and economic aspects. Students can use it to study how a living material is cultivated, processed, and integrated into circular design strategies, and to find case studies to analyse or build upon in material experiments. On a university reading list, it complements general material references with focused research on one of the most discussed alternative materials in current design and architecture.
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