Mycelium is the vegetative root structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Statistics such as this have motivated some Penn State researchers, including architecture doctoral candidate Ali Ghazvinian, to pursue research that explores sustainable alternatives to building materials - including living materials as alternatives.ĭuring his time in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School at Penn State, Ghazvinian has worked on the relationship between form, matter and performance, with a case study on mycelium-based composites for architecture. The built environment accounts for more than 39% of gross annual carbon emissions worldwide, according to the World Economic Forum.
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