Perla Armaly

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology | technion · Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning

With the increasing need for architectural sustainability, biodesign offers a new approach to incorporating living organisms in building materials. Bacteria hold a range of biological activities that impact their environment, and which could enable the solidification of inorganic materials; this has already been seen with microbially-induced carbon...

As sustainability awareness is increasing within architecture, we witness the emergence of new design approaches seeking to minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and production of waste. Biodesign addresses such challenges by integrating living organisms within processes of design and manufacturing harnessing their natural performances. This pape...

Cement and concrete production are responsible for nearly 8% of the world's annual emissions of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Biodesign can potentially address this challenge in architecture by integrating living materials in design processes and enhancing the ecological performance of materials. As part of an interdisciplinary approach between ar...