Typically we think of buildings as the structures that support people and plants inside of them. But what if plants were actually the supporting basis of our buildings? Believe it or not, it's happening already.
In Jerusalem for example, "To Grow a Building" explores 3D robotics to build structures with materials of soil and seeds. In Italy, Cattedrale Vegetale (Vegetable Cathedral) uses trees as columns, arches, and roofs.
Organizations such as Mycohab, Redhouse, MIT, along with forward-looking funding sources are creating building materials with mycelium — the root structure of fungi — for form based, insulating and surface solutions.
We are very excited to do more work with others in this wild, living frontier!