Your Next House Could Be Made of Mushrooms

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Mushrooms are having a moment. They’re a sustainable, umami-rich alternative to meat, the psychedelic basis of a breakthrough therapy for depression, and the real star of Phantom Thread. But don’t call it a comeback: The fungus kingdom, which includes everything from life-saving penicillin to delectable oysterelles, has been blooming for at least a billion years. And its next evolution could remake the built environment as we know it.

Subject

Article reporting on research and applications using mycelium.

Period18 Mar 2020

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitleYour Next House Could Be Made of Mushrooms
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletArchitectural Digest
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size650 words
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date18/03/2020
    DescriptionMushrooms are having a moment. They’re a sustainable, umami-rich alternative to meat, the psychedelic basis of a breakthrough therapy for depression, and the real star of Phantom Thread. But don’t call it a comeback: The fungus kingdom, which includes everything from life-saving penicillin to delectable oysterelles, has been blooming for at least a billion years. And its next evolution could remake the built environment as we know it.
    Producer/AuthorEleanor Cummins
    URLhttps://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/mushroom-mycelium-household-use
    PersonsPhil Ayres
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Keywords

  • Fungi
  • Mycelium
  • Living Architecture
  • Self-repair
  • Growing Architecture

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