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(Archive) Algae as Building Blocks

An investigation into the physical and systemic potentials of algae as a future building material.

This project was part of DDW 2020
Algae as Building Blocks — © Studio Tusch

Construction industries represent the most resource-intensive industrial sector, with sand being ranked as the second most consumed resource – after water. «Algae as Building Blocks» is a speculative material research, bringing the potentialities of algae as a rapidly regrowing material into focus.

Feeding on components, which we perceive as waste, – such as substances from domestic sewage, agricultural run-off or nutrient surplus from fish farms, algae may contribute to a circular economy system. In addition, the organism captures crucial quantitie

Algaecrete Foundation — © Studio Tusch

Algaecrete Detail — © Studio Tusch

Building Blocks — © Studio Tusch

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