Algae as Building Blocks
An investigation into the physical and systemic potentials of algae as a future building material.
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Algae as Building Blocks
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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
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Algaecrete Detail
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Building Blocks
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Cladophora
