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Project Code: ED 20

Project name:

Bio Design Lab: Brewing metabolisms – a biofabricated pavilion

TUM Department:

ED - Architecture

TUM Chair / Institute:

TUM School of Engineering and Design / AND

Research area:

Design, bio-based materials, circular construction, regional value chains

Student background:

ArchitectureBiochemistryBiologyBiotechnologyBrewing and Beverage TechnologyChemical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringFurther disciplinesMechanical Engineering

Further disciplines:

Design

Planned project location:

Professorship of
Architecture and Design

Technical University of Munich
TUM School of Engineering and Design

Arcisstraße 21
80333 München

Project Supervisor - Contact Details


Title:

Prof

Given name:

Niklas

Family name:

Fanelsa

E-mail:

niklas.fanelsa@tum.de

Phone:

+49 (89) 289 - 22502

Additional Project Supervisor - Contact Details


Title:

M.A., Dipl. Des.

Given name:

Julia

Family name:

Ihls

E-mail:

julia.ihls@tum.de

Phone:

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Project Description


Project description:

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The Bio Design Lab at the TUM Architecture and Design Professorship is a socio-experimental lab – located at the intersection of design, art and (natural) science and with a strong bio-regional and transdisciplinary approach regarding a re-conceptualization for the Built Environment.
With the BDL temporary summer research project "Brewing metabolisms – a biofabricated pavilion" we are taking a look at the Munich brewery region and using local material cycles (such as hops or spent grains) to develop a design concept for a bio-based pavilion. Whether building material from hops - in exchange with the TUM Entrepreneur Project "HopfOn" - or speculative yeast fermentation processes for regenerative treatment of process waste – the goal is to create a regenerative environment in the holistic-metabolic sense, which demonstrates the potential of regional biomaterials on a 1:1 scale.

Quests and Backgrounds
1) Biomaterials x Circularity
With a background in material science, organic chemistry or biochemistry you are working and researching on biodegradable polymers and producing novel compounds for architectural applications in the "Brewing Metabolism" project.

2) Design x Making
With a background in process-oriented design and architecture you are working on the conception and implementation of the Pavilion modules. From modeling using 3D software, fabrication (hardware), or even growing (wetware), you'll navigate the intersection of design, science, and technology in the Bio Design Lab's Brewing Metabolisms project.

3) Engineering x Organic Life
As a (micro-)biologist by training, you are already well versed in culturing and transforming microbes in bioreactors. In the context of the "Brewing Metabolisms" project you contribute your expertise in the team with regard to fermentation processes/yeasts and research on the optimization of their capacity for synthesis of functional polymers and biomaterials.

4) Industrial Design x Metabolisms
With your expertise as mechanical-, electro- or even brewery engineer you support the "Brewing Metabolisms" project with the conception and development of new manufacturing processes, e.g. in the form of mechanical engineering for material production with a focus on nature-centered design solutions.

Working hours per week planned:

32

Prerequisites


Required study level minimum (at time of TUM PREP project start):

3 years of bachelor studies completed

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