Fungal Architecture: Designing with Living Materials

• Understand mycelium as a building material

• Evaluate its structural and environmental properties

• Explore real-world experiments and prototypes

• Identify use cases in architecture and design

• Think critically about future applications

• Platform Onboarding: Get familiar with the learning environment and how to navigate the course effectively.

• Introduction to the Course: We begin with a thought-provoking question that challenges how you think about materials and architecture.

• What Are Fungi? (Biology for Designers): Understand the fundamentals of fungi and mycelium — explained specifically for architects and designers, no science background required.

• Why Fungal Architecture Now?: Explore the global context driving interest in alternative materials, from sustainability pressures to innovation in construction.

• Mycelium as a Material System: Dive into the properties, behavior, and potential of mycelium as a building material.

• Designing with Living Matter: Learn how designing with biological systems differs from traditional materials, and what this means for your creative process.

• Sustainable Architecture Challenge: Apply your knowledge through a conceptual design challenge focused on sustainability and innovation.

• Hands-On Starter Kit Activity: Engage with a practical exercise to explore fungal materials in a tangible way (adapted for accessible, small-scale experimentation).

• Additional Resources: Access curated materials to continue exploring fungal architecture beyond the course.

• Conclusion: Wrap up key insights and reflect on the future of fungal materials in architecture.

• Architects and architecture students

• Interior designers

• Sustainability-focused professionals

• Material innovators

This is a fully online, self-paced course, allowing you to learn at your own rhythm and fit the content into your schedule. We use Cambio Lab's gamified learning platform called Journey.