We are an interdisciplinary team of scientists and educators pioneering Biodesign education.

Who we are

We are an interdisciplinary team of scientists and educators pioneering Biodesign education. We develop impactful and feasible sustainable design solutions by following and developing rigorous lab experimental protocols that integrate living biological systems into creative design solutions. We expand proven scientific methods towards an interface with biodesign.

We design for climate adaption

The Unseen Majority by Julia Jueckstock

We provide answers for material scarcity

Under (The) Line by Marie Melcore

Landless Food by Malu Luecking

We provide answers for ecosystems extinction and biodiversity loss

We design for resilient communities

Soothing Cup by Lucrezia Aessandroni

We design for coexistence with biological systems

Staff

Our pedagogy is focused on teaching in the grow lab by investigating, growing, and monitoring biological systems. Expanding proven scientific methods towards an interface with biodesign. Bringing novel methods of pedagogy into an evolutionary space. Embracing paradigms seen in the natural world such as husbandry, symbiosis, the resonance of complex systems relationships with our environment.

Nancy Diniz

Course Leader

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Dr. Alice Taylor

Lecturer in Biology and Living Systems

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John C. Flint

Lecturer in Design and Fabrication

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Dr. Alejandro Luna

Biodiversity Scientist, Associate Lecturer in Sustainability and Innovation

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Dr. Lorraine Archer

Environmental Scientist, Associate Lecturer

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Thora Arnardottir

Associate Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Studios

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Anouk Zeeum Van Der Lann

Associate Lecturer in Circular Economy

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Lucrezia Alessandroni

Visiting Practitioner Biodesign

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Anshuman Gupta

Graduate Teaching Assistant

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Dominic Oliver

Graduate Teaching Assistant

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Paula Corsini

Grow Lab Specialist Technician

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Shem Johnson

Grow Lab Specialist Technician

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Previous Collaborators

Victoria Geaney

Associate Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Design Studios

Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa

Associate Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Design Studios

Briony Clarke

Associate Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Design Studios

Oscar Villareal

Architect, Associate Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Design Studios

Paula Camina Eiras

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Vassilis Skandalis

Visiting Practioner, Data Visualization

Timotej Baca

Visiting Practioner, Visual Narratives and Communication