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Master’s degrees for future leaders who use biodesign, biotechnology, computation and fabrication to define a radically sustainable built environment.

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Earlier this year, our Year 1 students travelled to @hookepark for a hands on field trip bridging computational design and full scale fabrication.Working collaboratively under the mentorship of @samtb88 , students constructed a 1:1 large-scale dome using materials sourced from the surrounding forest.The experience brought computational thinking into a physical, collaborative setting, encouraging students to explore material, construction and problem-solving through making at full scale.A huge thank you to Hooke Park and Samuel Turner-Baldwin for their support, guidance and mentorship throughout the experience..#BioIntegratedDesign #BartlettSchoolOfArchitecture #UCL #hookepark by @bio_id

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We are delighted to announce that Bio-Integrated Design has been awarded the UCL Sustainability Education Award. 🏆The award recognises the programme’s ongoing commitment to embedding sustainability within architectural education through interdisciplinary research, experimental practice and the exploration of biological systems, material innovation and regenerative design.By bringing together architectural design, scientific research and ecological thinking, Bio-ID continues to challenge conventional approaches to the built environment and develop new models for more sustainable and resilient futures.Congratulations to our founders @algaegrrrl and @marcoscruz_bioid and also to our students, staff, researchers and collaborators whose collective work and dedication continue to drive the programme forward.#bartlettschoolofarchitecture #uclsustainabilityawards #ucl #sustainability #bioid by @bio_id

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Last Saturday, we had the privilege of exhibiting the work of our graduating students and alumni at Wayward Gardens in collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture, celebrating the summer solstice through making, gathering, and exchange.Thank you to the incredible support of @algaegrrrl and @parisazzarch for curating the exhibition and everyone who joined us to experience these projects and to support the incredible work of our community. 🌿☀️✨Exhibition works: BIOHYBRID FIBRE COMPOSITES - Ella Hetherington, Brenda Parker, Peter Scully, Marcos Cruz, Guillem Perutxet Olesti, Yao Yao MengBioCeramic Water Regeneration - Studio Biocene, Bio-ID, Vaxhub Sustainable, Brenda Parker, Marcos Cruz, Rita Morais.Blue Matter (2026) - Caelen Parsons, Lucas McCarron, Polina PapazovaCal-X / Sugar Waste Biocomposite (2021) - Shneel Malik, Brenda Parker, Marcos Cruz, Jingyuan Meng, Dali Alnaeb, Anete Krista Salmane, Pradeep DevadassCHARBORN (2026) - Clara Escobar, Demetri StratigosChito-BRK (2025) - Basil Frost, Kayan Patel, Robin KwondunoSis (2026) - Zere Mamadil, Abdalaziz AlradiEnstruved (2026) - Afshan Tanweer, Ann Samuel, Erfan Abu-MukhFertile Fluxes (2024) - Farida Radwan, Maria Jose Creuheras, Nathanael MyersHalo-Tectonics (2026) - Cici Sung, Jumpeng Liang, Juana CorredorIndus 1.0 (2018) - Shneel Malik, Brenda Parker, Marcos Cruz, Jingyuan Meng, Dali Alnaeb, Anete Krista Salmane, Pradeep DevadassPlycelium (2025) - Anete Krista Salmane, Melis Van Den Bergrhi-Zee Garden (2025) - Parisa Azizi ShamamiSTROMATE Vertical Grounds (2022) - Prantar Tamuli, Brenda Parker, Anete Salmane, Marcos Cruz, Hannah Laeverenz-Schlogelhofer, Isik Ogutcu, Mac Van Dam.#LondonFestivalOfArchitecture #SummerSolstice #WaywardGardens #bioid #bartlettschoolofarchitecture by @bio_id

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We've got two wonderful exhibitions running throughout our garden party launch this Saturday.. Cultures of Bio-Integrated Design: Through material samples and design small scale demonstrators that use nature as a medium, our friends @bio_id explore the interactions between architecture, microbiome and community.Get on the Grass: 20 Years of Wayward Plants: We're marking our journey from that first unceremoniously abandoned plant 2 decades ago... Saturday 20th June11am - 9pmCultivate Colindale, NW9 5YT by @bio_id

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We’re excited to share the next story in our Alumni Spotlight series.In this video, @macvandam reflects on his time at Bio-ID and how it has influenced his evolving practice and professional journey and co-founding @_nuna_studio_ From experimentation to application, their work highlights the diverse directions our alumni continue to explore.We look forward to sharing more stories soon....#alumnispotlight #ucl #biointegrateddesign #bartlett by @bio_id

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We are pleased to introduce the first edition of our Alumni Spotlight series. In this video @kewuki reflects on his time at Bio - ID and shares how his time with us has shaped his professional journey.Through this series, we hope to highlight the diverse paths our alumni pursue and the thoughtful work they continue to do across their respective fields. We look forward to sharing more stories ahead! ...#alumnispotlight #ucl #biointegrateddesign #bartlett by @bio_id

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"Automated earth-construction: scale up and potential for soil bioremediation" published in Structures and Architecture – REconsidering the Practice of Building 2025 by Guillem Perutxet Olesti @guillemp, Kenneth Neil Wilson Rozas @kewuki, Laetitia Morlie @laetitiamorlie, Anete Krista Salmane @anete.krista, Pradeep Devadass @pradeep.devadass, Marcos Cruz @marcoscruz_bioid & Brenda Parker @algaegrrrlThis research presents a methodology for automated construction of engineered earth structures in temporary, or "meanwhile," landscapes. A set of small-scale prototypes were created, along with a full-scale demonstrator installed on a meanwhile site and monitored over 12 months (5mx3.5mx1.5 m). Automated earth construction enables the precise design of a landscape’s composition, layout, and structure, which subsequently influences abiotic factors like soil moisture, temperature, and aeration essential for microbial activity. This workflow establishes the basis for a soil-agnostic robotic manufacturing process, enabling the on-site delivery of beneficial microbial consortia to remediate pollution and improve soil health.Acknowledgements: Fabrication support was provided by Satyam Gyanchandani @satyamgyani, Yifan Shi @yifannnsfilm and supervised by Jingyuan Meng @yao_mjy. The design development was supported by Ayelen Franceschini Couceiro. The compression testing was supervised by Abishera Rajkumar @r.abishera The robotic end-effector was designed and developed by Dianxiong Qu, Chun Liu, and Ella Hetherington @ellahethering This project extends the design development work master's project in Bio-Integrated Design programme, supervised by tutors, Andreas Körner and Kostas Grigoriadis @kostas__gr Partnership with Barking Riverside @barking_riverside Ltd was facilitated by Matthew Sims. Video by Nicholas Bennet @nicholaswb_Funding: UCL Grand Challenges Research Fund awarded to the Stockpile Garden project in collaboration with Kirsty Badenoch/Periscope Ltd. BP acknowledges additional financial support from the BBSRC Engineering Biology Hub ELEMENTAL BB/Y008456/1.#Architecture #Design #Robotics #Construction #BioIntegrated #Bioremediation by @bio_id

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Celebrating innovative research of Biochemical Engineering at UCL200! 🔬✨#UCL200 #BiochemicalEngineering #biodesign by @bio_id

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As a part of the ongoing season of Open Days:Join us for our Virtual Open Day on 27 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT+0.Discover what makes our community special, meet the team, and get your questions answered.Sign up using the link in our bio!Image 1: Alexandra Lacatusu “Moss Micro-worlds: Regenerating Tissues”Image 2: Afshan Tanweer, Erfan Abu Mukh, Ann Sameul “En-struved”Image 3: Erfan Abu Mukh, Afshan Tanweer, Zere Mamadil “A-Peel”Image 4: Erfan Pour Ahmad, Ian Robinson, Tairan (Aurora) Li “Prime Mover”Image 5: Caelen Parsons, Demetri Stratigos “Petratropos”....Tags: #openday #bioid #biointegrateddesign #biodesign ucl by @bio_id

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A glimpse into the moment our Year 1 students begin hands on experimentation in the Bio-ID Lab. This marks the start of their journey toward cultivating an experimental mindset in shaping their projects. The lab becomes a space where diverse backgrounds meet, and experimentation becomes a common language for collaboration and learning. . . . #bioid #biointegrateddesign #bioidlab #labwork #labworld by @bio_id

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Join us for our Bio ID open evening, where you explore our projects, meet the staff, and discover how biology meets design. Link in bio for the registration of the event. Date & time: 21 Jan 2026, 16:00 – 19:00 Location: 22 Gordon St, London WC1H 0QB. Image 1: Alexandra Lacatusu “Moss Micro-worlds: Regenerating Tissues” Image 2: Afshan Tanweer, Erfan Abu Mukh, Ann Sameul “En-struved” Image 3: Erfan Abu Mukh, Afshan Tanweer, Zere Mamadil “A-Peel” Image 4: Erfan Pour Ahmad, Ian Robinson, Tairan (Aurora) Li “Prime Mover” Image 5: Caelen Parsons, Demetri Stratigos “Petratropos” . . . . Tags: #openday #bioid #biointegrateddesign #biodesign #ucl by @bio_id

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Augmented Polycultures 2.0, a continuation of the bioremediation research lead by Dr. Brenda Parker @algaegrrrl and Prof. Marcos Cruz @marcoscruz_bioid, was featured as a work-in-progress in the Building with Blue Biomass network exhibition at Arup’s London headquarters.This international initiative brings together researchers, designers, and industry partners to explore how marine and aquaculture-based biomass can support circular and regenerative construction. From microalgae to mussels, oysters, seagrass and crustacean by-products, the network investigates how blue biomass could diversify sustainable material streams while respecting planetary boundaries.The exhibition launch featured short talks and provocations by curator @janewithers.london , Ed Clark (Arup), @pauldotnicholas (CITA), and Prof. @profmarkmaslin, author of “The Human Planet: How we created the Anthropocene”.Curated by Dr. Brenda Parker and Prof. Marcos Cruz, and organized by Peter Vangsbo, the exhibition highlights a year of collaborative work across environmental, technical, and social dimensions.The network is supported by @uclbiochemeng, bartlettarchucl, the @bio_id and VaxHubPartners include the Royal Danish Academy, @3xnarchitects, @dtudk - Technical University of Denmark, @arupgroup, @ucl , @qutrealworld (Queensland University of Technology) and the @uniofqld The University of Queensland.#biodesign #biointegrateddesign #bioarchitecture #sustainabledesign #sustainability #algae #bluebiomass #circulardesign#regenerativearchitecture by @bio_id

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