I attended a meeting with Biomime, organized by Mats Brodén, who is attampting to extablish a new collaborative forum between the material researchers at Biomime (working with new materials at molacular level, as well as gene manipulation). Mats has also been important to the development of the brief for AA DIP16, and he is in parallel pushing for the development of a research center in Simrishamn (with a strong environmental link – the Baltic Sea – as well as use of new materials and processes in the design and production of the facilities.
I think the relation to Biomime is interesting especially in long term, the materials they develop are far from being available on the market but set certain goals in how architects can look at both design and production issues. Students at both KTH-A and the AA will be pushing these issues in their projects, and my personal role is at this point to be the discussion. Obviously I am also looking at potential connections to my research.
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