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We at Medusoil couldn’t be more proud to support this world-first live showcase of microbial biofabrication with materials, know-how, and logistics—right at the heart of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia.

Located in the Arsenale Exhibition – Geological Microbial Formations, this temporal construction site continuously operates throughout the Biennale. A robotic arm builds an architectural structure by layering granulates and applying biocementation agents enriched with native soil and groundwater microbes.

Inspired by the formation of stromatolites, this pioneering installation is a collaboration between matter, microbes, machine, and time. A celebration of living architecture and sustainable innovation.

Kudos to the brilliant minds and partners behind this achievement:
Karen Antorveza, Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger, Robert Kindler, and our co-founder Dr. Dimitrios Terzis

Support from: Universal Robots, EBERHARD AG, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH), ETH Zurich, Institute of Technology in Architecture, ETH Zürich, ETH Zurich Competence Center for Materials and Processes (MaP), and the ALIVE Initiative – Advanced Engineering with Living Materials

Technical support: Che Wei Lin, @Tobias Hartmann, Kai Hsun Yeh, Fergal Coulter
Special thanks to: Michael Lyrenmann, Shina Roshanfekr, Dominik Reisach, Pietro Odaglia, Dan Vivas Glaser

📍 Visit from 10 May – 23 November 2025
More info: https://lnkd.in/dy-wzRwq

📷 Photo credits: Matteo Losurdo, Lloyd Lee