Bio-Integrated Design MArch/MSc

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

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

"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 @algaegrrrl This 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

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

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

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

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

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 VaxHub Partners 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

Augmented Polycultures 2.0 was featured as a work in progress in the Building with Blue Biomass network exhibition at Arup’s London headquarters. The international network explored the potential of marine and aquaculture-based biomass for circular and regenerative construction. The exhibition was organized by Peter Vangsbo and curated by Dr Brenda Parker @algaegrrrl and Prof Marcos Cruz @marcoscruz_bioid . The network is supported by @uclbiochemeng , bartlettarchucl, the @bio_id and VaxHub Partners 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

Project Vitalis Glass has been awarded Runner Up for Best Project at the 2025 ACADIA Conference: Computing Resilience, hosted by FIU + UMiami! Designed by Juhi Dhanesha, Roba Alfraih, and Xiaomeng Fang, the research explores bio-receptive porous glass as a new frontier in resilient, ecological facades. We are proud to share this recognition! Project Tutors: @marcoscruz_bioid @algaegrrrl @javier_ruiz_biome @anete.krista @tonyle.uk @andrskrnr @morley_college @b__made Anna Chrysopoulo and Camila Bridgewater 1: Foamed Glass 2: The three types of glass from left to right; slumped recycled sheet, sintered recycled beads, and glass powder foamed using foaming agents. 3: Glass pieces overtime. 4: Sintered bead glass close up of biomass and surface morphology. 5: Foamed glass close up of the biomass and surface morphology 6: Juhi Dhanesha presenting at ACADIA 25 7: Video of the Conference Posters 8: Foam glass cut section showcasing pore network 9: Split day and night render 10. Gradient from clear to foamed glass demonstrator image by Clara Escobar . . #ACADIA2025 #BioIntegratedDesign #BartlettSchoolOfArchitecture #ComputationalDesign #BioReceptiveDesign #Biodesign #BioDigitalDesign #MaterialInnovation #GlassArchitecture #FacadeDesign #DigitalFabrication #ParametricDesign #GenerativeDesign #ResilientDesign #SustainableDesign #FutureMaterials #EcoMateriality #LivingMaterials #ArchitecturalResearch #DesignInnovation #EnvironmentalDesign #ArchitectureDesign #ArchDaily #ArchitectureLovers #NextGenDesign #SpeculativeDesign #TechInArchitecture #DesignFuture #creativeresearch

This year, Bio ID had the privilege of being part of the Blue Biomass Network. Our directors, @algaegrrrl and @marcoscruz_bioid , had the opportunity to curate the Building with Blue Biomass Network exhibition, organized and hosted at the @arupgroup headquarters in London. A series of discussions and lectures brought together researchers and practitioners from @citacph , @uclbiochemeng , @thebartlettucl , @uniofqld , @qutrealworld , and @3xnarchitects to investigate how marine and freshwater organisms can inform transformative approaches to architecture and contribute to reducing the environmental footprint of construction. It highlights how architecture can collaborate with the circular blue bioeconomy to develop new, regenerative material flows. #bioid #biointegrateddesign #biodesign #interdisciplinary #hereeast #postgraduate #masters #architecture #bartlett #ucl #uclbiochemeng #uclbiochemicalengineering #universitycollegelondon #london #CITAResearch #BuildingWithBlueBiomass #RoyalDanishAcademy #kadk #CITA #BioMaterials #CircularDesign #DigitalFabrication #Collaboration #AdaptiveEnvironments #BioPolymers #Innovation #Fabrication #sustainability #Architecture #3dprinting

Save the date for our Virtual Bio ID open day! Date: 07 November 2025 Time 12:00 to 13:00 Register using the link in our bio! . . Images: Calcareous Arabesque by Marcos Cruz, Benda Parker,Jingyuan Meng, Anete Salmane, Pradeep Devadas, James Lawrence and Dali. Residual Futures by Ann Sameul and Caitlin Bell. Petratroops Caelen Parsons and Demetri Stratigos. A-Peel by Afshan Tanweer, Erfan Abu Mukh & Zere Mamadil. Tattva by Prantar Tamuli. . . . . Tags: #openday #bioid #biointegrateddesign #biodesign #interdisciplinary #hereeast #postgraduate #masters #architecture #bartlett #ucl #uclbiochemeng #uclbiochemicalengineering #universitycollegelondon #london