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On May 28th, Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel opened the exhibition Daring Growth at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale in the presence of ETH president Lino Guzzella.<\/p>\n
The installation\u00a0calls for\u00a0a radical paradigm shift in how habitats are materialized. The mining-based mentality must move towards an ethic of cultivating, recycling, recovering, breeding, raising, farming, and even growing future building materials. Decentralized, local and renewable production strategies and methods that do not deplete the planet\u2019s resources or energy reserves must be given priority. A shift in attitude would allow developing societies to provide themselves with the building materials required for secure and dignified shelter without forcing them into economic dependencies.<\/p>\n
Our contribution to \u2018Reporting From the Front\u2019 takes the form of a laboratory showcasing research work produced at the ETH Z\u00fcrich and the Future Cities Laboratory Singapore in collaboration with partners such as MycoWorks Inc.<\/a> in San Francisco and the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at the TU Delft<\/a>. The exhibition features examples of new building materials derived from mushroom mycelium, bacteria, grasses and waste. It also displays the power of an international, interdisciplinary network of researchers, academics and professionals working on commonly defined challenges.<\/p>\n Palazzo Mora, \u201cTime Space Existence\u201d Acknowledgements We are especially indebted to Annette Spiro, Dean of Architecture at ETH Z\u00fcrich, not only for her support of this exhibition, but in general creating an atmosphere of unlimited trust and backing without research and innovation would not be possible.<\/p>\n We deeply thank the whole team of the ETH Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore, above all Peter Edwards, Stephen Cairns, Kees Christiaanse and Remo Burkhard. Within FCL, relevant research was developed over the past years in various fields, which did not only fuel this exhibition, but scholars and professionals all around the globe and especially at the ETH in Z\u00fcrich.<\/p>\n We are extremely grateful to Prof. Dr Gerhardt Schmitt and Prof. Dr Marc Ang\u00e9lil for their incredible mentorship, help, and intellectual as well as physical support. Without them, our work would not be possible.<\/p>\n Tobias Klauser and Carlo Lienhardt, through their incredible professionalism and critical assessment of our ideas and work, made this exhibition a project in its own. We would like to acknowledge their unrestricted dedication and support as partners, friends, and advisors.<\/p>\n Special acknowledgements go to ETH Global, J\u00fcrg Brunschweiler, for all of his continuous help over the past years. Thanks also to ETH Foundation, Corinna Adler, for her dedication and energy. Also to Hannes Schmid, who opened eyes and doors to new intellectual terrains and professionals. Matthias B\u00fcttiger and Markus Reinhard for their encouragement, spontaneous courtesy, and incredible generosity.<\/p>\n We thank GAA Foundation for the possibility to exhibit our work at the 16th<\/sup> Architecture Biennale in Venice. We are grateful to our partners of TU Delft, Henk Jonkers and Leon van Paassen as well as Mycoworks, Phil Ross, Sophia Wang, and Eddie Pavlu.<\/p>\n Special thanks to all members of our own team: Dustin Fleck, Sophie Nash, Ruben Bernegger, Manuel Fernandez, Christine W\u00f6hner, Raphael Disler, Tobias Fuchs, Aurel von Richthofen, Alireza Javadian, Simon Lee, Philippe M\u00fcller, Marta H. Wisniewska, Patrick Chladek, Nikita Aigner, Philippe Jorisch, Am\u00e9lie Fibicher, Hans Rufer.<\/p>\n Special thanks to Prof. Dr.Philippe Block and his team, especially Cristian Calvo Barentin for all the support and help.<\/p>\n Also to Uta Bogenrieder who did all graphic design works for the exhibition.<\/p>\n Our deepest thanks and gratitude go to all of theses individuals and organizations for their trust and the unrestricted possibilities to operate at the front of our discipline and sometimes even beyond.<\/p>\n Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel, Z\u00fcrich, May 2016<\/p>\n Sponsorship<\/strong> On May 28th, Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel opened the exhibition Daring Growth at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale in the presence of ETH president Lino Guzzella. The installation\u00a0calls for\u00a0a radical paradigm shift in how habitats are materialized. 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\nLa Biennale di Venezia, 28 May \u2013 27 November 2016<\/p>\n![\"Daring](\"http:\/\/www.hebel.arch.ethz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Daring-Growth_Opening2-537x356.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>This exhibition would not have been possible without the generous and continuous support of the President of ETH Z\u00fcrich, Prof. Dr Lino Guzzella, whom we would like to thank for his unrestricted encouragement, trust, and sustenance. We also would like to thank the rector of ETH Z\u00fcrich Prof. Dr Sarah Springman and Vice President of research ETH Z\u00fcrich Prof. Dr Detlef G\u00fcnther for their reassurance and believe in our commitment and research.<\/p>\n
\nOur deepest gratitude to all sponsors and supporters of this exhibition:
\nETH Z\u00fcrich, ETH Global
\nDepartment of Architecture, ETH Z\u00fcrich
\nFuture Cities Laboratory Singapore
\nChair of Information Architecture Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmitt, ETH Z\u00fcrich
\nChair of Architecture and Design Prof. Dr. Marc Ang\u00e9lil, ETH Z\u00fcrich
\nMarkus Reinhard, Nomis Foundation
\nMatthis B\u00fcttiger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"