Faculty/School

Faculty of Engineering

School of Architecture and Built Environment

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Centre for a Waste-Free World

Supervisors

Associate Professor Muge Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira
Position
Associate Professor
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Professor Tim Schork
Position
Professor of Architecture
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Engineering

Overview

This project is part of the recently established global interdisciplinary network “Building with Blue Biomass” that enables collaborations between leading experts from Academia and Industry in Australia, Denmark, and the UK. The network connects Australian Researchers and designers from QUT and UQ to Danish partners: Royal Danish Academy (RDA), Technical University of Denmark (DTU), 3XN/GXN; UK Partners: University College of London (UCL), and international partner Arup. The network shares local insights and solutions between countries rich in regenerative blue biomass resources and identifies future pathways and research to reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry by examining how architectural elements and products can be made from marine based materials.

Building on the recent discussions within Building with Blue Biomass Network, this project aims to identify existing research in Australia; conceptualize, design, and produce resource-efficient architectural prototypes for living spaces using locally sourced blue biomass. The project brings together expertise and research in architecture, biomaterial synthesis and characterization, bio-integrated design, bio-economy and advanced manufacture. The project will achieve this by research, experimentation and prototyping activities.

Research engagement

Literature Review, desktop survey, prototyping

Research activities

Accessing and analyzing literature, creating digital and physical prototypes, meetings, presentations

Outcomes

an academic paper on building with biomass in Australia

prototypes

Skills and experience

computational design skills, or

academic writing skills, and

curiosity

Start date

1 November, 2024

End date

28 February, 2025

Location

QUT Gardens Point

Keywords

Contact

Muge Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira, +61 07 3138 4263, muge.teixeira@qut.edu.au