ForMat Lab members receive the 2022 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant for mycelium acoustic research
Principal Investigators: Benay Gürsoy (PI), Linnea Hesse, John Pecchia, Nathan Brown, Natalie Walter
Collaborators: Ali Ghazvinian, Alale Mohseni
ForMat Lab members receive the 2021 SOM Foundation Research Prize to support project titled “MycoKnit”.
Principal Investigators: Felecia Davis (PI), Benay Gürsoy, Ali Ghazvinian, Farzaneh Oghazian, John Pecchia, Andre West
ForMat Lab members receive the 2021 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant for mycelium structural research
Principal Investigators: Benay Gürsoy (PI), John Pecchia, Ali Ghazvinian
Collaborators: Alale Mohseni, Natalie Walter
ForMat Lab members are organizing a workshop at the ACADIA 2021
Co-crochet: Computing Stitches for Collective and Distributed Crocheting
ForMat Lab member Ali Ghazvinian earn Engineering for Change Research Fellowship
Ghazvinian is focusing his doctoral studies on computational design and is working with mycelium-based composites.
Architecture professor recognized for innovative teaching practices with new C-PAD Teaching with Technology Award
Lab founder and director Benay Gürsoy was named the recipient of the College of Arts and Architecture Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design’s inaugural Teaching and Learning with Technology Award.
MATERIALITY + COMPUTING Book Launch
The book “Materiality + Computing” edited by lab founder and director Benay Gürsoy is launched!
“Mimarsan Bilirsin: 250 Serisi”
Lab founder and director Benay Gürsoy joined the “Mimarsan Bilirsin: 250 Serisi” in Turkey
ForMat Lab member Özgüç B. Çapunaman received the Young CAADRIA Award!
Young CAADRIA Awards are funded by the CAADRIA conferece and include sponsorship of conference registration fees and a certificate presented during the conference.
ForMat Lab members receive the 2020-2021 IEE Seed Grant for Mycelium-Based Composites Research
Principal Investigators: Benay Gürsoy (PI), John Pecchia (co-PI), Farshad Rajabipour (co-PI)