{"id":118792,"date":"2025-09-29T08:18:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?page_id=118792"},"modified":"2025-09-29T08:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:18:29","slug":"the-future-is-fungi-mycelium-and-architecture","status":"publish","type":"metro_viewpoint","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/viewpoints\/the-future-is-fungi-mycelium-and-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future is&#8230;Fungi?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_-by-Piercarlo-Quecchia-DSL-Studio_2025_1.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_-by-Piercarlo-Quecchia-DSL-Studio_2025_1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_-by-Piercarlo-Quecchia-DSL-Studio_2025_1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_-by-Piercarlo-Quecchia-DSL-Studio_2025_1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_-by-Piercarlo-Quecchia-DSL-Studio_2025_1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_-by-Piercarlo-Quecchia-DSL-Studio_2025_1-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Growing Matter(s), designed by Henning Larsen in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano. \u00a9 Piercarlo Quecchia Courtesy Henning Larsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">September 29, 2025<\/p>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">The Future is&#8230;Fungi?<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">Mycelium and mycelium composites seem to be sprouting up everywhere lately\u2014but are these biobased beauties the future of sustainable materials or just a product of wishful thinking?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"//tag//jaxson-stone/">Jaxson Stone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//sharer//sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fviewpoints%2Fthe-future-is-fungi-mycelium-and-architecture%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.linkedin.com//sharing//share-offsite//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fviewpoints%2Fthe-future-is-fungi-mycelium-and-architecture%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 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wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap size-regular\">I first learned of building materials made from mycelium\u2014the underground rootlike structure of mushrooms\u2014in 2018 when I was a graduate student research assistant at Parsons School of Design\u2019s <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////healthymaterialslab.org//?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12551234063&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABmJjt-gmTxQamPRZgwiwOF4R3fCu&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwrc7GBhCfARIsAHGcW5U66DJGTdfssufIPnOA2FXz93WSnVrjZSsih0Gue1SNx8lwQK0d8GEaAlIUEALw_wcB\%22>Donghia Healthier Materials Library<\/a>. When eager interior design students entered the library, I was quick to point out my favorite materials on the shelves\u2014kombucha leather, wool insulation, hemp-fiber boards, and of course, mycelium composites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">A lot has happened in the industry since 2018. David Benjamin, Autodesk\u2019s lead on net-zero buildings, is researching how to create <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.autodesk.com//design-make//videos//project-phoenix-modular-housing/">affordable housing in Oakland with mycelium<\/a>. Designers have been experimenting with incorporating it into upholstery materials, lighting, acoustic panels, exterior cladding, and even structural blocks. This year alone, mycelium has been featured at various global design fairs in installations like <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////henninglarsen.com//news//henning-larsen-at-milan-design-week/">Henning Larsen\u2019s Growing Matter(s)<\/a> at Milan Design Week 2025, Expo 2025 Osaka\u2019s <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//viewpoints//lessons-in-global-design-from-expo-2025-osaka///">German Pavilion<\/a>, and <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.studioweave.com///">Studio Weave<\/a>\u2019s Intelligent Garden and Building at the Chelsea Flower Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Yet, despite all the rigorous research and playful pavilions, the material remains largely out of reach for everyday builders and consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Is mycelium merely a fungal fantasy destined to be another fad in the history of green building? METROPOLIS has gathered insight and speculation from industry experts in search of answers to five questions on building and designing with nature\u2019s oldest organism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//Growing-matters_Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_by-DSL-Studio_2025_-12-683x1024.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Growing-matters_Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_by-DSL-Studio_2025_-12-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Growing-matters_Milan-Design-Week_Henning-Larsen_by-DSL-Studio_2025_-12-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Growing Matter(s), designed by Henning Larsen in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano, debuted at Milan Design Week 2025. This interactive pavilion\u2014composed of 80 uniquely grown spheres\u2014shows the potential of mycelium as a living, evolving building material that highlights circularity and the possibilities of designing with organic growth. \u00a9 DSL Studio Courtesy Henning Larsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if our homes were made out of mushrooms?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Since antiquity, the primary use of mushroom cultivation has been food production. Only since 2006 have fungi been explored for their potential in construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cYou take the mycelium and pair that with a plant waste, and then, when you give it time and space to grow, you get mushrooms\u2014which is what we\u2019ve historically done,\u201d explains architect Christopher Maurer at <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////healthymaterialslab.org//events//from-field-to-form-mycelium/">From Field to Form: Mycelium<\/a>, an event hosted by Parsons Healthy Materials Lab and the Architectural League of New York last November. \u201cAnd then mushroom cultivators would largely get rid of that material [mycelium].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1228\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_Pavilion-Front-Closed.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_Pavilion-Front-Closed.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_Pavilion-Front-Closed-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_Pavilion-Front-Closed-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_Pavilion-Front-Closed-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_Pavilion-Front-Closed-1536x943.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Studio Weave\u2019s Intelligent Garden Pavilion was designed in collaboration with Tom Massey and Sebastian Cox for this year\u2019s Chelsea Flower Show. The pavilion features a fluted facade grown from wood shavings and mycelium and integrated with AI sensors to monitor plant health\u2014fusing sustainability, biomimicry, and technology. \u00a9 Daniel Herendi COurtesy Studio Weave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Maurer and his Cleveland, Ohio\u2013based firm, <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.redhousearchitecture.org///">Redhouse Architecture<\/a>, have been developing solutions that transform this by-product of mushroom cultivation into both food and buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">His studio first began testing the concept in Namibia with a project called MycoHab, a proposal based on one-story buildings constructed out of mycelium-based blocks for people living in informal settlements. Redhouse achieved this by growing edible mushrooms on the waste of the country\u2019s invasive encroacher bush, then pressing the remaining mycelium into strong, carbon-storing blocks. \u201cIf we can take that material and convert it into both food and housing at the same time, not only are we using it to feed people, but we can be storing carbon dioxide to keep it from releasing into the environment,\u201d Mauer says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The resulting structure, made from 1,000 of these blocks, is often cited as the world\u2019s first structural mycelium building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"964\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_6850.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_6850.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_6850-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_6850-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_6850-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tom-M-Je-A-at-RHS-Chelsea-2025_6850-1536x740.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Daniel Herendi COurtesy Studio Weave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can mycelium be stronger than concrete?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Mycelium composites, it turns out, can withstand harsh conditions\u2014thin atmosphere, low temperatures, and strong winds. And in recent years, the material has made headlines highlighting its surprising strength\u2014touting that mycelium blocks have the potential to be twice as strong as their concrete counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Maurer says that the density of his mycelium-based building blocks is similar to that of wood, and the mass\u2014at a little below 29 pounds\u2014is similar to that of a concrete block. With a compressive strength of six megapascals, the blocks are, he notes, about twice as strong as a compressed earth block. \u201cWe\u2019ve actually made materials that go up to twenty-six megapascals, which is similar to reinforced concrete. These are very strong materials.\u201d And not only that, he claims that every ton of material that Redhouse makes sequesters a ton of carbon dioxide. (The concrete industry basically produces a ton of CO2 for every ton of material made.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1250\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//dome-blank-myco.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dome-blank-myco.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dome-blank-myco-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dome-blank-myco-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dome-blank-myco-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dome-blank-myco-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For the past few years, Redhouse Architecture has been working with a team of scientists and researchers led by NASA astrobiologist Dr. Lynn Rothschild, and Dr. Jim Head III, planetary scientist for many of the Apollo missions, on concepts for \u201cgrowing\u201d buildings in space. The proposal consists of an inflatable structure that, when supplied with water and gases by a rover on a lunar or martian landscape, will grow a mycelium shell.\nCourtesy Red House Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//WA-base.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WA-base.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WA-base-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WA-base-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WA-base-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WA-base-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WA-base-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WA-base-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy Red House Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Another innovator in structural mycelium is okom wrks labs, a start-up with a patented mycelium-based biocomposite system called zer\u00f8\u2011frm. Cofounded by artist and designer Joshua English in 2018, <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.okomwrks.co///">okom wrks<\/a> has a modular system that is made from three ingredients: mycelium, hemp hurd, and organic cotton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">For okom wrks cofounder Chris Magwood, there are many nuances to consider when it comes to the structural and load-bearing properties of mycelium. While the material is strong, assertions that it can replace concrete should be taken with a grain of salt. \u201cThe very nature of mycelium is lightweight, and its best strength is tensile, not compressive,\u201d he tells METROPOLIS. \u201cNothing biological is ever going to have the compressive strength of rock or concrete unless it\u2019s compressed to the greatest possible extent, in which case we\u2019re using a lot of biological material and a lot of energy to achieve what stone already achieves naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1498\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//67947122064__3E269DBE-7F94-42EF-9910-7D421C173833.fullsizerender.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67947122064__3E269DBE-7F94-42EF-9910-7D421C173833.fullsizerender.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67947122064__3E269DBE-7F94-42EF-9910-7D421C173833.fullsizerender-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67947122064__3E269DBE-7F94-42EF-9910-7D421C173833.fullsizerender-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67947122064__3E269DBE-7F94-42EF-9910-7D421C173833.fullsizerender-768x920.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Okom wrks labs, cofounded by designer Joshua English and green building expert Chris Magwood, has developed zer\u00f8-frm, a patented structural mycelium biocomposite made from mycelium, hemp, and cotton. Engineered for load-bearing performance and circularity, this breakthrough material has the potential to redefine carbon-negative construction. Courtesy Okom Wrks Labs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can fungi eat our pollutants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">It\u2019s estimated that construction and demolition account for one-third of the world\u2019s overall waste. For <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//tag//tarkett///">Tarkett<\/a>, a global leader in commercial flooring, one response is fungi. During the summer of 2024, the company partnered with <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////mycocycle.com///">Mycocycle<\/a>, a Chicago-based biotech firm founded in 2018 to leverage the root structure of mushrooms to break down construction waste. The company blends lab-cultivated fungi with debris to detoxify hard-to-recycle building components and turn them into raw materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Tarkett was introduced to the company at a recycling conference in 2023 where Mycocycle\u2019s founder and CEO, Joanne Rodriguez, presented her research on how mycelium can \u201ceat\u201d construction waste\u2014gypsum, rubber, and asphalt\u2014in a matter of weeks. The mycelium also decomposed old carpet and transformed it into \u201ca clean and usable, biobased material.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//00-mycohab.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00-mycohab.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00-mycohab-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00-mycohab-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00-mycohab-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00-mycohab-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00-mycohab-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/00-mycohab-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Redhouse Architecture\u2019s MycoHab transforms Namibia\u2019s invasive encroacher bush into gourmet mushrooms and carbon-sequestering mycelium blocks, which can be used to build sustainable housing in Africa\u2019s informal settlements. Maurer says: \u201cEvery ton of material we make, we sequester a ton of carbon dioxide. To relate that to concrete, the concrete industry basically produces a ton of carbon dioxide for every ton of material made.\u201d Courtesy Red House Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//mycoblock-2.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mycoblock-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mycoblock-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mycoblock-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mycoblock-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mycoblock-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mycoblock-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mycoblock-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy Red House Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Rodriguez explained at that conference, \u201cFungi have been recycling nature for a long time. They are the best and only known remediators of heavy hydrocarbons known to be Class 1 carcinogens. The mycelium not only thrives on construction waste, but they also become a fruiting body, indicating a very happy environment for the fungi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">With Mycocycle, Tarkett plans to test the effects of mycelium on all types of flooring collected through its take-back and recycling program, ReStart, and in the future, it hopes to incorporate the by-product into new flooring products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">As a proof of concept, Tarkett connected Mycocycle with global design firm Gensler while renovating its Washington, DC, office. There, the firm\u2019s old broadloom carpet was sent to ReStart for processing and then to Mycocycle, where it was broken down. Gensler ended up meeting its 90 percent waste diversion target, and no flooring from the renovation went to waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//IMG_2187-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2187-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2187-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2187-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2187-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2187-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy Red House Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can mushrooms solve our plastic problem?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">One of the most commercially viable uses of mycelium is as a replacement for plastics and Styrofoam packaging. Pioneering mycelium companies like Ecovative are already producing molded mycelium packaging that\u2019s compostable at home in just 45 days. Both <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////ecovative.com///">Ecovative<\/a> and <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.mycoworks.com///">MycoWorks<\/a> are engineering mycelium into leatherlike materials that aim to replace plastic-based \u201cvegan\u201d leathers (often made from PVC or polyurethane) in fashion and upholstery. At ICFF 2025, MycoWorks\u2019 leatherlike Reishi took center stage, and it has been featured in projects such as <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//tag//jeanne-gang///">Jeanne Gang<\/a>\u2019s Populus Hotel in Denver and in some of Ligne Roset\u2019s luxury seating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Elise McMahon, circular product designer of New York\u2013based studio <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//profiles//new-talent-likemindedobjects///">LikeMindedObjects<\/a>, began experimenting with the material when she was awarded Ecovative\u2019s 2024 Forager Design Fellowship, a program that provides students and independent designers with access to mycelium-based materials for creating innovative and sustainable designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//MW_26457_No_Text-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MW_26457_No_Text-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MW_26457_No_Text-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MW_26457_No_Text-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MW_26457_No_Text-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MW_26457_No_Text-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MW_26457_No_Text-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Developed by MycoWorks, Reishi is a new leather alternative, grown in South Carolina and finished in Spain. With a supple, natural grain and exceptional durability, it has been crafted into handbags, footwear, furniture, and automotive interiors\u2014offering water-resistant, plastic-free luxury for design industries seeking sustainable, high-performance materials. At ICFF 2025, Reishi was featured in furniture upholstery and interior panels, signaling circular design\u2019s shift from speculation to application. Courtesy MycoWorks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cI appreciate Ecovative as they are not just doing alternative leathers for fashion but are targeting some of the most insidious and polluting petroleum-based products\/materials,\u201d she says. During her fellowship, McMahon focused on using the springy mycelium-based \u201cfoam\u201d as a substitute for upholstery foams, making two seating pieces with the material and some lighting prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">While mycelium may not replace all plastic, especially in high-performance applications, it offers some compelling solutions. Its potential to reduce dependence on fossil fuels\u2014particularly in packaging, insulation, and surfaces\u2014is real and growing, but continued research is key to broader adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will mycelium-based materials ever be accessible to the masses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Certain mycelium-based materials are more widely available than others, particularly across the acoustics category, where established companies like Impact Acoustic and Mogu are pioneers in mycelium-based wall panels. <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////mogu.bio///">Mogu<\/a> has also collaborated with New York\u2013based <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////habitatmatter.com///">Habitat Matter<\/a>, which won an ICFF Editors Award this year for its innovative approach to acoustic materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Serena Camere, business director at Mogu, said during the Field to Form panel discussion: \u201cFrom the lab to the pilot scale to the scale-up, there are always challenges. By dealing with nature, you have to learn how to navigate through some of the parameters that nature loves, such as imperfections and the cooperation with other organisms, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Perhaps the biggest challenge that all these projects, materials, and research face is moving from R&amp;D to production. When I first reached out to okom wrks\u2019 Chris Magwood for comment, he admitted: \u201cThere are very few building products that are actually in production and accessible to builders. After five years as a board member of okom wrks, we have yet to produce an actual product that goes into an actual building, which I think is indicative of much of the sector.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//1S3A1141-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1S3A1141-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1S3A1141-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1S3A1141-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1S3A1141-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1S3A1141-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1S3A1141-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elise McMahon of LikeMindedObjects has been experimenting with mycelium since being awarded Ecovative\u2019s 2024 Forager Design Fellowship. \u201cI just love the visual of some of their materials, like the spotty leather alternative, and I noticed this amazing textured amber glow with visual mycelia network within the thinly sliced foam sheets\u2014so I used those in some lighting.\u201d After showcasing the pieces at ICFF 2024, she hopes to continue experimenting and testing the material through additional lighting designs. Courtesy LIKEMINDEDOBJECTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can mushrooms save the world?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">While writing this, I\u2019ve tried to remain down to earth, as the mysterious world of mycology is so often shrouded in the \u201cwoo,\u201d the psychedelic, and the techno-optimistic. A growing stereotype surrounds the greater mycology community\u2014a group of white male experts offering an eco-solutionist promise that mushrooms and fungi can \u201csave the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">In art and design culture specifically, fungi are frequently romanticized as both metaphor and miracle. Mycelium has become a shorthand for decentralization, symbiosis, and sustainable design, while the complex realities of sourcing, scaling, and regulation are often lost in the poetics. Aside from the risk of spreading misinformation on the science, these narratives can also erase Indigenous knowledge systems and elevate a narrow set of Western \u201cbioinnovators,\u201d fueling a hype that outpaces practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1498\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Acoustic-Mycelium-Panels-hi_res-/u00a9mogu-Mogu-Fields-2.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Acoustic-Mycelium-Panels-hi_res-\u00a9mogu-Mogu-Fields-2.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Acoustic-Mycelium-Panels-hi_res-\u00a9mogu-Mogu-Fields-2-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Acoustic-Mycelium-Panels-hi_res-\u00a9mogu-Mogu-Fields-2-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Acoustic-Mycelium-Panels-hi_res-\u00a9mogu-Mogu-Fields-2-768x920.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Habitat Matter\u2019s Acoustic panels (left) and Mogu\u2019s mycelium-based acoustic and flooring solutions (this page) showcase the versatility of mycelium in interior design. These sustainable materials offer effective sound absorption, moisture resistance, and fire retardancy\u2014without sacrificing aesthetics. According to Mogu, \u201cNature is the best architect of all.\u201d  Courtesy \u00a9mogu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Yet in a building industry driven by urgency\u2014carbon deadlines, climate resilience, material toxicity\u2014fungi offer a counterpoint. They model slowness, softness, and symbiosis as strategies for survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">If material accessibility demands speed and efficiency, perhaps the most pertinent question is: What happens when we slow down? Going forward, we should heed Camere\u2019s advice: \u201cYou have to really learn to listen to the fungus,\u201d she insists. \u201cWhy not talk to them and attend to the fungus and mycelium as if it is a living collaborator?\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1498\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Lab-Tools-/u00a9mogu-7.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Lab-Tools-\u00a9mogu-7.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Lab-Tools-\u00a9mogu-7-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Lab-Tools-\u00a9mogu-7-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Lab-Tools-\u00a9mogu-7-768x920.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy \u00a9mogu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1498\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//09//Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Process-/u00a9mogu22.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Process-\u00a9mogu22.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Process-\u00a9mogu22-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Process-\u00a9mogu22-854x1024.jpg 854w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mogu-Radical-by-Nature-Process-\u00a9mogu22-768x920.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy \u00a9mogu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? 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