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DEEP FOREST - ecoLogicStudio’s installation in Denmark

Prof Claudia Pasquero and Dr Marco Poletto are the founders of architecture and design innovation firm ecoLogicStudio. Together with academic partner Innsbruck University, they present their latest installation Deep Forest.

Prof Claudia Pasquero and Dr Marco Poletto are the founders of architecture and design innovation firm ecoLogicStudio. Together with academic partner Innsbruck University, they present their latest installation Deep Forest. It is part of the exhibition “Living Structures” held at the renowned Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark. The exhibition runs from November 8th, 2024 to March 23rd,…

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Tree One by ecoLogicStudio © COURTESY YOON JOONHWAN

EcoLogicStudio Grows Air-Purifying Architecture with Algae

London-based architects Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto draw on the intrinsic intelligence of natural organisms and artificial intelligence to create structures that turn pollutants into clean air.

AirOffice by ecoLogicStudio ©MATTHIEU CROIZIER

Tree One by ecoLogicStudio ©YOON JOONHWAN

Air Bubble by ecoLogicStudio installed in Cairo ©CREWMOON MEDIA PRODUCTION EGYPT

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Farmeo - Cono gelato

Il nuovo singolo che anticipa il disco d’esordio del giovane artista di Cassino L’invito alla leggerezza per combattere il caos della vita moderna.

«Quando la frenesia della vita ci induce a correre, ad avere pensieri pesanti, all'ansia, è necessario prendere una pausa e ascoltare il ritmo che abbiamo dentro. Amare e poi dimenticare, per poi essere pronti ad amare di nuovo». Farmeo

Si inizia a pregustare l'estate con le note del nuovo singolo “Cono gelato” di Farmeo. Prodotto da Francesco Meta (in arte Janula), scritto da Marco Poletto e con Roberto De Rosa al basso. “Cono gelato” ha anche un suo video ufficiale sul canale Youtube del giovane artista.

Autoproduzione Radio date: 30 maggio 2023 
Farmeo (Matteo Marsella) è un cantautore del basso Lazio classe '95. Fonda il suo progetto artistico nel 2019 sulle basi dell'energia e del groove, creando una miscela tra vari generi: pop, indie, soul, funk. Nello stesso anno pubblica il suo primo EP, minimale ma al tempo stesso efficace per il pubblico. Nel 2020 pubblica il suo primo videoclip sul suo canale Youtube “Via Da Me” video girato da Francesco Meta. Nello stesso anno pubblica, insieme alla band, “Senza Dubbio” una cover degli Articolo 31 e ''Thàlia''. Nel 2021 pubblica “Sul filo dell'entusiasmo” un brano funk, prodotto da Fabrizio Migliorelli. È dell'11 giugno la pubblicazione del singolo intitolato “Respira”, una canzone dedicata all'estate, sound dal pop curato alla cui produzione ritroviamo ancora Francesco Meta e Fabrizio Migliorelli. Durante l'autunno di quello stesso anno, Farmeo, fu costretto a mettere in pausa il suo progetto per motivi lavorativi. Trascorse 7 mesi in Francia, lavorando come operaio presso lo stabilimento Psa di Hordain. Grazie al prezioso aiuto a distanza da parte di Vincenzo Folcarelli e Riccardo Berticelli, ''Sfortuna'' iniziò a prendere forma: un singolo presentato alla redazione artistica di Sanremo giovani, successivamente scartato e dunque pubblicato il 18 novembre. Senza perdersi d'animo, il 13 gennaio 2023 pubblica “Ridicola”: brano scritto da Marco Poletto (finalista di Sanremo giovani nel 2021) e prodotto di nuovo da Francesco Meta. Il singolo “Cono gelato” apre la strada che condurrà al suo album d’esordio.

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Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, co-founders and directors of @ecologicstudio to give an address at the Computational Design: NEXT 6.0 (@cdnext) - Join now, link in bio or: http://parametric-architecture.com/cd-next/ - @claudiapasquero is an architect, curator, author and educator; her work and research operates at the intersection of biology, computation and design. She is founder and co-director of ecoLogicStudio in London, Associate Professor and director of the Urban Morphogenesis Lab at the Bartlett UCL, Professor of Landscape Architecture, founder of the Synthetic Landscape Lab and Head of Institute for IOUD (Institute of Urban Design) at Innsbruck University. - @m2polite is an architect, educator and innovator. He is co-founder and Director of ecoLogicStudio and the Photosynthetica consortium. His practice investigates the dissolving boundaries between city and nature. He has designed and built architectures, installations and digital protocols testing human’s interaction with non-human systems. . . . @cdnext @parametric.architecture @designmorphine @ekimroyrp @pa.next @hamithz @thepaacademy #houdini #houdinifx #architecture #nexttoparchitects #architecturefactor #fashiondesigner #fashiondesign #artist #parametric #parametricdesign #parametricarchitecture #computationaldesign #computational #parametricdesign #grasshopper3d #rhino3d #rhinoceros3d #generative #3dmodeling #design #architecturehunter #architecture #conference #superarchitects #nextarch #rhino #architecturestudent #nextarch #cdnext (at 𝓣𝓱𝒆 𝓤𝒏𝒊𝓿𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUVgdMlvfJZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hortus XL

Claudia Pasqueri et Marco Poletto sont deux architectes fondateurs d'ecoLogicStudio. En février 2019, ils ont présenté leur travail HORTUS XL à l’exposition « La fabrique du vivant » au centre Georges Pompidou. Les sculptures présentées sont des jardins « in Humain » imprimés en 3D, ils sont sensibles à la vie humaine et non-humaine. La genèse de leur réflexion est celle d’une nouvelle définition de la notion de « vie », qui intègre aujourd'hui des formes d’artificialités. Cette réflexion est pour eux centrale dans la redéfinition de l’urbanisme contemporain. Les structures sont conçues à partir d’un algorithme numérique simulant la croissance d’un substrat, inspiré de la morphologie du corail. Les cyanobactéries on été intégrer durant l’impression par biogel et bio-pixel. Ce jardin est donc alimenté par la photosynthèse, convertissant les radiations en oxygène et en biomasse. Si ces jardins sont aujourd'hui encore complexes et non commercialisables, ils ont toutes fois une véritable valeur scientifique et esthétique. J’ai été particulièrement marquée  par ces jardins lors de l’exposition, qui apparaissent comme une porte ouverte sur une nouvelle forme d’architecture bio-numérique.

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ecoLogicStudio (claudia pasquero, marco poletto, konstantinos alexopoulos, matteo baldissarra, michael brewster)

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Is Algae a material that can be used as an effective building cladding?

Despite algae being an invasive aquatic plant, research done over the last few years has shown that algae have been found to possess natural properties that can absorb pollutants from the air.

Algae can be found on the surface or bed of many different types of water bodies including ponds, lochs/lakes, rivers and oceans. Algae can quickly grow to excessive sizes when the conditions they reside in is warm, slow-moving, nutrient rich water.

There are many different types of algae that vary is size, properties and colour. Photo.Synth.Etica is the name given the building cladding which consists of micro algae. The cladding has been proven to be able to “capture solar radiation and absorb CO2 and air pollution from the atmosphere ten times more effectively than trees.”

If used across the globe this type of cladding has the potential to have an astronomical impact on the environment and will help to reduce the carbon emissions emitted by buildings and constructions. The cladding has the ability to absorb the same amount of carbon dioxide as a fully grown tree which is on average 48 lbs(21.8kg) per year.  

The cladding works by taking in raw, unfiltered urban air through the bottom of the cladding and when the air bubbles work their way up the cladding through the wet mid-section which are located inside the cladding panels. Which is where the polluted air will be hit by the algae microbes. The air pollutants will then be absorbed by the algae and will allow the algae to grow into a biomass which is a type of useful material. We can then harvest the biomass produced and sell it onto other parties as it can be used to create other environmentally friendly products.

There is also one last stage to this process which involves the newly photosynthesized oxygen which will be released through the roof of the cladding.

The cladding is built on the exterior of the building and comes in the form of a curtain like design which means it is built in thin sheets

These curtains have been tested from as early as 2018 with a prototype of the cladding being used at Dublin Castle which covered the first two floors of the building. This test trial of the cladding showed that the cladding was able to absorb 1kg of carbon dioxide every day which equates to the same amount that can be absorbed by 20 large trees. Trials have continued in other cities such as Helsinki, Paris and Vienna.

Another form of the cladding has been developed which comes in a hard façade as opposed to the soft curtain option. This was put into development as to offer the same product to other building that may have other requirements and environments that may not be suitable to the curtain design.

The curtain design for the cladding is also projected to have a good safety record as the cladding contains water meaning that it is self- extinguishable which is a massive factor for cladding.

This new method of improving air quality seems perfect for developed cities that may lack space for the amount of trees that can have the same impact as the cladding. It instead offers them a space efficient option that will do a highly effective job of helping clean the air and improving the health and wellbeing of the building’s residents.

The creators of the cladding Marco Poletto and Claudia Pasqueroare are hoping to be very careful in the selection of initial recipients as they are in the process of creating a tracking system that will help them to optimise the science behind the cladding which will help the city environments to its maximum potential.

Sources-https://environmentjournal.online/articles/algae-building-cladding-can-absorb-pollutants-from-the-atmosphere/

https://www.treehugger.com/algaeclad-photosynthetica-ecologicstudio-4856703

https://projectscot.com/2020/01/could-algae-cladding-replace-trees-in-cities/

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EcoLogicStudio uses algae to purify air inside enclosed playground for children

EcoLogicStudio has designed AirBubble, a children's play pavilion that uses algae in solar-powered bioreactors to remove carbon dioxide and pollutants from the air.

The London-based studio claims the 52 bioreactors mounted around the structure's perimeter can purify the entire volume of air inside the pavilion each day to keep pollution levels within World Health Organization guidelines.

AirBubble is a playground that contains a microclimate of algae-purified air

AirBubble is located outside the Copernicus Science Centre (Centrum Nauki Kopernik) in Warsaw, Poland, a site EcoLogicStudio chose partially because the city is one of the most polluted in Europe.

Algae in the bioreactors uses photosynthesis to split carbon dioxide into carbon, which it needs to grow, and oxygen, which it releases into the cylindrical interior. The algae also absorbs atmospheric pollutants.

The timber structure contains a ring of algae-filled bioreactors

The  52 glass bioreactors contain a total of 468 litres of living green chlorella sp. algae cultures. This can filter 200 litres of polluted air per minute, the designers claim, meaning the algae can purify all the air inside the 283-cubic-metre structure in a 24-hour period.

The algae needs to be harvested each week while the power needed to run the bioreactors is "inexhaustible and renewable", according to EcoLogicStudio.

The algae inside the bioreactors eats carbon dioxide and pollutants and creates oxygen through photosynthesis

"This playground needs two sources of power: solar energy and kids' instinctive drive to explore and to play," said EcoLogicStudio co-founder Claudia Pasquer.

The solar energy drives the photosynthesis by which the algae purifies the air, while the children's play activates machinery that moves liquid through the bioreactors.

The play equipment within AirBubble consists of ropes, bouncy spheres and pedal pumps. When there are no children in the space, an air pump in the timber deck guarantees the bioreactors get the required aeration.

AirBubble contains ropes, bouncy spheres and foot pumps for play

"We wanted to create a new kind of playground that was at the same time fun, safe and educational for all kids," Pasquer told Dezeen. "We wanted to channel the power of play towards making meaningful social and ecological changes to our cities."

"The link between urban air quality, respiratory health and public wellbeing has become more and more obvious during Covid and it is now a critical factor, especially for children in the post-pandemic world."

The studio says the setting is also suitable for an outdoor classroom, as the bubbling of the bioreactors creates a calming white noise that masks the sounds of the city beyond.

AirBubble integrates and updates an earlier project by the studio called PhotoSynthetica, which covered a Dublin building with an algae "curtain".

Children generate power for the bioreactors as they play

A similar EFTE membrane wraps around AirBubble, protecting the equipment inside and maintaining the microclimate.

Other aspects of the architectural morphology also enhance the workings of the bioreactors. The circular shape allows the reactors to collect light in all directions throughout the day, while the inverted conical roof membrane stimulates the recirculation of air.

It creates a natural stack effect that promotes the expulsion of heat and moisture through openings at the top.

Even with new air entering the space through these openings and through the curtained doorways, the system still keeps the pollution levels below the WHO limit.

The space can also be used as an outdoor classroom

Timber was chosen to lower the environmental impact of construction. The cross-laminated timber (CLT) comes from Estonian managed forests, and according to EcoLogicStudio, when combined with the effects of the algae, it means AirBubble will be carbon-negative during its life cycle.

Based on data collected by EcoLogicStudio, AirBubble has managed to reduce the level of air pollutants inside the structure so that it is within WHO safe limits.

Compared to outside the structure, there is a reduction in the peak level of fine particulate PM2.5, one of the core air pollutants, of between 78.6 and 85.7 per cent each week.

The structure's inverted conical roof membrane helps circulate air

This is all achieved through the algae cultures, which require harvesting once a week to reduce their concentration and to create room for new growth. Paasquer describes the system as "self-sufficient and very resilient".

"The great thing about nature-based solutions is that what for us is polluting for algae is food," she said. "So at the end of the cycle we are not left with a dirty filter to send to landfill such as in the case of typical mechanical filtering technologies."

"The pollutants are transformed into usable biomass, raw material for several bioproducts, such as biofibers, bioplastics, food supplements and natural cosmetics."

AirBubble is located in a public green space in Warsaw

Alongside the installation, the Copernicus Science Centre is hosting an exhibition explaining how AirBubble works, with interactive installations to educate and inspire children.

"There is untapped value in bringing the bio-intelligence of natural systems into cities, turning buildings into living machines that produce energy, store CO2 and clean the air," said EcoLogicStudio co-founder Marco Poletto.

"To achieve this, we need to think about the living world as a part of the current digital revolution: nature becomes part of a new bio-smart infrastructure."

EcoLogicStudio has also recently produced BioBombola, a grow-your-own edible algae kit for kids.

Photography by Maja_Wirkus.

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Fare gli italiani all’estero: architettura oltre i confini

Symposium

Zoom / June - December 2021

This cycle of seminars intends to investigate new ways of "being Italian" through the presentation of the work of a group of Italian architects who have opened their offices abroad. On the one hand, the cycle aims to shed light on the different ways in which the imaginaries, knowledge and practices sedimented by the invited architects have been hybridised through the encounter with the cultural networks of their new working contexts. On the other hand, the cycle intends to highlight how today the profession is characterised by a multiplicity of approaches to design, and therefore by a great "biodiversity" of scales, problems, artefacts, techniques and discourses.

Credits

Curator: Davide Tommaso Ferrando

Coordination: IN/Arch Piemonte

Speakers: Ada Tolla & Giuseppe Lignano (LOT/EK / New York); Alessandra Covini & Giovanni Bellotti (Studio Ossidiana / Rotterdam); Antonio Bernacchi & Alicia Lazzaroni (Animali Domestici / Aarhus); Claudia Pasquero & Marco Poletto (EcoLogic Studio / London); Fabrizio Barozzi (Barozzi Veiga / Barcellona); Francesco Garofalo (Openfabric / Rotterdam); Simona Malvezzi (Kuehn Malvezzi, Berlin); Simone Carena & Marco Bruno (MotoElastico, Seoul); Tomaso Boano (Boano Prismontas, London); Umberto Napolitano (LAN / Parigi).

Graphic Design: Giulia Cordin

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AirBubble restorative space: A biotech garden for...

Marking a new development in their long term research on urban wellbeing, ecoLogicStudio www.ecologicstudio.com, London- and Turin-based design innovation firm, completes the third iteration of their AirBubble design concept. The restorative space conceived for a Swiss consumer healthcare company establishes a new symbiosis between nature and humans.

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Photosynthesis-biome respirator.

After observing a Paris exhibition where I saw a piece that I found interesting by ecologic studios (H.O.R.T.U.S. XL Astaxanthin.g), and following a ted talk by Marco Poletto (https://www.ted.com/talks/marco_poletto_urban_microbiology_is_the_key_to_building_the_future_of_our_cities),i decided to look into algae strands and their living needs, and uses.

I have experimented with big algae (seaweed and kelp) and this conceptual piece illustrates the application of my research into small algae.

Building on my original notion for this project, observing the damage and waste in my local environment, I have a concept for a replacement for one of our most commonly “essential” wastes this year, the face mask.

Photosynthetic cyanobacteria are inoculated on a bio-gel medium into individual 3D printed cells, or bio-pixel, forming the units of biological intelligence of the system. The algae is contained during motion by an outer wall of a fine bio plastic, interlocking hexagonal structure. This allows for free throughflow of air and plenty of light for photosynthesis, without the risk of losing biomass.

Designed with natural hexagonal and triangular structures in mind for integral strength (inspired by the Eden project greenhouse structures), and mimicking slightly the natural growth of a substratum (the form proven best by the natural growth process, for prime light exposure and air movement). Their metabolisms, powered by photosynthesis, convert radiation into actual oxygen and biomass. The gel is able to absorb gasses and toxins in the air we breathe, purifying it through accelerated photosynthesis.

The world’s population is predicted to pass 8.5 Billion by 2030, in line with ever-growing industrialisation. Parts of China and India have some of the most polluted breathable air in the world. In 2017, a day of Beijing’s air was more damaging than 40 cigarettes.

This concept, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and global lockdown, poses a great many questions as to what we can do with natural materials like moss and algae looking into the future. The biomass produced as a biproduct of these micro algae’s are actually edible and high in protein, alongside their purification qualities.

This scope of naturally informed and integrated designs is what I find to be the biggest opening for the future of cities, food and energy management, I hope it informs my work for years to come.

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Claudia Pasquero and Marco Poletto, co-founders and directors of @ecologicstudio to give an address at the Computational Design: NEXT 6.0 (@cdnext) - Join now, link in bio or: http://parametric-architecture.com/cd-next/ - @claudiapasquero is an architect, curator, author and educator; her work and research operates at the intersection of biology, computation and design. She is founder and co-director of ecoLogicStudio in London, Associate Professor and director of the Urban Morphogenesis Lab at the Bartlett UCL, Professor of Landscape Architecture, founder of the Synthetic Landscape Lab and Head of Institute for IOUD (Institute of Urban Design) at Innsbruck University. - @m2polite is an architect, educator and innovator. He is co-founder and Director of ecoLogicStudio and the Photosynthetica consortium. His practice investigates the dissolving boundaries between city and nature. He has designed and built architectures, installations and digital protocols testing human’s interaction with non-human systems. . . . @cdnext @parametric.architecture @designmorphine @ekimroyrp @pa.next @hamithz @thepaacademy #houdini #houdinifx #architecture #nexttoparchitects #architecturefactor #fashiondesigner #fashiondesign #artist #parametric #parametricdesign #parametricarchitecture #computationaldesign #computational #parametricdesign #grasshopper3d #rhino3d #rhinoceros3d #generative #3dmodeling #design #architecturehunter #architecture #conference #superarchitects #nextarch #rhino #architecturestudent #nextarch #cdnext (at 𝓣𝓱𝒆 𝓤𝒏𝒊𝓿𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSJjsZldHi/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Nochia: online il video ufficiale di "Tonight"

Arriva su Youtube il video ufficiale di “Tonight”, il nuovo singolo di Nochia, prodotto da Bebimovie by Frank Meta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mff_EGsD08k Si tratta di una canzone nata lo scorso aprile in pieno lockdown, dalla collaborazione dei due produttori Davide De Blasio e Frank Meta. Il testo e la melodia invece sono arrivati qualche mese dopo con la collaborazione di Marco Poletto,…

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JazzWorldQuest 2021: Sallaberry & Friends(Brazil/USA)-Album: Reflections. A Soundtrack From a Movie Never Made

  Sallaberry & Friends(Brazil/USA)-Risca Faca/Latin Nights

Composer: Sallaberry/Marcos Romera-Sallaberry/ David FrederickAlbum: Reflections. A Soundtrack From a Movie Never MadeLabel: Sallaberry MusicSallaberry plays drums, keyboards, percussion and voices.Guest musicians:Azeitona Trompete, Abraham Ferreira, Camilo Carrara, Cassio Poletto, Claudio Rocha, Corciolli, David Frederick, Fabio Valois, Flavio Medeiros, Fúlvio Oliveira, Jean Trompete, Jorge Pescara, Luciano Magno, Márcia Sallaberry, Marcos Romera, Marcus Cesar, Maurício Marques, Michel Freidenson, Ricardo Vignini, Samuel Pompeo, Victor Colmenero, Vlamir AbbudProduced and mixed by Sallaberry. eMastering by Cassio Centurion.

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7 Things that No One Told You about Web Design Industry

You grew up seeing web design industry evolve as a million-dollar industry. You see the era of the static web pages give way to fully dynamic web pages. Then there are new web design trends that completely transformed the internet. This fascinates you so much that you decided to make a career in web design. You enroll in the best degree program to acquire the knowledge and gain hands on experience by doing multiple web design projects. Unfortunately, universities and colleges don’t teach you everything. There are certain things that you learn by experience and no one tell you about them. In this article, we will tell you about seven of these things that no one told you about web design industry.

1. No Rewards for Experimentation

Billy Fagan, a professional web designer and developer loves to tinker with the code before jumping into the web design and development industry. In his early days, he used to experiment a lot. Unfortunately, he did not realize that you cannot put any cool new thing you learned into your web design projects straight away. Reflecting back on his experience, he said, “You are not doing this as a hobby anymore; it’s a professional situation. This means the client is paying for your time.” He points out, “The client almost never has the budget for you to test out your new shiny thing on their project and why should they? You just need to try the shiny stuff on your personal projects.” In short, if you are expecting appreciation and reward for trying new things then, you will be disappointed.

2. Keep Moving

The pace at which web design industry is evolving is mind boggling so much so that if you stay still you will soon become a part of history. Sally Lait a digital transformation consultant tells her story about when she started working as a junior developer. Sally admits that she was shocked by the rate of change in the industry when she stepped into it. She adds, “Embracing changes in technology, user expectations and societal shifts – even my own interests – over time was something that I initially struggled with rather than welcomed,” According to her, “Change often feels scary and tiring but it’s also really exciting to naturally keep evolving on your own personal journey and keep finding new things that you enjoy.”

3. Don’t Tell Everything to Clients

You might be excited to tell your clients what you are working on and keep them well informed about the progress. Sometimes, it is better to stay tight lipped than revealing everything to clients. In some cases, when you reveal everything to clients, it could prove to be an unpleasant surprise for clients and might land you in hot waters. Instead of revealing everything at once, you should use clear communication throughout the design process. James Stiff, a freelance designer said, “Manage expectations and keep stakeholders actively engaged in the design process. When presenting designs, remind stakeholders of the problem that they aim to solve.”

4. Aesthetics Is Not Everything

If you have ever studied web design, you might be a bit surprised to see most of the classes are related to aesthetics. This makes you believe that web design is all about aesthetics and nothing else. With this mindset, you tend to ignore usability which hampers the overall user experience of the websites you create. Web design agency knows that very well which is why they focus on both aesthetics and user experience to create winning web designs. Catt Small faced similar issues when she was studying and starting her career in web design. She said, “By thinking about the people who will use the experience, understanding them deeply and considering their stories, I have become a much better designer. My favorite thing to do is create scenarios that help me understand when people would use my designs. This not only helps me identify potential pain points but also helps me communicate better with collaborators.”

5. You Cannot Know It All

Marco Poletto, a front-end software engineer, “It is all too easy to fall into the trap of wanting to learn it all: all the frameworks, all the languages, everything. After years in the field and a touch of ‘JavaScript fatigue’, I wish I’d known how to evaluate my options briefly, without wasting time on the array of choices in front of me and then invest my time on that and only that.” If you are finding it difficult to focus on one thing, Poletto has a simple tip. Follow what you like, and it will make it easier to master the art of web design.

6. Design and Development Is A Part of Process

Most people think that web design and development is all about design and development. Maria Perna, co-editor of SitePoint. said, “I didn’t realize how much I would need business skills and how much easier my professional life would be if I felt at ease building personal connections,” she says. “I took for granted that long-term professional development and continuing to be my usual geeky self would be enough. I had to understand the importance of building up bridges with other devs, both to stay on top of what happens in the industry and to learn about work opportunities. Not to mention getting to grips with marketing and business concepts.”

7. Charging Lower Can Ruin Your Business

Setting the right price for your service is critical to propel your career to the next level. Diana Lopez, developer and designer shares her experience by saying, “They can’t have confidence in you if you don’t have confidence in yourself. Too-low rates can severely affect your business and you can end up feeling frazzled at the end of every month, from overwork and empty pockets. She further adds, “When I started doing this, the scope of work became clearer, so I could justify my quote easily, you stop feeling like clients will run away at the sight of your quote.” Which of these things you did not know about web design industry? Feel free to share it with us in the comments section below. Read the full article

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Bit.Bio.Bot exhibition shows how algae can be used as air purifiers and protein source

EcoLogicStudio has designed the Bit.Bio.Bot exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which invites visitors to taste freshly harvested algae and consider growing it in their own homes.

Combining architecture and microbiology, the exhibition shows how city dwellers could purify the air, sequester carbon, gain a sustainable food source and enjoy a greater connection to nature by cultivating their own algae.

The Bit.Bio.Bot exhibition explores ways to live with and eat algae

Algae are powerful photosynthesisers and can consume more carbon dioxide than trees.

London-based EcoLogicStudio, which has been working with the ancient microbes for 10 years, describes them as having "a unique biological intelligence" because their metabolism is so efficient.

It features PhotoSynthEtica curtains, which purify the air

In its exhibition, it presents two architectural systems for harnessing this power through domestic-scale bioreactors — one in the form of "living cladding" that turns walls into air purifiers, and another in the form of a vertical garden that allows for algae farming.

Algae are among the most nutritious organisms on earth, and the two kinds that EcoLogicStudio are growing in Bit.Bio.Bot — spirulina platensis and chlorella — are already widely consumed as health supplements.

The curtains' pattern is informed by the surrounding brickwork

To explore their culinary potential, there is also a third installation, the Convivium, a table where people can gather to experiment with and taste the freshly harvested algae.

The table holds 36 unique pieces of crystal glassware, 3D-printed by Swarovski from EcoLogicStudio's design, with shapes that are based on the morphogenesis of microalgae cells.

There is also a vertical garden arranged on a steel structure

"The taste of spirulina is intense and by nature a bit salty," EcoLogicStudio co-founder Marco Poletto told Dezeen. "We worked with chefs to develop gels that could enhance the taste of spirulina and that could be drunk via the 3D glassware part of the Convivium."

"We really hope we will be able to let visitors taste it later on during this Biennale [once Covid safety restrictions are lifted]."

These feature BioBombola DIY kits for growing edible algae

The other two installations in the exhibition adapt two of EcoLogicStudio's existing product designs — the curtain-like PhotoSynthEtica cladding and the BioBombola DIY edible algae kit.

The PhotoSynthEtica cladding was created to cover new and existing buildings and serves as both a sunshade and photobioreactor that purifies the air. It contains algae in a biogel contained in digitally welded channels.

The Living Cladding section features 10 PhotoSynthEtica sheets that were specially made for this exhibit, with a pattern informed by the surrounding brick walls.

Within the space enclosed by the Living Cladding, there are 15 BioBombola units arranged on a three-metre-tall steel Vertical Garden structure that demonstrates how algae could be farmed at home or in urban facilities.

The Convivium table holds glasses of drinkable algae gel

Made of lab-grade borosilicate glass and 3D-printed bioplastic, each BioBombola produces up to 100 grams of edible algae a week, which EcoLogicStudio says equates to enough protein for a family of four.

The studio also estimates that each unit, containing 10 litres of microalgae cultures, absorbs as much carbon dioxide as three large mature trees. This "provides a clear path to carbon neutrality in architecture," according to the studio.

The 36 glasses are each unique

EcoLogicStudio's projects conceive architecture as a symbiotic organism, one where human and non-human organisms live together.

"The future of green technologies emerging from the landscapes of the post-anthropocene era is wet, soft and behavioural," studio co-founder Claudia Pasquero told Dezeen.

"Cities are evolving into intelligent super-organisms and shall become capable of searching for opportunities of co-evolution within the urban sphere, both for their human and non-human citizens."

They have been 3D printed by Swarovski

The Bit.Bio.Bot exhibition is so named because it combines computational design strategies (bit) with fabrication techniques (bot) to "implement a collective microbiological cultivation protocol" (bio).

It is part of the Venice Architecture Biennale's Arsenale venue, curated by Hashim Sarkis, and features in a section titled As New Households.

The exhibition is at the Arsenale venue of the Venice Architecture Biennale

The installations are fully reversible and have all found future homes in the community where they will go once the exhibition ends.

Photography is by Marco Cappelletti.

Bit.Bio.Bot will be on display at the Corderie, Arsenale as part of the Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes place from 22 May to 21 November 2021. See Dezeen Events Guide for all the latest information you need to know to attend the event, as well as a list of other architecture and design events taking place around the world.

Project credits: Project Team: Claudia Pasquero, Marco Poletto with Eirini Tsomouku, Oscar Villarreal, Claudia Handler, Korbinian Enzinger, Terezia Greskova, Alessandra Poletto, Emiliano Rando, Joy Bolois. Academic partners: Synthetic Landscape Lab IOUD Innsbruck University, Urban Morphogenesis Lab BPRO The Bartlett UCL With the additional support of: Innsbruck University, Swarovski, Ecoduna, Destination Wattens, anonymous donor

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