April 30, 2021

HBBE funding success for the RESPIRE project

The Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment were awarded funding for the project “RESPIRE: Passive, Responsive, Variable Porosity Building Skins”, led by Ben Bridgens, Helen […]
May 5, 2021

Fibre Highways – research update

The first step on our Fibre Highways research journey was to learn from reproducing the fascinating Fungal Highways research of Kohlmeier et al., 2005.  SUCCESS – look […]
June 2, 2021

Living Construction at the Venice Biennale

Martyn Dade-Robertson, Monika Brandic Lipinska, Ahmet Topcu (PGR) ,Thora Arnardottir, Meng Zhang, Dilan Ozkan (PGR) Sunbin Lee and Emily Birch are at the 17th Venice Architecture […]
November 1, 2021

Materials Experience 2: Expanding Territories of Materials and Design

Editors: Owain Pedgley, Valentina Rognoli, Elvin Karana Paperback ISBN: 9780128192443 eBook ISBN: 9780128192450 Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Published Date: 23rd September 2021 Page Count: 328 Co-Authors from the HBBE: Chapter 6: Material change: transforming experience by […]
March 17, 2022

Keynote speakers annouced!

Symposium on Bio-Futures for Transplanetary Habitats Organised by Bio-Futures for Transplanetary Habitats (BFfTH) Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (HBBE), Newcastle University, UK Angelo Vermeulen Angelo […]