Bastian Beyer, PhD

Edited Volumes & Exhibition Catalogues

Pozzetti, G., Jalkh, H. ed. 2024. Trazos edición biomateriales. With contributions by Jalkh, H., Schäffner, W., Beyer, B., Suarez, D. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Sistemas Materiales.
Highlighted by La Nación, The Praxis Journal, DeArchNet.

Articles in Edited Volumes

Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. 2024. »Entangled Scales: Structures and Environments of Cellulose Biofilms.« In Towards a New Culture of the Material, edited by Bauer, F., Kim, Y., Marienberg, S., Schäffner, W. forthcoming.

Beyer, B., Suárez, D. 2024. »Biocalcite Tripod.« In Trazos edición biomateriales, edited by Pozzetti, G., Jalkh, H. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Sistemas Materiales, 104.

Mosse, A., Zamora, D. S., Beyer, B. 2023. »Towards a Bacterially-Induced Textile Architecture.« In Design for Rethinking Resources, edited by Ramsgaard Thomsen, M., Ratti, C., Tamke, M. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Cham: Springer, 47-63.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36554-6_5

Beyer, B. 2022. »Bacterial Loom.« In Architectures of Weaving, edited by Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. Berlin: Jovis, 29-31.

Hathroubi, S., Beyer, B. 2021. »La récolte des biofilms.« In MàJ Design, environnements techniques & pratiques exploratoires, edited by Bertrand, G., Favard, M., Lartigaud, D.O. Saint-Etienne: Cité du Design, 9-10.

Beyer, B., Suaréz, D., Palz, N. 2019. »Microbiologically Activated Knitted Composites: Reimagining a column for the 21st century.« Presented at EKAADE SIGRADI 2019 Conference in Porto, 12.09.19. Best paper award. In Proceedings of 37 eCAADe and XXIII SIGraDi Joint Conference, »Architecture in the Age of the 4Th Industrial Revolution«, Porto 2019, edited by Sousa, J. P., Henriques, G. C., Xavier, J. P. São Paulo: Blucher.
https://doi.org/10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_619

Research Objects

Beyer, Bastian (project lead), Tairan, Li (collaborator), Suárez, Daniel (collaborator). 2023. »Unsteady Matter Project.«
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11193/unsteady-matter

Exhibitions

Beyer, B., De Visscher, E., Hathroubi, S., Hengge, R., Liedtke, M., Mareis C., Miodragovic, N., Rešetar, I., Suárez, D. Bacterial Cellulose: Co-Weaving Biofilms. Exhibition. Installation for the Triennale XXIII: »Unknown Unknows, An Introduction to Mysteries«. Milan. 15 July 2022 - 11 December 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/de/activities/8617/bacterial-cellulose-co-weaving-biofilms

Beyer, Bastian (organizer), Bauer, Frank (organizer). Growing Sensecapes. Open Design Master's Students' Projects Exhibited at Humboldt Lab. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Humboldt Forum. 22 July 2022 - 25 July 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/8774/growing-sensecapes

Beyer, Bastian, Suárez, Daniel, Mossé, Aurélie. Biocalcification Textile Architecture Workshop. Exhibition. École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD). 17 March 2022 - 18 March 2022.
https://softmatters.ensadlab.fr/biocalcified-textiles/

Contributions to Exhibitions

Beyer, B., Suarez, D., Tairan, L. »Unsteady Matter.« At the exhibition: Materialzukünfte besuchen. Workshop series about the materials of tomorrow Visiting Material Futures. Pop-up exhibition. Futurium. 3 June 2024 - 1 August 2024.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11193/unsteady-matter

Beyer, B., Suaréz, D. »Column Project.« At the exhibition: Museum of Vibrant Matter. Porto Design Biennale 2021, Portugal. 2 July 2021 - 25 July 2021.
https://thearchiveofvibrantmatter.portodesignbiennale.pt/en

Beyer, Bastian (designer), Suárez, Daniel (designer) »Porto Design Biennale.« At the exhibition: Museum of Vibrant Matter. Porto, Portugal. 2 June 2021 - 25 July 2023.
https://casa-design.pt/en/exhibitions/museu-da-materia-viva

Sauer, C. (project leader), Miodragović, N. (project leader, designer), Beyer, B. (designer), Rešetar, I. (designer), Suarez, D. (designer, video producer), Singer, N. (designer), Hengge, R. (microbiologist), Hathroubi, S. (microbiologist), Eder, M. (materials scientist), Bidan, C. (materials scientist) »Active Curtain.« Humboldt Labor, Humboldt Forum Berlin. Since 29 April 2021.
https://www.humboldt-labor.de/en/projects/clusters-of-excellence/active-curtain-project

Talks & Presentations

B, Beyer, M, Schneider Hydrogel Workshop. Talk at the Smartes Material für überhitze Städte, Futurium, Berlin. 14 March 2024.
https://futurium.de/de/open-lab-abend/open-lab-abend-smartes-material-fuer-ueberhitzte-staedte/open-lab-abend-smartes-material-fuer-ueberhitzte-staedte
Highlighted by https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/13731/materialzukunfte-besuchen.

Schäffner, Anna. For a Design of Deformation. Keynote at the MATTERSCAPES. A Studio Visit, Adapt, Transform, Revaluate. Berlin. Moderated by Bastian Beyer, PhD. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 27 June 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11320/matterscapes-a-studio-visit

Beyer, B., Bauer, F., Jalkh, H., Schäffner, W. Constructing activity. Keynote at the Trazos biomateriales, Biomaterial Traces Conversation. Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires. 2 December 2022.
http://www.centroculturalrecoleta.org/agenda/trazos-biomateriales

Beyer, Bastian, Liedtke, Moritz. Making of Milano Triennale Installation. Talk at the Regine Hengge Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty for Microbiology. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 24 October 2022.

Beyer, Bastian, Suárez, Daniel. KNIT-A-VERSE Conference. Talk at the Knit-A-Verse Conference, On the Scale of Architecture. Amsterdam University of Applied Science, Amsterdam. Hybrid. 30 October 2022.

Beyer, Bastian. Fuzzy Lineaments. Talk at the BioID Lecture Series, Bartlett School of Architecture, London. Virtual. 3 May 2022.

Beyer, B., Bidan, C. Column Project, Bacterially induced calcite precipitation on a textile substrate. Talk at the Curvobio Workshop, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam. Virtual. 7 April 2021.

Beyer, B., Cubasch, A., Fratzl, P., Hengge, R., Mareis, C., Perraudin, L., Sauer, C., Schäffner, W., for the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. Can Bacteria Spin a Yarn? We Need a New Culture of Materials. Panel Presentation at the »Can Bacteria Spin a Yarn? We Need a New Culture of Materials«, Humboldt Forum Berlin. Hybrid. 29 April 2021.
https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/programm/termin/science-humanities/do-bacteria-spin-a-yarn-20472/

Beyer, B., Lawrence, J., Salmane, A. Automation Basics - Motors. Talk at the Arduino Prototyping Workshop, UCL, London. Virtual. 12 May 2021.

Beyer, B. Negotiating Structure. Keynote at the Annual Summit of the Hub for Biotechnology for the Built Environment, Living Construction. Newcastle, UK. Virtual. 7 July 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yOvK39S6HE&ab_channel=HBBEHubforBiotechnologyintheBuiltEnvironment

Beyer, B., Hathroubi, S. Co-weaving with Biofilms: Grown Cellulosic Structures. Talk at the Workshop »Material as Environmental Device«, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 10 September 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2249/material-as-environmental-device

Geaney, V., Beyer, B., Alderson-Bythell, L. Bioknit. Talk at the Bio-Platform, Royal College of Art, London. Virtual. 10 February 2020.

Hathroubi, S. (contributor), Beyer, B. (contributor), Rešetar, I. (contributor), Hengge, R. (organiser). Collaborative research with bacterial cellulose. Talk at the Seminar at Hengge Lab, Faculty of Biology - Department of Microbiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 13 July 2020.

Hathroubi, S., Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. Bacterial Cellulose. A Versatile Bio-material and its Potential for Biology, Design and Architecture. Talk at the Brown Bag Brunch, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 1 September 2020.

Le Calvé, M., Beyer, B., Hathroubi, S. Kombucha Lab - through the looking glass. Talk at the Workshop »Shelf Life. Ferment-Activity and Nurturing Materials«, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 10 December 2020.

Rešetar, I., Beyer, B. Soft Fibrous Structures: Spatial Concepts for Cellulose Biofilms. Talk at the 1st Annual Conference »The Analog in the Digital Age«, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 11 November 2020.
https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=10

Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Beyer, B. Responsive Fibres. Talk at the Colloquium »Experimental Yarns«, From Fiber to Yarn: A Discussion Between Textile, Biology and Design. weißensee school of art and design berlin. Virtual. 16 October 2020.
vhttps://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2643/from-fiber-to-yarn-a-discussion-between-textile-biology-and-design

Suarez, D., Beyer, B. The Column project: Augmented Knitted Composites in Architectural Design. Talk at the »Weaving Practices – An Exploration into the Materials, Techniques and Design of Fabrics«, The Design Angle. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 29 October 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2559/weaving-practices-an-exploration-into-the-materials-techniques-and-design-of-fabrics

Beyer, B, Suaréz, D., Palz, N. Microbiologically Activated Knitted Composites: Reimagining a column for the 21st century. Talk at the EKAADE SIGRADI 2019 Conference ARCHITECTURE IN THE AGE OF THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, Matter - Material Studies and Innovation. Porto, Portugal. Best Paper Award 2019. 12 September 2019.
https://ecaadesigradi2019.arq.up.pt/papers/#D2S2R3

Beyer, B., Giannakopoulos, S., Cruz, M. Biofabrication- Strategies and Materials. Talk at the Biofabrication Booster Course, UCL, London. Introduction. 1 October 2019.

Beyer, B., Renel, W., Mu, R., Faust, C. (organizer) Viva Experiences: Feedback From Recent RCA Graduates. Talk at the Viva Experiences, Royal College of Art, London. 1 July 2019.

Beyer, B., Scott, J., Karastathi, N. Constructing Realities - Bioknit. Keynote at the »Bioknit, Constructing Realities«, Constructing Realities. UCL London. 21 November 2019.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/architecture/events/2019/oct/constructing-realities-lecture-series-autumn-2019

Beyer, B., Suaréz, D. Autodesk ACADIA Emerging Research Awards 2018 follow up presentation. Talk at the ACADIA Conference 2019, University of Texas at Austin, Texas. 26 October 2019.
http://2019.acadia.org/

Invited Moderation/ Comment

B, Beyer, M, Cruz, B, Parker Invited Critic. MArch MSc BioID Programme End of Term presentation, UCL, London. 21 May 2024.

Beyer, Bastian (chair). Textile Intersections Conference. Textiles in Architecture, Loughborough University, London. 21 September 2023.
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/design-creative-arts/research-innovation/projects/textiles-intersections-conference/

Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Schäffner, A., Werner, B. MATTERSCAPES. A Studio Visit. Doctoral Presentations, adapt, transform, revaluate, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Matters of Activity, Berlin. Moderation by Beyer, Bastian. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 27 June 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11320/matterscapes-a-studio-visit

Li, Tairan, Beyer, Bastian (Moderation) Architecture Enigma – the prime mover that lies within the fabric of responsive space. Humboldt-Universität ui Berlin, Matters of Activity, Berlin. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 7 March 2023.

Beyer, B. UCL Bartlett School of Architecture Invited External Examiner. UCL, London. 28 June 2019.

Events & Workshops

Nestler, A., Ott, C., Wegener, F. (organizers), with contributions by Akbal, Z., Almpani-Lekka, D., Beyer, B., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Fekonja, L., Krauthauen, K., Miodragović, N., Queisner, M., Rodrigues, L., Singer, N., Stein, C, Winkler, C. Open Space – Active Matter on Stage. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Berlin. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 8 November 2023 - 9 November 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11681/open-space-active-matter-on-stage

Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Beyer, B., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Petruschat, J. (organizers). Architectures of Weaving. A Symposium. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin. Virtual. 2 July 2021.

Winkler, C., Beyer, B. Guest Critique at Bio-Integrated Design UCL London. Bio-Integrated Design (Bio-ID) MArch/MSc, UCL London. Virtual. 21 January 2021 - 22 January 2021.

De Visscher, E., Dean, M., Beyer, B., Cruz, M. Matters of Activity Lecture Series UCL London. UCL London. Virtual. 11 December 2020 - 12 January 2021.

Douny, L., Beyer, B. (organizers) Weaving Practices – An Exploration into the Materials, Techniques and Design of Fabrics. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 29 October 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2559/weaving-practices-an-exploration-into-the-materials-techniques-and-design-of-fabrics

Teaching & Courses

Beyer, B. Entangled Scales and Textilic Milieus Seminar. UCL London, Bartlett School of Architecture, BioID. 23 May 2024.

Beyer, B. Unsteady Matter Workshop. Seminar, weissensee school of art and design berlin. 5 December 2023 - 6 December 2023.

Bauer, F., Beyer, B., González, J. C., Iglesias, R. M., Le Calvé, M. Growing Senses, Laboratory Project. Course within the Master’s Program “Open Design”, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin/Universidad de Buenos Aires. 13 May 2022 - 22 July 2022.

Beyer, B. Fachhochschule Erfurt Architektur External Crit. Invited Critic, Fachhochschule Erfurt Architektur. 14 December 2022.

Beyer, Bastian, Bauer, Frank, Cojal González, José, Le Calvé, Maxime. »Open Design« Master Program. Course within the Master’s Program “Open Design”, Matters of Activity, Humboldt University Berlin; University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. 29 May 2022 - 22 July 2022.

Beyer, Bastian, Suárez, Daniel, Mosse, Aurelie. Biocalcification Textile Architecture Workshop. Practical course, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. 7 March 2022 - 20 March 2022.
https://softmatters.ensadlab.fr/biocalcified-textiles/

Bauer, F., Beyer, B., Palz, N. University of the Arts Architecture Midterm Crit. Invited Critic, University of the Arts, Berlin. 29 January 2021.

Lawrence, J., Beyer, B., Salmane, A. Arduino Prototyping Course II. Practical course, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL London. 12 May 2021 - 15 July 2021.

Petruschat, J., Wiesener, H., Beyer, B. Magic Circle Panelist. Invited Critic, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 25 February 2021.

Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. Scaling Fibre. Invited Critic, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2021 - 6 July 2021.

Beyer, B., Giannakopoulos, S., Cruz, M. Biofabrication Booster II. Practical course, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London. 9 October 2020 - 22 January 2021.

Beyer, B. BioID final Crit. Invited Critic, UCL, London. 11 June 2020 - 12 June 2020.

Lawrence, J., Beyer, B., Salmane, A., Arduino Prototyping Course. Practical course, UCL, London. 6 May 2020 - 6 July 2020.

Beyer, B. (lecturer and supervisor) Bio-ID Fabrication and Design. Practical course, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London. Since 6 July 2019.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/architecture/programmes/postgraduate/bio-integrated-design-bio-id-marchmsc

Beyer, B., Giannakopoulos, S., Cruz, M. Biofabrication Booster. Practical course, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London. 1 October 2019 - 13 December 2019.

(Co)Supervisions of Qualification Theses

Beyer, B., Cruz, M., Parker, B. 2021. First supervisor of Ophelie Tousignant, Sarah Aljishi, Sarah Olsen. Thesis module supervision MA Architecture. Thesis Module MA Architecture, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL London.

Beyer, B., Cruz, M., Parker, B. 2020. First supervisor of Charles Boyd, Ekaterina Beliaeva, Ouyang Tinghong. Thesis module supervision MA Architecture. Thesis Module MA Architecture, UCL, London.

Prizes & Competition Awards

Beyer, B., Suaréz, D., Palz, N. 2019. eCAADe 2019 Best Paper Award / Autodesk Disruptors Awards 2019. Best Paper. »Microbiologically Activated Knitted Composites: Reimagining a column for the 21st century.« EKAADE SIGRADI.
https://ecaadesigradi2019.arq.up.pt/papers/#D2S2R3

External Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships & Residencies

Beyer, B., Mossé, A., Suárez, D. 2021. I-Portunus. Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. Residency. Ecole des Arts Décoratifs.

Research Stays at Another Institution

Beyer, Bastian, Bauer, Frank. Research stay at the University of Buenos Aires. University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. Funded by Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). 19 November 2022 - 3 December 2022.

Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. Bacterial cellulose research. Research with Hathroubi, S. and Hengge, R. Hengge group, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 11 December 2019 - 31 December 2022.
https://www.biologie.hu-berlin.de/de/gruppenseiten/mikrobiologie/hengge

Beyer, B. Lecturer and supervisor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, BioID Fabrication and Design. Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL London. Funded by UCL London. Since 6 July 2019.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/architecture/

Hosting of Guest Researchers at the Cluster

Beyer, Bastian, Suàrez, Daniel. Hosting Li Tairan funded by Young international Fellowship. from UCL London, Bartlett School of Architecture. 23 January 2023 - 17 March 2023.

Beyer, Bastian. Internship Mentoring. Hosting Liedtke, Moritz. from Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam. 23 February 2022 - 30 July 2022.

Review Activities & Expertises

Beyer, Bastian. 2023. Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) Scientific Advisory Board. Acadia Conference.

Beyer, Bastian Since 2021. ACADIA Scientific Advisory Board. ACADIA Conference.
http://acadia.org/

Beyer, B. Since 2020. ACADIA Scientific Advisory Board. ACADIA Conference. ACADIA.
http://acadia.org/

Press Articles

Smith, Courenay, Topham, Sean. 2023. »Houses that can save the world.« Featuring work by Bastian Beyer. Thames & Hudson, book article, 1 July 2023.
https://thamesandhudson.com/houses-that-can-save-the-world-9780500343715