Can bacteria weave? Can architecture become soft? Can humans learn from caterpillars how to develop a more sustainable construction? And how do material processes build communities? In our research, we challenge the common understanding of weaving, as we focus on bacterial cellulose, West-African wild silk cocoons and the use of yarn in architecture. We address relationships of two- or three-dimensional longitudinal elements interconnected by entanglement, interlacing, braiding or classical weaving. Such fiber-based matter can be the product of natural or cultural processes and occur ubiquitously from the nano-scale in biological systems to the macro-scale in architectural contexts. By doing experiments on biological fiber-based matrices and tissues, by upscaling microscopic structures into architectural prototypes and by historical and theoretical investigations, we are redefining woven structures as a material practice running through nature and culture.
Weaving and tissue are also of fundamental importance in microscopic worlds: bacterial cultures establish biofilms, i.e. multicellular collectives embedded in a dense extracellular matrix of interwoven nanofibers that protect against hostile environment (such as predators and antibiotics). These networks function as filters of environmental influences, but also regulate their own energy balance and establish a basal signaling system. Such material and symbolic tissues are challenging objects of research in molecular and cell biology as well as in medicine. In addition, structures and processes in microbial biofilms, can also inspire the design for »smart materials«.
Mathematics is also looking for new geometric descriptions of woven structures, from the microscopic to the macroscopic scale. The research within the project focuses on the tissue of the skin, but also on various traditional methods of basket weaving and the influence of the weaving method and the starting materials on the resulting properties and function. For example, mammalian skin establishes a permeable barrier between the inside and the outside of the body. The woven microstructure of the dead cells in the outer layer of skin allows the actuation of the skin as a filter in response to humidity. The skin is a matter of activity due to its structure. If one translates this interaction of material, form and function into the abstraction of a mathematical object, then one obtains a spatial structure of interwoven lines that is complicated, symmetric and chiral. So far, mathematics has not been able to describe and quantify such woven geometries in a useful way. But we need such a geometric characterization of spatial structures, because it is the language and the framework that enables an exchange between the disciplines. In nature, such complicated woven patterns are often constructed via templating onto two-dimensional hyperbolic membranes, with protein fibers growing onto the resulting scaffold. The woven geometry envisaged in the project is the means and prerequisite for a series of interdisciplinary experiments on woven, braided or knitted structures that bring together Biology, Material Sciences and Design, but also Anthropology and Cultural Studies.
The use of textiles in an Architecture and Design is rooted in an extensive technological and cultural history. Ancient vernacular textile architecture such as yurts and tents catered for the need of nomadic cultures for ephemeral, mobile and transportable shelters. Their membranous and lightweight character presents a soft and dynamic antidote to rigid and heavy structures, such as wood or stone architecture. In the project »Weaving« a new idea of softness and flexibility for Architecture and building skins will be investigated, focusing on fibrous scaffolds and skins by emphasizing the process of construction in parallel to its result. The manufacture of fabric and its underlying logic of interlacing, interweaving, winding or felting offers a unique assembly principle with distinctive material continuity and the potential for structural, geometrical and performative variance throughout the surface. The behavior of the overall material is not only dependent on the textile construction method but similarly influenced by fiber and yarn properties. This unique hierarchical interdependence presents a Design challenge on multiple levels. Experimental objects in Materials Sciences as well as biological systems are being looked upon as role models. Biology offers myriad examples of fibrous materials where local material gradients and heterogeneous tissue generate highly efficient and optimized structures. They adapt over time according to their environment and local conditions and reconfigure their internal structure according to internal stresses. These underlying material strategies present a valuable source of inspiration which can inform the Design of contemporary textile materiality and novel tectonics: active fiber structures perform between rigidity and softness in nature and will be transferred into active material concepts for Design, Architecture and Engineering. The development of biologically inspired material systems allows for sustainable developments of efficient structures in the spatial-architectural context.
The exchange processes that enable and regulate woven structures are both material flows and signaling processes. This applies from microbial biofilms to the field of anthropology. Thus, even before the invention of writing and numbers, weaving anticipated symbolic techniques. The weaver has to think ahead: from the binary movement of the weaving shuttle or crossing thread/weft (binary = above or below the vertical thread/warp), the result of the two-dimensional woven surface must be deduced. The structure, the pattern or the motif is calculated in advance with the help of binary decisions and by counting the threads—representing mathematical knowledge »avant la lettre«. The formation of patterns and motifs as well as the practices of spinning, knotting, braiding, crocheting, and knitting associated with weaving precede the development of writing and numbers, or form alternative paths, as in the »quipu«, the so-called talking knots. The woven and/or knotted structures encode knowledge and serve as a medium of communication (the etymology of »text« still knows about this relationship). Thus, the quipu creates social worlds.
From the biofilm to the cell structure of the skin to the social communities of the anthropos, weaving - as a material and symbolic practice as well as a regulating structure - contributes to the formation of networks. These collectives establish themselves by drawing a boundary between inside and outside that can be flexible or firm, but usually are semipermeable and selective. The cocoon manifests this function of weaving and woven structure (tissue, textile, fabric), whether as a biofilm, pupation, skin, tent or hut. »Weaving« investigates woven structures from the micro to the macro range, from organic or inorganic materials, from »nature« to »culture« and from material or symbolic factuality. Perspectives and objects come from the participating disciplines, i.e. Molecular Biology, Materials Sciences, Mathematics, Architecture, Design, Anthropology, Cultural Studies and Literary Studies, as well as from the collaborations with the projects Symbolic Material and Material Form Function. The different methods and analyses finally converge in the object and the function of the cocoon.
Syntopia 1—Soma I Body. Copyright: Karola Dierichs, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, weissensee academy of art and design and Matters of Activity
Syntopia 1—Soma I Body. Copyright: Karola Dierichs, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, weissensee academy of art and design and Matters of Activity
Copyright: »Spontaneous Generations«, https://www.spontaneousgenerations.com/
Natalija Miodragović and Daniel Suárez at the UIA 2023. Photo: Andrija Mihailović. Copyright: Matters of Activity
Conference Poster »Landwirtschaft und Literatur«, July 2023, photo »Weizenernte bei Eldagsen« by Michael Gäbler, 2013, and Anonymus: »Lesende Frau«, around 1950, from Cornelia Brink: Fotogeschichte. Beiträge zur Geschichte und Ästhetik der Fotografie, Nr. 98, 2005, p. 7; adapted by Node. Copyright: Matters of Activity
Brochures, doctoral presentations 2023. Layout: Ada Favaron. Project coordination: Franziska Wegener
Visual Bauhaus Study Rooms, International Network Meeting, 15+16 June 2023. Copyright: Bauhaus Dessau
»Textile Gestures - Mapping Tactile Practices with Architectural Yarns«, Hand-on Workshop at Bauhaus Study Rooms. Copyright: Thomas Meyer
Die Ausstellung »wechsel STOFF wechsel« thematisiert die Materialwende in
der Architektur. Sie zeigt mit ihrer Installation als Video- und Foto-Essay Forschungsarbeiten und Materialproben des Masterstudiengangs Architektur Media Management AMM der Hochschule Bochum, der KU Leuven und der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und prüfung, die sich mit Aspekten von Zeit, Maßstab, Struktur, Ästhetik und deren Verwandlung beschäftigen. Copyright: Kay Fingerle
Unsteady Matter – Investigating Water-Based Design Pathways and 3D Printing Techniques for Hydrogel Composites. Copyright: Tairan (Aurora) Li, Daniel Suárez, Dr. Bastian Beyer
Driving the Human Book Launch at Matters of Activity, 10 May 2023. Copyright: Camille Blake / Driving the Human
Poster Talk Series, HZK and CARMAH, 2023. Copyright: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Copyright: Mina Mahouti
Design: NODE, adapted by Franziska Wegener
»The Bark Project«, Charlett Wenig. Copyright: Patrick Walter, MPIKG
Design: studioeins, adapted by MoA. Photo: Michelle Mantel
LEFT: DAOULA | sheen. West African Wild Silk on Its Way. Exhibition View in the Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2022. Copyright: Karola Dierichs | MoA; RIGHT: MoA Research Prototype 1 | Minimal Machines. Construction Process. Copyright: Sebastián Plaza Kutzbach | khb
MoA Diagram: Workshop Research Modules for the Creation, Cognition and Perception of Matter. Copyright: Franziska Wegener
Schematic representation of the pressing process, right: ready pressed bark panels. Copyright: cc-by 4.0 PLOS ONE
Round Table »Rinde: Gestaltung mit Resten«. Design: studioeins, adapted by Matters of Activity
Stone Web. Copyright: weißensee school of art and design berlin/ Natascha Unger & Idalene Rapp
Panel Discussion Materials Matter, May 4th, 2022, Humboldt Lab. Copyright: Matters of Activity
Cover of »Architectures of Weaving«: »Stone Web«. Copyright: weißensee school of art and design berlin / Natascha Unger, Idalene Rapp
Exhibition Opening DAOULA | sheen, 17.11.2022, Tieranatomisches Theater Berlin. Copyright: Matters of Activity
Annual Conference »Deep Material Futures« at silent green, November 2022. Copyright: Michelle Mantel
Panel »Interdeterminacy and Liveliness« at MoA Annual Conference »Tipping Points« 2021. Copyright: Matters of Activity
Ramification point of 2. order on a Riemann surface (model: 258). © Göttinger Sammlung mathematischer Modelle und Instrumente.
Poster Talk Karin Krauthausen 2022. Copyright: ETH Zürich
Poster PhD presentations 2022. Layout: Ada Favaron
Poster »The Interdisciplinary World of Tangling«. Copyright: Myfwany Evans
Master Students and Visitors at the »Growing Sensecapes« event in the Humboldt Lab. Photo: Carmen Gloria Cuello Quintana.
MoA Project »Bacterial Cellulose: Co-Weaving Biofilms« at the Milano Triennale 2022. Copyright: Triennale Milano – photo by DSL Studio
Minimal Machines 2 – Hygroscopic Hemp. Copyright: Nuri Kang / weißensee school of art and design berlin, Image: Karola Dierichs / weißensee school of art and design berlin, Matters of Activity.
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Correll, N., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K. 2021. »Interview with Nikolaus Correll: Robotic Materials.« In Active Materials, edited by Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. Berlin: De Gruyter, 175-192.
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Dunlop, J., Krauthausen, K. 2021. »Interview with John Dunlop: Shape-Changing Materials.« In Active Materials, edited by Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. Berlin: De Gruyter, 95-116.
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Friedman, M., Joanny, F., Krauthausen, K. 2021. »Interview with Jean-François Joanny: Activity, Instabilities, and Defects.« In Active Materials, edited by Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. Berlin: De Gruyter, 117-130.
Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Mazzolai, B. 2021. »Interview with Barbara Mazzolai: Plants, Plantoids, and Active Materials.« In Active Materials, edited by Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. Berlin: De Gruyter, 131-146.
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Schamberger, B., Ziege, R., Anselme, K., Ben Amar, M., Bykowski, M., Castro, A. P. G., Cipitria, A., Coles, R. A., Dimova, R., Eder, M., Ehrig, S., Escudero, L. M., Evans, M. E., Fernandes, P. R., Fratzl, P., Geris, L., Gierlinger, N., Hannezo, E., Iglič, A., Kirkensgaard, J. J. K., Kollmannsberger, P., Kowalewska, Ł., Kurniawan, N. A., Papantoniou, I., Pieuchot, L., Pires, T. H. V., Renner, L. D., Sageman‐Furnas, A. O., Schröder‐Turk, G. E., Sengupta, A., Sharma, V. R., Tagua, A., Tomba, C., Trepat, X., Waters, S. L., Yeo, E. F., Roschger, A., Bidan, C. M., Dunlop, J. W. C. 2023. »Curvature in Biological Systems: Its Quantification, Emergence, and Implications across the Scales.« Advanced Materials. 2206110.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202206110
Guiducci, L., Kycia, A., Sauer, C., Fratzl, P. 2022. »Self-organized rod undulations on pre-stretched textiles.« Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 17: 036007.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac5b85
Hengge, R. 2022. »Non-Human Others – a Message from the Planetary Invisibles.« ISSN 2701-2557. Gastgarten, 3 (1/2022): 24-29.
Hyde, S. T., Evans, M. E. 2022. »Symmetric tangled Platonic polyhedra.« Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (1): e2110345118.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2110345118
Dierichs, K., Menges, A. 2021. »Designing architectural materials: from granular form to functional granular material.« Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 16 (6): 065010.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac2987
Oster, M., Dias, M. A., de Wolff, T., Evans, M. E. 2021. »Reentrant tensegrity: A three-periodic, chiral, tensegrity structure that is auxetic.« Science Advances, 7 (50)
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abj6737
Wenig, C., Dunlop, J. W. C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Reppe, F. J., Horbelt, N., Krauthausen, K., Fratzl, P., Eder, M. 2021. »Advanced materials design based on waste wood and bark.« Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 379 (2206): 20200345.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0345
Ziege, R., Tsirigoni, A., Large, B., Serra, D. O., Blank, K. G., Hengge, R., Fratzl, P., Bidan, C. M. 2021. »Adaptation of Escherichia coli Biofilm Growth, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties to Substrate Water Content.« ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7 (11): 5315-5325.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00927
Hengge, R. 2020. »Crosstalking second messengers.« Nature Microbiology, 6 (1): 9-10.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-00842-3
Pruteanu, M., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Stach, T., Hengge, R. 2020. »Common plant flavonoids prevent the assembly of amyloid curli fibres and can interfere with bacterial biofilm formation.« Environmental Microbiology, 22 (12): 5280-5299.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15216
Pruteanu, M., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Stach, T., Hengge, R. 2020. »Common plant flavonoids prevent the assembly of amyloid curli fibres and can interfere with bacterial biofilm formation.« Environmental Microbiology, 22: 5280-5299.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15216
Richter, A. M., Possling, A., Malysheva, N., Yousef, K. P., Herbst, S., von Kleist, M., Hengge, R. 2020. »Local c-di-GMP Signaling in the Control of Synthesis of the E. coli Biofilm Exopolysaccharide pEtN-Cellulose.« Journal of Molecular Biology, 432 (16): 4576-4595.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2020.06.006
Skrodzki, M., Zimmermann, E., Polthier, K. 2020. »Variational shape approximation of point set surfaces.« Computer Aided Geometric Design, 80: Article 101875.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cagd.2020.101875
Turcaud, S., Thorin, A., Bréchet, Y., Fratzl, P., Dunlop, J. W. 2020. »Twisters: An analogy of bilayers for twisting.« Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 134: 103742.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2019.103742
Krauthausen, K. 2019. »Speaking Anomalies: Subjunctive Narration in Kathrin Röggla’s ›die ansprechbare‹ and ›Der Wiedereintritt in die Geschichte I‹.« In On Anomalies, special issue. Modern Language Notes (MLN), 134 (3): 550-571.
https://doi.org/10.1353/mln.2019.0043
Serra, D. O., Hengge, R. 2019. »A c-di-GMP-Based Switch Controls Local Heterogeneity of Extracellular Matrix Synthesis which Is Crucial for Integrity and Morphogenesis of Escherichia coli Macrocolony Biofilms.« Journal of Molecular Biology, 431 (23): 4775-4793.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2019.04.001
Douny, L., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Séré, A., Sawadogo, S., Hengge, R. 2023. »The hunter shirt: the role of Acacia nilotica in fermentative textile dyeing.« Presented at the XXXI International Horticultural Congress (IHC2022): International Symposium on Natural Colorants from Plants. International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 67-76.
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1361.8
Wenig, C. 2022. »The Bark Project - Material Research in the Natural Science and Design.« Presented at Design × Sustainability: Materiality/Systems/Shared Prosperity, Annual Meeting DGTF 2022, Kiel, 2- 3 June 2022. Berlin: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung e.V..
https://doi.org/10.25368/2022.136
Skrodzki, M., Zimmermann, E., Polthier, K. 2019. »Variational Shape Approximation of Point Set Surfaces.« Presented at the International Geometry Summit (IGS), Vancouver, Canada, 17-21 June 2019. 54-57.
Miodragović , N., Eder, M., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. 2023. An Exploration of Bark, Willow and Wool. Panel – Local biomaterials as design Innovators. ZUR NACHAHMUNG EMPFOHLEN! expeditionen in ästhetik und nachhaltigkeit. Uferhallen Berlin. 13 July 2023.
https://zur-nachahmung-empfohlen.de/panel-local-fibrous-materials-as-design-innovators-an-exploration-of-bark-willow-and-wool/
Iva Rešetar, Maxie Schneider, Josephine Shone, Christiane Sauer 2022. Tangled Wall. Architectural Project. Presented in Design Lab #13. Material Legacies. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum of Decorative Arts. Kunstgewerbemuseum. 3 November 2022 - 26 February 2023. In collaboration with Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e. V. (STFI). Berlin. Since 2 February 2022.
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/exhibitions/detail/design-lab-13/
Highlighted by TAZ, 15.11.2022.
Guiducci, L., Schneider, M., Shone, J., Sauer, C. 2021. »Woven paper bridge.«
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
Douny, L. (curator), Krauthausen, K. (curator), Sattler, F. (curator), Thindi, T. (film installation). DAOULA | sheen. West African Wild Silk on Its Way. Exhibition. In cooperation with Séré, A., Sawadogo, S., Dayo, L., Dayo, H., Fofana, A., Sakira, S., Dao, D., Sanogo, B., Séré, M., Konate, A., Ilboudo, M. in Burkina Faso and Bonavia, E., Buch, S., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Hathroubi, S., Hengge, R., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Illing-Günther, H., Hassoune, S., Mählmann, J., Panzer, M. M., Rešetar, I., Rosenthal, N., Santos Thomas, C., Sauer, C., Sermonet, J., Shone, J., Schneider, M., Strauß, W. in Germany. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Tieranatomisches Theater. 17 November 2022 - 29 April 2023.
https://tieranatomisches-theater.de/project/ausstellung-ab-17-november-2022daoula-sheenwest-african-wild-silk-on-its-way/
Wenig, C. (designer), Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. (designer) 10. Recycling Designpreis. Exhibition. Marta Herford Museum. 19 June 2022 - 23 October 2022.
https://marta-herford.de/ausstellungen/10-recyclingdesignpreis/
Wenig, C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. Mode und Natur. Exhibition. Galerie Handwerk, Munich. 4 May 2021 - 12 June 2021.
https://www.hwk-muenchen.de/galerie
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
Zheng, B., Hengge, R. et al. »Wanwu Council.« At the exhibition: Wanwu Council. Gropius Bau Berlin. 6 August 2021 - 8 August 2021.
https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/en/gropiusbau/programm/2021/zheng-bo/wanwu-council.html
Hengge, R. Large-scale extracellular matrix architecture and tissue-like morphogenesis as emerging properties of bacterial multicellularity. Talk at the DFG-SPP2389 Kick-off Meeting on Emergent Functions of Bacterial Multicellularity, Technische Universität Dresden. 12 January 2023.
Hengge, R. RpoS and beyond: from the general stress response to human-curated plant-microbe interactions in art and design. Talk at the Molecular and Systems Microbiology: a Conference in Honor of Carol Gross, Asilomar-Pacific Grove, CA, USA. 7 July 2023.
Krauthausen, K. (talk), Kammer, S., Keck, A. (organizers), Der Stoff der Materialwissenschaften. Überlegungen zu materials by design, active matter, and biomimesis. Talk at the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München. 21 June 2023.
Krauthausen, K., Sattler, F. (lecturers), Desrosiers, S., Vallard, A. (organizers) DAOULA: Weaving an Exhibition from Interdisciplinary Research Strands. Talk at the Les objets comme source: les textiles et leurs matériaux. III (UE 181), EHESS, Paris. Presentation of the interdisciplinary research structure in the project Weaving at the Cluster of Excellence „Matters of Activity“ and how to accompany, motivate and reflect an highly interdisciplinary research via the exhibition DAOULA (curated by L. Douny, K. Krauthausen, S. Sattler)". Hybrid. 1 March 2023.
https://enseignements.ehess.fr/2022-2023/ue/181
Friedman, Michael, Krauthausen, Karin, »Active Materials«. Talk at the Technical University of Darmstadt (ZOOM with Berlin). Talk on active materials and the research presented in »Active Materials« (eds. Peter Fratzl, Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen, Wolfgang Schäffner). In the frame of the seminar on BioRobotics by Marco Tamborini. Hybrid. 14 June 2022.
Hengge, R., Schäffner, W. »Active Curtain Project«. Long Night of the Sciences, »Meet the Scientist«, Humboldt Laboratory, Berlin. 2 July 2022.
Hengge, R. C-di-GMP signaling in bacterial multicellularity. Talk at the EMBO Conference on Bacterial Networks (Bacnet22), European Molecular Biology Organization, Sant Feliu. 5 September 2022.
Hengge, R. Linking bacterial growth, survival and multicellularity with second messengers as triggers and drivers. Talk at the DFG-SPP1879 International Symposium on ‘Nucleotide Second Messenger Signaling in Bacteria‘, Harnack-Haus, Berlin. 23 May 2022.
Hengge, R. Linking bacterial growth, survival and multicellularity with second messengers as triggers and drivers. Talk at the International Workshop on the Interdisciplinary Life of Microbes: from Single Cells to Multicellular Aggregates, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden. 7 November 2022.
Hengge, R. Multicellularity as an emergent property of life: spatial organization of molecular signaling and gene expression in bacterial biofilms. Talk at the Invited lecture series of the Institute of Plant Physiology and Microbiology, Universität Zürich. 6 June 2022.
Krauthausen, K., Rau, M. Performance und Politik – Gespräch mit Milo Rau. Gespräch at the Mosse Lectures: Theater der Gegenwart, Institut für deutsche Literatur, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Hybrid. 13 January 2022.
Highlighted by https://www.mosse-lectures.de/.
Krauthausen, Karin, Aktive Materialien. Talk at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Invited talk on the emergence and activity of structures - a research presented in the publications »Active Materials« (eds. Peter Fratzl, Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen, Wolfgang Schäffner) and »Modell Hütte« (eds. Karin Krauthausen and Rebekka Ladewig). Invitation by Henning Schmidgen (Professur medialer Welten). Hybrid. 10 May 2022.
https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/media/chairs/media-studies/theorie-medialer-welten/aktuelles/titel/aktive-materialien/
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. 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
Bonavia, E., Mballa-Ekobena, A., Farmer, J., Douny, L., Rosenthal, N., Stoll, M., Wenig, C., Dierichs, K. Augmented Spinning: Haptic Construction of a Filament-based Architectural Material System. Talk at the 25th Annual DRHA Conference »Digital Matters: Designing/Performing Agency for the Anthropocene«, Scene, Atmosphere & Architecture. Heilig-Geist-Kapelle, Berlin. Organized by the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence EXC 2020 »Temporal Communities: Doing Literature in a Global Perspective«, Freie Universität Berlin, and the practice-based research project »Viral Theatres«. Hybrid. 5 September 2021.
https://www.drha.uk/2021/program-2/#h.hsg54n4r2ivu
CLIMATE:Lab #3 The Bark Project. Talk at the Berlin Science Week, Naturkunde Museum Berlin. 2 December 2021.
https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH6uOUzS-PE
Dierichs, K. Designing Matter: Granular Architectures. Lecture at the »hallo biologie # 1«, CyPhyLab Lecture Series, CyPhyLab, Technische Universität Berlin. Virtual. 9 June 2021.
https://www.architektur.tu-berlin.de/fileadmin/i41/Aktuelles/SoSe2021_FG_Werner_hallo_biologie_v4.pdf
Fratzl, P. Active Matter. Keynote at the Engineering Life – Active Matter Across Scales, Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden. Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) of the Technische Universität Dresden. Hybrid. 27 September 2021.
https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/events/2022/06/27/engineering-life-active-matter-across-scales
Hengge, R., Krauthausen, K. The Event of a Fibre. Talk at the »Architectures of Weaving«, Session 2. Symposium organized by the project Weaving, Sauer, C., Stoll, M.; Beyer, B. et al. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin. Virtual. 2 July 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/5540/architectures-of-weaving
Hengge, R. Multicellularity as an emergent property of life: Spatial organization of gene expression and c-di-GMP signaling in Escherichia coli biofilms. Talk at the Lecture Series at Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, Wissenschaftskolleg, Greifswald. Virtual. 7 June 2021.
Hengge, R. Multicellularity as an emergent property of life: spatial organization of molecular signaling and gene expression in bacterial biofilms. Talk at the Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald. Virtual. 7 June 2021.
Hengge, R. Spatialization of living systems across the scales. Talk at the Activity II: Space and Materiality. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 19 March 2021.
Hengge, R. Spatialization of living systems across the scales. Talk at the the Conference 'Activity II: Space and Materiality' of the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 19 March 2021.
Krauthausen, K. Hubert Fichtes »ethnologische Form«. Panel Presentation at the GSA - German Studies Association Annual Conference, Hubert Fichte and the Poetics of Syncretism I. Indianapolis, USA. Hybrid. 1 October 2021.
Krauthausen, K. Some Ideas on Materials and Material Systems. Talk at the Working Group of the RPA B1 »Material Systems«. Virtual. 27 April 2021.
Miodragović, N., Singer, N., Suarez, D., Sauer, C. Fibrous Scaffold: Structural Textile with Active Yarns. Panel Presentation at the »Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference 2021«, New applications/New Markets - Fibrous scaffold: structural textile with active yarns. Stuttgart. Virtual. 10 November 2021.
https://www.aachen-dresden-denkendorf.de/itc/programm/programm/
Razghandi, K. Design-Science Studio »Scaling Nature« – from Bio-inspiration to Co-creation. Panel Presentation at the »Material Trajectories. Designing with Care« – 17th Annual Conference of German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF), Co-creation, Sympoiesis, Prototyping. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 7 May 2021.
https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/Project-Panel-Co-Creation-Sympoiesis-Prototyping
Sauer, C. Textile Potentiale – Funktionale Flächen für Architektur und Innenarchitektur. Talk at the db+md Zukunfskongress 2021 »Mut zum Experiment. Bauen Leben Arbeiten«, Neue Wege in der Architektur. Virtual. 7 May 2021.
https://www.arcguide.de/themen/themenseite-zukunftskongress/
Wenig, C., Lecturer, Prinzler, T., / Moderator Die Haut der Bäume. Wie aus Rinde Mode wird. Talk at the Wissensstadt Berlin, Berliner Senat. 10 August 2021.
https://www.mpg.de/16989439/wissensstadt-berlin-2021-mpg-programm
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
Douny, L. Degumming West African Wild Silks in the 20th and 21st Century Burkina Faso. Talk at the »Animal Materialities«, joined panel of History of Science Society and Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), Animal Materialities. Virtual. 10 October 2020.
https://www.historyoftechnology.org/annual-meeting/2020-shot-virtual-forum-8-11-october/
Douny, L. Earth Structures: Containment and Scarcity in the Sahel. Talk at the »Material as Environmental Device«, Essential Material. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 10 September 2020.
Evans, M., Hengge, R. Buckling, Wrinkling and Folding: Microstructure, Active Matter Behaviour and Geometric Modelling of Bacterial Biofilms. Talk at the 1st Annual Conference »The Analog in the Digital Age«. Virtual. 11 November 2020.
https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=11
Evans, M. E. Building Tangled Structures through Experimental Geometry and Topology. Talk at the MoA Talks. Interdiciplinary Lecture Series, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 20 October 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2618/myfanwy-evans-building-tangled-structures-through-experimental-geometry-and-topology
Fratzl, P. Natural Active Materials. 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=2
Geaney, V., Beyer, B., Alderson-Bythell, L. Bioknit. Talk at the Bio-Platform, Royal College of Art, London. Virtual. 10 February 2020.
Guiducci, L., Kycia, A. Self-shaping textiles. How geometric design weaves-in 3D shapes into textiles. Talk at the »Past and Present in Mathematical Weaving«, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 25 September 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/de/activities/2241/past-and-present-in-mathematical-weaving
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.
Kammer, S. Actio/Activity: Rhetoric Matters. Talk at the »On Activity« a Joint Symposium on Activity and Materiality, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 7 February 2020.
Krauthausen, K. Make it real. Für einen strukturalen Realismus. Keynote at the Lecture series »Übergänge zwischen Kunst und Leben«, Salzburg. Interuniversity cooperation »Wissenschaft & Kunst« of Universität Mozarteum and Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg (cancelled due to Corona). 11 March 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
Sauer, C. ADAPTEX - adaptive textile for the architectural context. ALL GOOD(S) New Materials in Architecture, Design and Fashion for a Future Circular Economy. The opening event of a new programme by ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, in collaboration with the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin. Hybrid. 9 September 2020.
Schäffner, W. Material Energy Information: Towards an Analog Code. Talk at the 1st Annual Conference »The Analog in the Digital Age«. Virtual. 11 November 2020.
https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=12
Schäffner, W. Turning Points and Angles of Weaving. Talk at the Conference »Past and Present in Mathematical Weaving«. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 25 September 2020.
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
Wenig, C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. Soup & Science: Baumrinde - Material der Zukunft. Talk at the Lunchtalk, Technologiestiftung, Berlin. 21 October 2020.
https://www.technologiestiftung-berlin.de/de/veranstaltungen/beitrag/soup-science-baumrinde-material-der-zukunft/
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., 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/
Cegelski, L. Structure and properties of the polymer fibers of the biofilm matrix of E. coli. Talk at the Lecture Series »Weaving in Different Disciplines«. Organized by Krauthausen, K. and Hengge, R. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 30 August 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/883/weaving-in-different-disciplines/
Friedman, M. On narratives regarding mathematics and the concept of »translation«. Talk at the Workshop »Narrative and Mathematical Argument«, London School of Economics. 28 September 2019.
Krauthausen, K., Tsangaris, M., Röggla, K. Wo kommen wir hin – Die Hütte. Kurzpresentation und Diskussion at the »Wo kommen wir hin - Die Hütte«, Akademie der Künste, Berlin. Artistic intervention by Röggla and Lammert. Presentation and discussion as part of the exhibition installation »Der Elephant im Raum« (18.05-2.06.2019) and the accompanying event series »Wo kommen wir hin« (21.03-2.06.2019) at the Akademie der Künste Berlin. 19 May 2019.
Krauthausen, K. Hans Blumenbergs Geschichtspoetik: Die Möglichkeit des Faktischen. Talk at the Hans Blumenberg: Neue Zugänge zum Werk. Bajohr, H., Geulen, E., Weidner, D. (Organisation und Konzept), Akademie der Künste Berlin, Haus am Hanseatenweg. Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung. 10 October 2019.
Krauthausen, K. Kathrin Rögglas strategischer Realismus. Talk at the Kathrin Röggla und die 'Recherchegespenster'. Realitäten in Prosa und Theater der Gegenwart (23.-26.1.2019), Degner, U., Gürtler, C. (organizers), Kunstquartier der Stadt Salzburg. 24 January 2019.
Krauthausen, K. Statement zu Poesie und Journalismus. Panel Presentation at the Conference »Liebe und Ethnologie. Die koloniale Dialektik der Empfindlichkeit (nach Hubert Fichte)«, Ästhetik des Faktischen: Poesie und Journalismus moderated by Diedrichsen, D. and Franke, A.. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin. 19 October 2019.
https://www.hkw.de/en/programm/projekte/veranstaltung/p_161715.php
Krauthausen, K. Zeitlichkeit und Modus in der Literatur von Kathrin Röggla. Panel Presentation at the 26. Deutscher Germanistentag, Zeitlichkeit und Digitalität in der Literatur der Gegenwart, Kreuzmayer, E., Schumacher, E. (Organisation). Universität Saarbrücken. 24 September 2019.
Sauer, C. Future Talks 019 - Keynote Lecture Design. Keynote at the Future Talks 019, Pinakothek der Moderne, Neue Sammlung Future, Munich. 12 November 2019.
https://dnstdm.de/en/future-talks-019/. https://dnstdm.de/en/program/
Krauthausen, K., Kammer, S. et al. Kulturtechnik. Kulturtechnik, Portland, USA. Seminar »Kulturtechnik« organized by Norton, B.; Trop, G.; Wirth, U. At the Forty-Third Annual Conference of German Studies Association, with contributions by researchers from USA and Germany. 4 October 2019.
Bonavia, E., Farmer, J., Douny, L., Krauthausen, K., Sattler, F., Dierichs, K. Weaving with the Data Glove - From the Cocoon into the Computer and Back Again. Tieranatomisches Theater (Veterinary Anatomy Theater), Berlin. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 16 February 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/10084/weaving-with-the-data-glove-from-the-cocoon-into-the-computer-and-back-again
Dierichs, K. (organizer), Lindenberg, K. (lecturer) MoA Colloquium 2: Methods of Computational Design in the Context of Materialization. weißensee school of art and design berlin. Hybrid. 8 February 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/7404/methods-of-computational-design-in-the-context-of-materialization
Friedman, Michael, Krauthausen, Karin, »Materials Matter«. Humboldt Labor, Seminar Room. Workshop with lectures of Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Thomas Speck, Peter Fratzl and Wolfgang Schäffner, a commentary of Christian Reiß and an introduction of the organizers (Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen). 5 May 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/7782/materials-matter
Friedman, Michael, Krauthausen, Karin, »Perspectives on Materials«. Humboldt Labor in the Humboldt Forum Berlin. A conversation between Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Michaela Eder, Peter Fratzl, Richard Weinkamer and the organizers and moderators Michael Friedman and Karin Krauthausen. The panel discussion is meant as a public kick-off for the workshop »Material Matters«. 4 May 2022 - 4 September 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/7782/materials-matter
Schneider, M., Shone, J., Guiducci, L. Sructural workshop »Papier weben« at the Bauwende Festival 2022 »Wie können wir klima- und sozialgerecht (um)bauen?«. Atelier Gardens der BUFA Studios, Berlin. 27 May 2022 - 28 May 2022.
https://www.architects4future.de/festival
Dierichs, K. (organizer), Knippers, J. (lecturer) MoA Colloquium 1: Integrative Computational Design for Architecture. weißensee school of art and design berlin. Hybrid. 1 July 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/5881/integrative-computational-design-for-architecture
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.
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
Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K. On Activity. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 7 February 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1240/on-activity
Friedman, M. Past and Present in Mathematical Weaving. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 25 September 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/de/activities/2241/past-and-present-in-mathematical-weaving
Krauthausen, K., Löffler, P. Membranes as Matters of Activity: Mathias Grote & Jürgen Rabe. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 10 January 2020.
Rešetar, I., Sauer, C., Stoll, M. (organizers) Material as Environmental Device. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Hybrid. 10 September 2020 - 11 September 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2249/material-as-environmental-device
Sauer, C. (organizer), Stoll, M. (organizer). From Fiber to Yarn: A Discussion Between Textile, Biology and Design. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. weißensee school of art and design berlin. Virtual. 16 October 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2643/from-fiber-to-yarn-a-discussion-between-textile-biology-and-design
Zheng, B., Hengge, R., Laitinen, R., Rillig, M. Botanical Comrades 植物同志 Plants Practice Politics. Gropius Bau, Berlin. In cooperation with Schering Stiftung. Schering Stiftung. Hybrid. 7 November 2020.
https://falling-walls.com/event/botanical-comrades-植物同志-plants-practice-politics/
Cegelski, L. (Lecturer), Hengge, R., Krauthausen, K. (Organizers) Weaving in Different Disciplines: Structure and properties of the polymer fibers of the biofilm matrix of E. coli. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 30 August 2019.
Krauthausen, K. (organizer), Harlizius-Klück, E. Weaving in Different Disciplines. Lecture and Presentations by Dr. Ellen Harlizius-Klück from ERC Penelope at Deutsches Museum München. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 7 November 2019.
Ribault, P., Fratzl, P., Schäffner, W., et al. Behavioral Matter: Composer avec le vivant. Centre Pompidou, Paris. In cooperation with Ensadlab (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) and the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 29 March 2019.
https://fonds-perspektive.de/fr/behavioralmatter/
Sauer, C., Rešetar, I., Stoll, M., Zmijan, J., Vega Vargas, N. Beyond the Curtain - Creating Environments of Change / MoA Design Research Studio. MoA Design Research Studio, Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin. 1 October 2023 - 31 March 2024.
Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Schäffner, W. BUA Next Grand Challenge. Scientific coaching for young persons., Humboldt Labor, Humboldt Forum, Berlin. 1 October 2022.
Dierichs, K., Farmer, J., Eder, M., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Jalkh, H., Lienhard, J., Liu, D., Margariti, J., Schilling, A. Minimal Machines 2 - Hygroscopic Hemp. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 4 April 2022 - 8 July 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11038/minimal-machines-2
Razghandi, K., Mareis, C., Stock, R., Auger, J., Lockwood, J., Wenig, C., Norris, L., Stark, S., Weber, R., Bühn, S., Clark, J., le Calvé. M. »Frictioned Functionality: Un/Designing Un/Sustainable Matter«. »Dark Fluidity. An immersive exploration of liquid ontologies in practice along the multispecies material ecologies of the Schwärze river«. MoA's First Interdisciplinary Autumn School., Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 17 October 2022 - 22 October 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/8495/frictioned-functionality-un-designing-un-sustainable-matter
Bauer, F., Beyer, B., Palz, N. University of the Arts Architecture Midterm Crit. Invited Critic, University of the Arts, Berlin. 29 January 2021.
Bauer, F., with guests Kim, Y., Rasehorn, F., Schneider, M., Tebbe, M., Wenig, C., Yang, B., Situated Digital Agencies. Seminar, B.A./M.A. Architecture. Universität der Künste Berlin. 16 April 2021 - 16 July 2021.
https://www.udk-berlin.de/studium/architektur/fachgebiete/digitales-und-experimentelles-entwerfen/seminar-situated-digital-agencies/
Dierichs, K., Bonavia, E., Douny, L., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Rosenthal, N., Stoll, M., Wenig, C. Minimal Machines 1 - Augmented Spinning. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 6 April 2021 - 13 July 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/posts/7360
Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Stoll, M., Fratzl, P., Wegener, F. MoA Graduate School Workshop: Teaching Modules for Materials Science, Design and Cultural Science. Workshop, Doctoral Program »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin. 29 November 2021 - 10 December 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.
Dierichs, K., Farmer, J., Bonavia, E., Mballa-Ekobena, A., Douny, L., Eder, M., Rosenthal, N., Stoll, M. Designing Matter 1 - From Filament to Fabric. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 26 March 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/3454/designing-matter-1-from-filament-to-fabric
Dierichs, K., Sauer, C., Eder, M., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Stoll, M. Scaling Nature (3) - Growth. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2020 - 17 July 2020.
https://www.kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-3-growth-i-moa-design-research-studio-3216.html
Lawrence, J., Beyer, B., Salmane, A., Arduino Prototyping Course. Practical course, UCL, London. 6 May 2020 - 6 July 2020.
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. Scaling Nature (X). MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 5 February 2021.
Beyer, B., Giannakopoulos, S., Cruz, M. Biofabrication Booster. Practical course, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London. 1 October 2019 - 13 December 2019.
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Scaling Nature (1) – Wrinkles. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Hengge, R. and Stoll, M.. Student projects from Scaling Nature (1) were presented at NuThinkers during Domotex Tradefair in Hanover, 10-13 January 2020. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 April 2019 - 20 July 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1130/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-1-wrinkles
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Kycia, A. Scaling Nature (2) – Fibers, Muscles & Bones. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Fratzl, P., Dean, M., Nyakatura, J., Rešetar, I. and Stoll, M. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 October 2019 - 11 February 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1142/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones, https://kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones-3102.html
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.
Dyn, N., Polthier, K. 2021. John A. Gregory Award for »Fundamental Contributions to the Field of Geometric Modelling«.
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
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/
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/
Dierichs, K. Since 2022. DiGiTal. Member of Scientific Comittee.
https://www.tu.berlin/gleichstellung/digital/ueber-digital/organisationsstruktur
Hengge, R. Bakterien - Gefahr im Biofilm. Radio contribution, Bayern 2. 21 minutes, 12 August 2021.
https://www.br.de/mediathek/podcast/radiowissen/488
Molitor, N. 2022. »Ausstellungsempfehlung für Berlin: Am Knotenpunkt des Materials. Das 13. Design Lab im Kunstgewerbemuseum geht den Geschichten diverser Bau- und Designmaterialien auf den Grund. Befragt werden Werke aus der Sammlung.« taz, 15 November 2022.
https://taz.de/Ausstellungsempfehlung-fuer-Berlin/!5892190/
Murašov, E. 2022. »Berliner Spitzenforschung. Guter Stoff für eine nachhaltige Zukunft.« In Zeiten der Ressourcenknappheit braucht es neue Werkstoffe, die umweltschonend sind und effizient herstellbar. Der Forschungscluster »Matters of Activity« liefert dafür reichlich Nährboden. Tagesspiegel, 12 December 2022.
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/berliner-spitzenforschung-guter-stoff-fur-eine-nachhaltige-zukunft-9015268.html