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Developed as part of an on-going research projects of the studio, the studio's other installation includes a BioFactory architectural system that will transform the way we look at industrial architecture.

The Air Bubble Air-purifying Eco-machine integrates PhotoSynthetica technology, pioneered by the studio, which have been developed in accordance with some of the main goals of the event, such as reaching net zero emissions by the middle of the century, protecting and restoring ecosystems, and building resilient infrastructures.
 

The eco-machine is made of 99 per cent air, water and living photosynthetic air-purifying Chlorella cultures. This new bio-digital project demonstrates how the advanced integration of biotechnology in the built environment can lead to a new generation of living, growing architectures, where beauty and efficient ecological performance are combined.

"With the Air Bubble air-purifying eco-machine, beauty becomes a true measure of ecological intelligence", said Prof. Claudia Pasquero, ecoLogicStudio co-founder and UCL and UIBK professor of biodigital architecture.

The project also encourages visitors, and especially children, to directly interact and experience the air cleaning capabilities of micro algae cultures, while immersing themselves into a bubble of freshly metabolized oxygen. 

 

The outdoor membrane is monitored in real-time by an array of accelerometers, sensing the wind and inducing vibrations in the pneumatic structure. 

These sensors activate a responsive array of growth lighting that in turn support algal photosynthesis thus increasing air purification. The entire bio-digital organism evolves a new kind of symbiosis whereby the more people play the cleaner the air becomes.