New pigeon towers emerge as old ones slowly collapse into fertile soil at the Biotoop. These structures are an ongoing experiment to build with living mycelium waste from oyster mushroom farms. Through different shapes, and building structures, we see how the material responds, and if we can build a comfortable living space for the pigeons of Amsterdam. The project investigates questions such as: Can we build structures to house feral pigeons from the city? Is it possible to build with material that continues to live after the structure is completed? What is the best design to build a tower with waste mycelium? When does a tower start to collapse and how do we respond to that? Can we love tower ruins?
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Arne Hendriks Checking on one of the Pigeon Towers -
Mycelium Pigeon Towers by Arne Hendriks
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Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam
The towers are located at the east side of Mediamatic Biotoops main building, right along the street next to our Sluisdeurenloods.
