ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the design possibilities through the research of the single-cellular organism Physarum polycephalum, also known as slime mould, and proposes an innovative material system for architectural purposes. Architecture has experienced a special interest of exploring biological processes as part of the design practice; architects have drawn inspiration from natural systems for centuries. Unfortunately, with the creative genealogy, architecture has reliably been considered as a counter-form to nature staying purposely from the living world and favouring the part of a banal scene that supports nature by methods for clean inhibition. The P. polycephalum possesses the ability to sense and migrate towards or away from certain chemical gradients. This foraging behaviour can be used to program the organism with strategically placed nutrient sources. The Physarum could be a medium for displaying relevant information in the space, without being corrupted by outside sources, reducing the patterns of ignorance across the current state of society.
