Log in 1. You said: what is living arkitecture lab? 2. ChatGPT said: There are several organizations/projects called “Living Architecture Lab,” so the name can be confusing. If you mean the Living Architecture Lab at UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture, it is a research/teaching group exploring how buildings could behave more like living systems. It combines: * Architecture + robotics — buildings that can physically reconfigure themselves. * AI — systems that can learn how to arrange or assemble architectural components. * Biology-inspired design — borrowing ideas from how organisms adapt and grow. * Digital twins and simulation — testing adaptive buildings and robotic construction virtually before deploying them physically. * Flexible construction — replacing the traditional idea of a building being permanently assembled once with structures that can continuously change. UUniversity College London+1 For example, their research has explored robotic systems that collaboratively assemble architecture, adaptive building components, and new ways of combining home/work/production spaces. TThe Bartlett B-Pro Show 2023 There is also a different Living Architecture Lab at Columbia GSAPP, associated with architect David Benjamin. That group is particularly known for exploring the intersection of biology, technology, and architecture, including the famous Hy-Fi mycelium tower at MoMA PS1. TThe Architectural League of New York And there is a new independent Living Architecture Lab founded by Alice Thornburgh in 2026, focused on biological materials and “substrate engineering”—essentially designing biological systems that can grow into architectural forms. LLiving Architecture Lab If you tell me where you encountered “Living Architecture Lab” (a website, school, person, project, etc.), I can explain that specific one. UTTSources [SpaceStars Deck BuildersDetroit Outdoor LivingDecks, shade, sunrooms, and dryspace.](https://callspacestars.com/deck/professional-deck-installation-services-lp/) Ad 3. You said: i said living arkitecture 4. ChatGPT said: You're right — Arkitecture, with a K. The Living Arkitecture Lab (LAL) I found is a newer project founded by Alice Thornburgh in 2026. It describes itself as a laboratory for “substrate engineering, myceliated construction, and planetary-scale ecological design.” GGitHub+1 The unusual spelling “Arkitecture” is intentional: according to the lab's charter/materials, the K represents an “Ark”—a structure intended to preserve or carry life through difficult conditions. LLee Sharks In practical terms, the lab is interested in things like: * Mycelium-based construction — growing fungal materials into building components. * Biological construction systems — organisms or biological processes that help build structures. * Ecological engineering at increasingly large scales. * A progression from brick → structure → organism → territory → planet as scales of architectural intervention. GGitHub+1 * The idea that instead of simply building with nature, architecture might involve designing systems that are themselves alive or capable of growth/adaptation. So, importantly, this isn't the Bartlett or Columbia “Living Architecture Lab” I initially described. I conflated similarly named organizations. The Arkitecture one is the Alice Thornburgh project. GLSources [SplunkBeginner's Guide to Machine Data for AILearn why agentic AI depends on trusted machine data and how to unify visibility across teams.](https://www.splunk.com/en_us/form/the-beginners-guide-to-machine-data-in-the-agentic-era.html) Ad Chat with ChatGPT