GMU:Artistic research in Experimental Biology/Abel Geressu

Background B.Sc in Architecture and Urban planning

i am currently persuing my graduate study in Media architecture.

Project Idea 1 : Bio Facade As part my research in Bio facade in my earlier interface design project module , i want to integrate the knowledge i gained from this course to asses the feasibility of the project.

Buildings consume bout 40 % of the total energy produced in the US. This energy is used to mainly for ventilation and heating of buildings. Algae biofacades have shown to be practical for sustainable building design.Algae facade not only help in absorving radiation they have also became a source for bio fuel , food and constant source of oxygen .

Project Idea 2 Smart furniture , Night light We put indoor plants to ornament our rooms.Most indoor plants also help in cooling the temprature of our room . Researches have shown that typical indoor plants like the snake plants can remove contaimating chemicals like deoxycarbons from our rooms .indoor plants like mostly requie less light and oxygen .therefore some indoor plants like the snake plant have been more preferable choice for indoor use.

At end of the semister i want to develop a night light for my bed room that is also bioreactor for the spirullina algae .The algae night light will become a source of light for photosyntheis for algae and the algae inturn will be a constant source oxygen and food harvest . Like an indoor plant he Algae can help in removing carbon dioxide .Algae can also help in cooling the room temprature as the have believed to have helped in cooling the earthes atmosphere .