Join DumoLab for an all-ages, hands-on biomaterials discovery workshop. K-4 participants and their caregivers are especially encouraged. Touch, play, and experiment with discarded natural materials while exploring texture, structure, and material transformation through making.

DumoLab Research at the University of Pennsylvania, Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Department of Graduate Architecture started operations in 2022 and is directed by interdisciplinary architect Dr. Laia Mogas-Soldevila.
The lab translates biomaterial systems from biomedical engineering, life sciences, and vernacular architecture into everyday products and structures that support health during processing, use, and end of life. Research areas include; ambient-conditions additive manufacturing, water-based materials processing, bioremediation with living building materials, and bio-based alternatives to un-sustainable traditional materials. A team of 15 architects, designers, biologists, and materials scientists outputs; regenerative and bio-receptive building parts and structures, smart and programmable biomaterials, biodegradable everyday products, large scale distributed environmental sensing systems, and outreach platforms for environmental literacy.