Left to Right: Xin Ying Chan, Dr. Alireza Javadin, Dr. Nazanin Saeidi ,Fanny Amelie Hirt, Prof. Dirk E. Hebel, Nadine Petsch, Sandra Böhm, Han Jun Yi , Zegeye Cherenet Mamo, Elena Boerman

M.Sc Mechanical Engineering, NUS, Singapore, 2023 Contact: xin.chan@kit.edu Doctoral Student at the Institute of Industrial Production (IIP) KIT Karlsruhe 2025 – present / Research Associate at the IIP KIT Karlsruhe 2025 – present/ Research Assistant at the National University of Singapore 2024/ M.Sc at the National University of Singapore 2023/ Project Officer at Nanyang Technological University Singapore 2020-2022 Xin Ying Chan is a Research Associate and Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Industrial Production (IIP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). She holds an M.Sc. and B.Eng. from the National University of Singapore (NUS).Her research focuses on mycelium composite applications and100

Dipl. Designer, Product Design, University of Art and Design Karlsruhe, 2014 Contact: sandra.boehm@kit.edu Doctoral Student at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe 2021 – present / Lecturer and Researcher at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe 2017 – present / Freelance Work as Designer 2015-2020 / Designer at Fachwerk Marketing GmbH 2016-2017 / founding Sandra Böhm Produktdesign 2015 / Assistant at Jerszy Seymour Designworkshop Berlin 2013 / Assistant at Studio Judith Seng und Alex Valder Berlin 2013 Sandra Böhm is a lecturer and researcher at the Chair of Sustainable Construction at KIT Karlsruhe. She studied product design at the100

M.Sc of Architecture, KIT, Karlsruhe, 2021Location: KarlsruheContact: elena.boerman@kit.edu Teaching Assistant and Researcher at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe 2021 – present / Student Assistant at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe 2020-2021 / M.Sc. Architecture, KIT, Karlsruhe 2018-2021 / AAg LoebnerSchäferWeber Freie Architekten BDA, Heidelberg, 2018-2021 / Schenk & Fleischhaker Architekten, Hamburg, 2017-2018 / B.Sc. Architecture, KIT, Karlsruhe, 2014-2017 Elena Boerman is currently working as a teaching assistant and researcher at the Chair of Sustainable Construction at KIT Karlsruhe. She holds a Master and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT). In her master’s thesis, she dealt with the urban spaces and100

M.Sc of Architecture, KIT, Karlsruhe, 2021Contact: fanny.hirt@kit.edu Teaching Assistant and Researcher at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe 2024 – present / Architect at SSP ag, Karlsruhe 2021 – present / M.Sc. Architecture, KIT, Karlsruhe 2018-2021 / rw+ Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, Berlin 2017-2018 / B.Sc. Architecture, btu, Cottbus, 2013-2017 Fanny Amelie Hirt is currently working as a teaching assistant at the Chair of Sustainable Construction at KIT Karlsruhe. At the same time, she is employed as an Architect at SSP ag, Karlsruhe where she is working with an integral planning team on public construction projects such as a conversion of a concert hall.  She holds100

M.Sc ETH in Architecture, 2014Contact: han.yi@kit.edu Researcher and Teaching Assistant at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe, 2024 – present / Doctoral candidate at the Architectural Association School of Architecture London, 2023 – present / Max Dudler, Berlin, 2018 – 2023 / Kleihues & Kleihues Architekten, Berlin, 2017 – 2018 / Yi Architects, Cologne, 2014 – 2017 / Master of Science ETH in Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, 2014 Han Jun Yi is a registered German Architect. He gathered practical experience from collaboration with distinct international design offices, including Yi Architects, Kleihues&Kleihues and Max Dudler. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree100

Dipl.-Ing. Architecture, UdK Berlin, 2010 Location: Cornell University, Ithaca, USA Contact: felix.heisel@kit.edu Assistant Professor of Architecture and Circular Construction, Cornell University 2020-present / Head of Research Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe and FCL Singapore 2017-2019 / Harvard GSD Guest Lecturer 2018 / Hans and Roger Strauch Visiting Critic at Cornell University 2017 / Researcher at the Chair of Architecture and Construction ETH Zurich and FCL Singapore 2012-2017 / Lecturer and Coordinator of the 3rd Year Architecture Program at the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development 2011-2012 / Academic Assistant at Studio Arets, University of the Arts,100

Dipl.-Ing. Civil Engineering, TH Karlsruhe, 1999 Location: Karlsruhe Professor of Structural Design, HCU Hamburg, 2019-present / PhD candidate at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe, 2017-present / Researcher at the Chair of Sustainable Construction KIT Karlsruhe and FCL Singapore 2017-2019 / Assoc. Professor at GUtech Oman 2014-2017 / Consultant to FCL Singapore 2012-2015 / Structural Engineer at M+W Ingenieurbüro 2012-2014 / Chair Holder of Structural Design EiABC 2009-2011 / Visiting Professor Addis Ababa University 2008-2011 / Research Associate KIT Karlsruhe 2003-2007 / Structural Engineer at Bollinger + Grohmann 2002-2003 / Structural Engineer at formTL 2000-2001 Karsten Schlesier currently holds100

Visiting Scientist at KIT since Oct. 2024.  Assistant Professor Architecture and Urbanism – EiABC, AAU. (B.Sc, AAU-Ethiopia; M.Arch. IIT Roorkee, India, PhD. HCU Hamburg, Germany).  >Teaching: Architectural design (studio), Architecture and Urbanism in Africa (theory) in various universities in Ethiopia and Europe.  >Research area: Reflexivity and Responsiveness in Architecture – ‘Reflexive architecture’: basis for architectural space production in rapidly urbanizing regions (focusing on socio-spatial transformations); ‘Responsive architecture’ – Spatial design (as a strategy) to guide emerging urbanization towards goals of Sustainability (Focusing on environmental rehabilitation and livelihood production).  >Practice: Founding partner and general manager of OADUS architecture and engineering plc – Office for architecture, design and urban studies100

Contact: nadine.petsch@kit.edu Secretary of the Chair for Sustainable Construction at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (since 2024) / Social Media Manager and Responsible for Product Range Design and Market Analysis (2020–2024) / Assistant to the Management (2013–2020) / Marketing Communication Specialist (2011–2013), State-Certified Fashion Designer (2007–2010) Since 2024, Nadine Petsch has been leading the secretariat of the Chair for Sustainable Construction at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Prior to this, she worked for several years in various responsible positions, including as a Social Media Manager and in product range design and market analysis in the industry. Her extensive experience in100