Publications
Journal & Conference Papers
Datta, I., (2026). Mycelium Architectures for Circular and Living Construction. Accepted essay, UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, Barcelona. Digital Proceedings. In press.
Selected among 63 accepted essays from 797 international submissions (Critical Essay category)
Datta, I., (2026). Material Afterlives. LUNCH, Issue 19: Leftovers, School of Architecture, University of Virginia. In press.
Baharlou, E., Datta, I., Ozbulut, O.E., (2025). Feasibility of 3D printing oyster shell waste laden hydrogel inks for developing mycelium composite architectural materials. Journal of Building Engineering 114, 114905. DOI
Datta, I., Ma, Y., & Baharlou, E. (2025). Toolpath-Informed Biofabrication: Architecturing Mycelium-Mineral Composite Panels. ACADIA 2025: Computing for Resilience – Expanding Community Knowledge & Impact, Miami, FL. In press.
Datta, I., & Baharlou, E. (2025). Bio-Intelligent Stabilization: Exploring Mycelium-Based Soil Systems for Sustainable Construction. 113th ACSA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. DOI
Datta, I. (2023). Rethinking Indigenous and Ecological Building Materials Through Additive Manufacturing.Sustainability Agri Food Environmental Research (SAFER). DOI
Tabassum, N., Datta, I., & Rahman, N.N. (2022). Accelerated Community Resettlement Using Robotic 3D-Printing: Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Resilient and Responsible Smart Cities, Springer. DOI
Presentations & Invited Talks
“New Imaginaries, Old Asymmetries: Technology, AI, and Architectural Judgment.” Conference presentation, Architecture: A Radical Contextuality – New Imaginaries: Technology and the AI Turn, March 19–21, 2026.
“Fabrication Ecologies: Living Building Materials in Robotic Earthen Construction.” Shortlisted proposal presentation for PhD CAAD workshop at ACADIA, 2025.
“Scaling Soil : Earth 3D printing in Large-Scale Construction.” Invited Guest Lecture, Florida International University (FIU), 2025.
“Exploring Living Building Materials : Mycelium based Soil Stabilization”. Guest Lecture, University of Virginia, 2025.
“Living Building Materials : Mycelium.” Guest Lecture, Auroville Centre for Science Research, India, 2025.
“Preserving Human-Centered Design in an AI-Dominated Landscape.” Invited Lecture, Counicil of Architecture Faculty Development Program, NMIMS, 2024.
International Conference on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Design (2022) – Presenter: Rethinking Indigenous and Ecological Building Materials via Additive Manufacturing
Resilient and Responsible Architecture and Urbanism (RRAU), IEREK (2020) – Presenter: Accelerated Community Resettlement Using Robotic 3D Printing (Best Paper Award)