Ayoub Lharchi
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Ayoub Lharchi is a researcher at the forefront of sustainable architecture and circular design, with a focus on biopolymer composites and their application in the built environment. His work critically examines the intersection of material science and architectural practice, particularly how bio-based materials can be engineered for temporality and adaptability within circular economies. Lharchi’s major contribution lies in rethinking material cascades—proposing that malleable, locally sourced biopolymers can replace rigid, resource-intensive construction materials, enabling architecture to respond dynamically to environmental and social instability. His most-cited paper, “Biopolymer Composites in Circular Design: Malleable Materials for an Instable Architecture” (2023), has garnered early attention for challenging the perception of bio-materials as merely abundant, instead framing them as strategic tools for flexible, regenerative design. This work positions him as a key voice in the emerging discourse on bio-based circularity, where material temporality is not a weakness but a design asset. Lharchi’s research is particularly notable for bridging material innovation with architectural theory, offering pragmatic pathways for an instable future.
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