ARBOR.PILAE

BIENNALE ARCHITECTURA 2025

— the 19th International Architecture Exhibition

Author: Maria Kuptsova

Computational Design: Korbinian Enzinger

Machine Learning Engineering: Artem Konevskikh

Research Supervision: Claudia Pasquero

Engineering & 3D Printing: LAMÁQUINA

Research Infrastructure: Synthetic Landscape Lab, IOUD, UIBK

Material Technology: PURE.TECH

Fabrication Assistance: Beyza Nur Armagan

ARBOR.Pilae explores the convergence of biological intelligence, computational design and sustainable material systems through a cyborganic timber architecture.

The outcome is a sculptural piece exhibited at the Corderie dell’Arsenale in Venice during the 19th International Architecture Exhibition that translates the diverse structural properties of local wood species into synthetic form. Led by Maria Kuptsova, the project develops custom machine learning algorithms to extract and process biological data, which is then reintegrated into synthetic matter. 

LAMÁQUINA engineered the resulting complex geometry and delivered a large-scale, high-resolution 3D print using wood-based fibrous polymers. Standing over two metres tall and assembled in four parts, the structure was enhanced with PURE.TECH technology which absorbs and neutralises CO₂, NOₓ and VOCs. ARBOR.Pilae functions as a carbon-storing system that can biodegrade and ultimately serve as nutrients for new living species. The piece will be exhibited in Venice from Saturday 10 May to Sunday 23 November 2025.