Natalie Walter, M.S.
Part-time Researcher;
Alum: M.S. in Architecture
Natalie Walter is an architectural researcher and recent graduate of Penn State University. She currently holds a Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing), Bachelor of Architecture, and minor in Geography from Penn State. Her research focuses on biomaterials, digital fabrication, and architectural acoustics. Her work has been supported by the American Institute of Architects Upjohn Research Initiative Grant in 2022 and 2023, and in 2022 she was awarded the ARCC King Medal for her master’s work: “Mycelium-Based Composites as Acoustic Architectural Components.”
Contact: nvw5160@psu.edu
Personal Website: nataliewalter.com
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Walter, N., Ligler, H., & Gürsoy, B. (2024). The Truchet Tile Grammar: A Generative System for Versatile Tile and Pattern Design. Nexus Network Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-024-00779-8
Walter, N., Ligler, H., & Gürsoy, B. (2023). From Graphical Treatment of Combinatorics to Tiling Grammars. Nexus Network Journal: Architecture and Mathematics, 25, 321-332. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-023-00715-2
Walter, N., & Gürsoy, B. (2022). A Study on the Sound Absorption Properties of Mycelium-Based Composites Cultivated on Waste Paper-Based Substrates. Biomimetics Journal 7(100). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7030100
Çapunaman, Ö. B.,Mohseni, A., Zamani, A., Walter, N., & Gürsoy, B. (2024). Conformal Robotic 3D Printing and Post-fabrication Analysis of Mycelium-based Composites. Proceedings of the ROB|ARCH 2024 Conference: Beyond Optimization. [In press].
Walter, N., & Gürsoy, B. (2023). Simulating Acoustic Performance of Mycelium-Based Sound Absorption Panels. In Dokonal W., Hirschberg U., Wurzer G. (Eds.), eCAADe 41: Digital Design Reconsidered (2), (pp. 277-286). ISBN: 9789491207358
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Walter, N. and Gürsoy, B. (2023, March) Mycelium-Based Composites for Sustainable Architectural Acoustics. Presented at the 1st International Conference and Scientific Exhibition on Living Materials Systems | Energy Autonomy – Adaptivity – Longevity – Societal Implications in Freiburg, Germany.
Walter, N. and Gürsoy, B. (2023, September) Simulating Acoustic Performance of Mycelium-Based Sound Absorption Panels. Presented at the 41st Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe in Graz, Austria.
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AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant 2022
Co-Principal Investigator of the 2022 AIA UpJohn Research Initiative project, titled “Fungal Biomaterials for Sustainable Architectural Acoustics”AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant 2021
Collaborator on the 2021 AIA UpJohn Research Initiative project, titled “From Waste to Biodegradable Structures with Local Fungi Species”.Erickson Discovery Grant
Undergraduate researcher of the 2021 Erickson Discovery Grant project, titled “The Architecture of Decay”.King Medal Award
2022 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC)Creative Achievement Award
2022 Penn State University • College of Arts and ArchitectureProvost’s Award Scholarship
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