In 2022, I began experimenting with techniques to grow limestone from chemicals and waste materials.
Objects and raw material are grown in saltwater in an electro-chemical process that parallels the origin of life in the ocean. The system is designed to be zero waste, circular, and ultimately carbon-neutral.
The emerging forms are tests of limestone’s physical limits as well as echoes of their underwater growth and local environment.
70 x 70 x 2 cm
artist grown limestone, salts,
magnesium, iron, electricity,
rain water on steel plate
2 family home on an urban lot with simultaneous communal and private experiences. 2 balconies, 2 bathrooms, outdoor shower, planted walls, large roof garden.
Flood proof and resistant to climate change. Living and utilities raised 12’ to be above flood plane. Hydropanels for clean water. Solar for electric. Gas-free.
In Progress
Devang Arvind Shah was born in Queens, New York, and graduated from Parsons School of Design.
Recent projects include the flood-resistant Neptune House (2024-present), lab-grown limestone (2022-present), and sculpture Bed of Roses (2022), a finalist in the Times Square Arts competition.
NPR / Complex / NHK Japan / Wired / MIT Technology Review / Architects Newspaper / Architectural Digest / Vogue / Pitchfork / New York Times / Village Voice / Solare Design
ARRecent projects include the flood-resistant Neptune House (2024-present), lab-grown limestone (2022-present), and sculpture Bed of Roses (2022), a finalist in the Times Square Arts competition.
NPR / Complex / NHK Japan / Wired / MIT Technology Review / Architects Newspaper / Architectural Digest / Vogue / Pitchfork / New York Times / Village Voice / Solare Design
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registered architect New York State 038806
registered architect New York State 038806