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Company wants to control power of lava to build cities

Iceland’s creative community highlighted Lavaforming—a method that directs and cools lava flows to produce construction materials—during their national pavilion display at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
The project emerged as countries respond to shifting climate patterns caused by global warming, highlighting the importance of engaging creative professionals such as architects, artists, and designers to develop sustainable solutions.
Lavaforming melts basalt under controlled conditions to produce highly durable, smooth, black bricks and columns that can serve as basic building blocks for renewable infrastructure.
Arnhildur Pálmadóttir, the Icelandic designer behind Lavaforming, explained that lava flows have sufficient resources to construct the base of a whole city within weeks, all without damaging mining practices or relying on non-renewable energy.
These forward-thinking results suggest Lavaforming offers a scalable path for sustainable architecture in volcanic regions and represents a paradigm shift away from obsolete or harmful construction methods.

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