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- A pavilion made of 3D printed bricks made of recycled PET bottlesFor the 2024 fall edition of Maison&Objet (4-8 September 2024), Hong Kong-based architectural studio LAAB designed a pavilion consisting of 3D printed bricks, which…
- Building on the moon with LEGO bricks made of meteoritesScientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have used dust from a 4.5 billion year old meteorite to 3D print blocks similar to LEGO…
- Storefront made of recycled bricks upcycles 1,600 kg of wasteDutch company StoneCycling creates bricks from construction waste. With their latest project, the storefront and fitting rooms of a store of fashion brand COS…
- Re:Shell – Eggshell Waste Reimagined as Biodegradable BricksA design team at Seoul National University’s Living Design Lab has created Re:Shell, a biodegradable material that turns discarded eggshells into functional building blocks.…
- Broken Ceramics Bring Sustainability: Circular Innovations in Bricks and TablewareEvery year, significant amounts of ceramic waste are incinerated in the Netherlands, while simultaneously there is a growing demand for raw materials in industries…
- Turning polluted soil into bricksDutch designer Emy Bensorp, with her startup Claybens, developed a method to turn PFAS polluted clay soil into clean ceramic materials and products like…
- A pavilion made of recycled plastic bricksHong Kong-based architectural firm Daydreamers Design created a pavilion made of recycled plastic bricks, inspired by the traditional local custom of the burning tower…
- Lightweight bricks made with luffa and charcoalResearchers at the Indian School of Design and Innovation in Mumbai developed a lightweight, biodegradable built system made of charcoal, organic luffa fibres, soil…
- Stackable bricks made from recycled plasticUsing local plastic, architect Rushabh Chheda of Conscious Designs designed building blocks which can be stacked in various ways to facilitate self-built, affordable housing.…
- The Pause is a metal cube holding suspended bricksThe pavilion Pause by architectural firm Ashari Architects responds to our hectic lives, in which we never stop to enjoy our surroundings. The installation…
- Properly Breathing House with recycled ceramic bricksIn a lot of ways, buildings are like people. They come in all shapes and sizes, need an extra layer to keep warm, and…
- Local Timber And Brick Shape Climate-Responsive Thai RetreatStudio Miti has expanded Athita Hidden Court in Chiang Saen, Thailand, with a group of pool villas and a spa that combine local timber…
- Elephant Dung Bricks Form Sculptural Tower In ThailandGoya Tower in Phang Nga, southern Thailand, explores how locally available animal waste can become an architectural material. Designed by Thai architect and artist…
- The Ceramic Vault: Reinterpreting Roman Brick Through 3D Clay PrintingThe Ceramic Vault is an experimental architectural prototype developed at the Built Environment Department of Eindhoven University of Technology. Students Jan-Willem Melchers, Thijs Maas…
- Flexible textiles made from surplus bricksCopenhagen-based Natural Material Studio worked together with Polish designer Zuzanna Skurka to create soft bio textiles made from surplus bricks. The bricks used in…
- Delightful brick screenFunctional and decorative: this delightful brick screen is porous to light and air, while at the same time providing a buffer to the heat…
- Drywall bricks made of construction wasteA team at Washington State University developed a building system made from low-value construction waste. Drywall, also known as gypsum board or sheetrock, is…
- Archi-Union Architects uses robots to construct brick façadeMore and more things in life are automatically made, so why not use robots to construct buildings as well? The Chinese studio Archi-Union Architects…
- Compressed Earth Blocks: A Sustainable Alternative to Traditional BricksIn the quest for sustainable and affordable building materials, Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs) present a compelling alternative to traditional bricks and concrete blocks. Made…
- A house extension made of reclaimed bricksVatraa Architects have completed a house extension in Stoke Newington, London, with a focus on sustainability, particularly through the use of reclaimed materials. A…
- Bricks made of recycled concrete and CO2Researchers at the University of Tokyo have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide from the air into bricks. To make…
- A self-supporting brick archArchitectural studio SOM, along with Princeton University’s Form Finding Lab and the University of Bergamo, designed a brick vault construction that supports itself. In…
- A brick façade inspired by fabric foldsArchitectural firm Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten designed a brick façade that seems to move like fabric. The façade is designed for the building of…
- Bombix Bricks: Building with liquid silkWe at Materia have seen our fair share of unusual construction materials over the years, but silk is a new one. Architect Ilaria La…
