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- A semi-transparent brick façade made with augmented bricklayingResearchers at ETH Zürich and local masons in Greece built a 225 m2 large wavy façade to demonstrate how augmented bricklaying combines the advantages…
- Bricks made from household garbageDutch companies StoneCycling, AVR and Mineralz collaborated to make bricks from household garbage. StoneCycling is a company best known for their WasteBasedBricks, which are…
- Bricks made from recycled PET bottlesIn Argentina, 12 million plastic bottles are discarded each day, of which only 15 per cent is recycled. Simultaneously, 3 million Argentines lack decent…
- Carbon negative brickA new masonry block has been launched in the UK that is carbon negative. That implies that the finished product, a brick usable for…
- Vandersanden Introduces Steam-Drying Technology in Brick ProductionVandersanden has upgraded its brick factory in Beek, the Netherlands, with a new steam-drying system. The €35 million investment makes the site the first…
- Dutch Pilot Turns Toxic Clay into Clean BricksA ground-breaking pilot in the Dutch city of Doetinchem has demonstrated that polluted clay can be transformed into safe, functional bricks. The project, led…
- Toward Carbon Neutrality: A More Sustainable Concrete BrickThe construction industry accounts for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, making sustainability a critical concern for architects, builders, and manufacturers. Addressing this challenge…
- 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…
