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- A cabin made from beetle infested wood and concrete 3D printingLeslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, both assistant professors of architecture at Cornell University in the US and co-principals of design firm HANNAH, designed a…
- The world’s largest 3D printed building (to date)Located in the Dubai Municipality, 3D printing construction company Apis Cor completed the all structures of a two-storey administrative building, which is currently the…
- A steam-bent hardwood pavilion made with ARWinner of this year’s Tallinn Architectural Biennial event in Estonia, the Steampunk pavilion is a steam-bent hardwood pavilion, made using primitive hand tools augmented…
- A pavilion made of recycled colourful yarnThe 3DKnit pavilion, a collaboration project between Jane Scott of Responsiveknit and Stephanie Chaltiel of MuDD Architects, aims to highlight new fabrication methods that…
- 3D printed concrete columnsIn collaboration with the Origen Festival in Riom, Switzerland, a team at ETH Zürich created nine individually designed concrete columns, each 3D printed at…
- WISA PlywoodUtilising a sophisticated technology, UPM manufactures a variety of processed WISA plywoods. High-tech coatings, CNC-machining, cutting to size and painting add value and convert their base panels ready to install products.
- SkelETHon: a concrete canoe with slender bonesWhen you think about concrete, using it to make canoes might not be the first thing to come to mind. Yet the Concrete Canoe…
- New MOF produces water from the air for Water Quality MonthToday marks the beginning of Water Quality Month, which focuses on, as the name implies, the quality of water. In many regions around the…
- A pavilion based on moth webs made by drones and robotsGlass and carbon fibre reinforced composites are lightweight and have high tensile strength. This is why they are widely used in automotive and aerospace…
- Experimenta 21 concrete tower with irregular aperturesExperimenta 21, a new addition to the university campus of Universidad Siglo 21 in Córdoba (AR), is a concrete tower by Morini Arquitectos, made…
- Off grid Casa Caldera made from lavacreteCasa Caldera, designed by DUST, is an off-grid house located in a remote landscape on the south-western bajada of the Canelo Hills in Southern…
- Material Xperience 2017 exhibits transparent solar panels LumiductThe Lumiduct transparent solar panels are one of the special items exhibited at Material Xperience 2017. Lumiduct enables transparent glass façades to generate more…
- Building with Daylight: Zospeum at Material Xperience 2017Translucent concrete is nowadays available in several varieties, but never before it was possible to make it insulating, until now. Zospeum is the first translucent…
- Material Xperience 2017Material Xperience, the annual materials event for (interior) architects and other creative professionals, will take place from 6 - 10 February 2017. Come to the…
- Revolutionary Fabric Cast ConcreteFabric Form designers Ron Culver and Joseph Sarafian have devised a fascinating method of casting concrete in Lycra sleeves stretched by robotic arms. The…
- Kerto Laminated Veneer LumberMetsä Woods Kerto is a laminated veneer lumber (LVL) product used in all types of construction projects - from new buildings to renovations and repairs. Kerto is strong and dimensionally stable, delivering its high-strength from the homogeneous bonded structure. Kerto is produced from 3 mm thick, rotary-peeled softwood veneers that are glued together to form a continuous sheet.
- Concrete Cabin?Concrete or Wood? Despite the wood grain texture and rounded log forms, this tiny cabin by Nickisch Sano Walder Architekten was made almost entirely…
- of-stoneof-stone is a stone surface consisting of 95% natural, mineral materials that are applied to MDF panels or other desired materials. The finish is inspired by the colours and material structures of smoothed and exposed concrete or concrete formwork impressions. Custom surfaces can be create on request.
- What to do with plastic waste?What should we do with all the plastic waste that’s lying around our world? More and more organisations are taking measures to control out…
- Rammed Earth ConstructionOne of the most important factors in sustainable design, particularly in building, is the transportation of raw materials. Transportation in the industry accounts for…
- Trigger pointsTrigger points a project from Touchy-Feely encourages leaning against the wall by providing warmed protrusions with which people can stimulate and sooth sore muscle…
- 3D Concrete Printing Reduces Material Use In Structural ComponentsA research project in Vienna has explored how 3D concrete printing can produce structural building components while using considerably less material. According to the…
- 3D Printed Curved Homes Shape Desert Development In TexasLarge-scale 3D printing enables the distinctive curved walls of the El Cosmico Sunday Homes in Marfa, Texas. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), built…
- 3D Printed Concrete Bridge Explores Material-Efficient ConstructionConcrete is one of the world's most widely used construction materials and a major source of carbon emissions. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of…
