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- Light transmitting materialsMaterials that are light-permeable are usually called ‘transparent’ or translucent’, although it might be more accurate to call them ‘diaphanous’ – of such fine…
- All-glass Facade Continues to Sparkle in AmsterdamLast week, the Crystal Houses located on Amsterdam’s P.C.Hooftstraat generated much excitement thanks to this Chanel flagship store’s facade of clear glass brick. Following…
- Let the sun shine! Innovations in solar cell designAs the need to move away from fossil fuels increases, innovations in generating renewable energy are necessary. Solar energy is a very promising method…
- Tiger-Strong MaterialsDesigners of a new tiger enclosure have employed the latest in metal-mesh technology to keep wild animals at a safe distance, yet close enough…
- GlossEdit March 2017: This material is no longer available We use a material because it can perform a function. This may be a technical…
- Clear woodClear wood is the facade material of today. Its use, however, asks much more of the architect’s knowledge of materials. Modern preservation and production…
- Crystal Clear Solar CellsCrystal Clear Solar Cells, a transparent and colour-less material innovation by researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) has the potential to generate solar electricity…
- Smart energy saving windowsIn a collaboration between Dutch research institute TNO and the province of Limburg, researchers developed a smart, transparent thermochromic coating for windows, which when…
- A bank inside a wooden reconstructable materials bankDutch architectural firm RAU Architects and interior design agency Ex Interiors were commissioned by the Dutch Triodos Bank and developer EDGE to design a…
- More examples of German material designEvery year, students from the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin design products from a whole range of materials. Below you will find several projects,…
- Bioreactors on the move to replace oilWe have discussed the topic algae a lot in the past few years, but that is because you can so do much with them.…
- Colour and texture changing materialPeople often try to become one with nature, sometimes literally by using camouflage, such as military suits. Some animals, like squid or octopuses, do…
- Shanghai showThe well-known show ‘Architect@work’ was held in Shanghai on June 27th and 28th. It was the second edition of the show, and Materia was…
- Serpentine 2015: plastic fabric creates dramatic architectural effectsThe 15th Serpentine Pavilion in London will be a ‘chrysalis-like’ structure clad with colourful, transparent, fluorine-plastic fabric (ETFE). The very first images of the…
