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- A robotically wound flax pavilionResearchers and students from the Universities of Freiburg and Stuttgart designed a lightweight pavilion made from robotically wound flax fibres. The construction industry is…
- A battery made of natural stoneThe system CESAR, developed by Cees van Nimwegen and his Dutch company NICE developments, consists of a basalt-based battery that can store large quantities…
- Forms by stormsGerman designer Johannes Hemann generates forms by storms, not the destructive forces of the winds, but energy-generating, as they can be seen in sand…
- How to make a festival more sustainableSummertime means festival time, but with festivals problems arise such as waste and energy use. Below, we list a few solutions to make them…
- A fold-out energy tower for more sustainable festivalsResearchers of Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, in collaboration with 9 companies, developed a 21-metre (69-feet) high fold-out tower with solar collectors…
- Smart buildings designed to respond to their environmentDesigned by famous architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) in Saudi Arabia consists of 5 buildings that…
- Energy charging flooring made from wood pulpImagine, you have solar panels on your roof, a wind turbine in your back yard, solar charging windows, and solar and wind charging curtains.…
- Hydraulic wooden SmartShellArchitecture shines because it’s the craft of making really large, beautiful and useful objects. For obvious reasons, buildings are designed with safety top of…
- Nature is a design toolThere is a beetle that can detect fire from 80 km away. That’s 10,000 times further than current fire detection systems. Spider web silk…
- Spinning windmill portalCommon materials are used in a very unusual way to create an 8m tall installation that allows visitors to touch, feel and experience the…
- Bendy skating sheltersEach year, a competition for the design of skating shelters is held in Winnipeg, Canada. The competition is a great opportunity to explore the…
- SALT WATER CLAY Turns Excavated Soil Into Circular Building MaterialA research project in Esbjerg, Denmark, explores how locally excavated clay soils can become sustainable building materials for community architecture. Developed by Tobias Trübenbacher…
- Sustainable Materials Redefine Design in ACCIONA Energía’s Pavilion at the 37th America’s CupACCIONA Energía, the official energy partner of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, has created a pavilion that embodies the future of…
- What not to miss at Dutch Design Week 2022 part 1Dutch Design Week 2022 takes place from 22 to 30 October in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. MaterialDistrict lists some of the most innovative material projects…
- Fibre composite pavilion is inspired by natureEngineers at the University of Stuttgart developed the BUGA Fibre Pavilion, which combines cutting-edge computational technologies with constructional principles found in nature, and is…
- Concrete curtainAlways irritated by those curtains blown trough an open door? Now there is a solution for that. Memux architectural design from Vienna made curtains…
- Building with hempcreteDutch architectural firm Werkstatt created the first Dutch house built entirely from hempcrete. Hempcrete or hemplime is a mixture of lime and hemp wood,…
- We’re at Milan Design Week: more designDuring Milan Design Week, MaterialDistrict is in Milan, bringing its best projects to you. Today we show you various innovative projects. Piscis For Spanish…
