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- Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel: Blending Medieval Craftsmanship with Modern DesignArchitectural studio RCNKSK has recently completed the Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel in the village of Nesvačilka, Czech Republic, blending medieval construction techniques with…
- Eco-Friendly CLT Pavilion Showcases Indonesia’s Potential for Timber ConstructionA research team from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Indonesia has received the Best Greenship Innovation Award 2025 from the Green Building Council Indonesia…
- What Are the Limits of Timber Construction?Researchers at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands have investigated both the possibilities and limitations of using biobased materials in construction. Their findings…
- Museumpark VONK Becomes The Netherlands’ First Large-Scale Biobased MuseumMuseumpark VONK has opened in Eindhoven as the first large-scale biobased museum in the Netherlands. The building combines natural and reused materials with low-energy…
- Unfold your new earthquake-proof tiny house with the M.A.DI. HomeMany building materials can be made prefab, so that buildings can be constructed much faster and at a lower cost. But what if a…
- Wong Dai Sin Temple Features a Contemplative Use of MaterialsLocated in Toronto, the Wong Dai Sin Temple is an example of a modern and contemplative sacred space in the heart of the city.…
- Material details win interior prizeA municipal archive renovation has won the prestigious ARC13 interior prize. The project, by Rotterdam-based designers HappelCornelisseVerhoeven, makes great use of everyday, available materials…
- Timber And Straw Public Centre Connects Two French DistrictsFrench architecture studio HEMAA has designed the Jacques Prévert Public Services Centre in Évry-Courcouronnes. The civic building forms a physical and social link between…
- Mass Timber Museum Connects Indigenous Art, Landscape And MaterialitySPECTACLE Bureau for Architecture and Urbanism has presented its design for the Museum of Aboriginal Peoples’ Art and Artifacts (MOAPAA). The museum will stand…
- Forestone Cabin: A Regenerative Timber Prototype in the PyreneesForestone Cabin is a 20 m² experimental wooden dwelling developed by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC). The project forms part of…
- Leafy panelsLeafy panels are modular, self-regulating green façade panels that combine biobased materials with living vegetation. The panels are designed to transform building façades into resilient, low-maintenance ecosystems that contribute to climate adaptation, biodiversity and human well-being. Each panel consists of a biobased wooden frame (typically Accoya), a living regenerative substrate and carefully selected plants.
- Timber, Light and Well-being: A Sustainable Office Transformation in MontrealJodoin Lamarre Pratte Architectes has transformed its Montreal offices into a model of sustainable, human-centred workplace design. The renovation took place in three phases,…
- Sustainable Urban Renewal in Saint-Denis: A Showcase of Prefabricated, Low-Carbon HousingParis-based architecture agency DREAM has completed an ambitious social housing development in Saint-Denis, France, exemplifying the potential of architectural design to foster both social…
- Modular Sustainable House in Japan Generates More Energy Than It ConsumesFlorian Busch Architects have designed a modular house in Hokkaido, Japan, with the objective of generating more energy than it consumes. The project aims…
- 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 tower made of 99% reclaimed materialsThe Boomtoren, the newest addition to the Hof van Cartesius, a circular workspace for creative and sustainable entrepreneurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is a…
- Circl: a completely circular and innovative pavilionThe recently opened Circl pavilion in Amsterdam is the first completely circular building in the Netherlands. Materia was one of the companies to advise…
- Modern Stained Glass Meets Tradition in TehranInspired by materials and traditional Iranian architecture, the facade of this new apartment building in Tehran is comprised of slatted timber in combination with…
- A modular hospital made of wood and metal “Velcro”Canadian architect Tye Farrow used a Velcro-like metal material called Grip Metal by Canadian company Nucap to design a wooden modular template for temporary…
- The world’s first floating timber towerDutch architectural studio Waterstudio designed a 40 metre tall floating tower made of CLT for the city of Rotterdam (NL). CLT, which stands for…
- KerAionUsed worldwide for decades, the KerAion facade system offers – besides low weight and special fastening technique – alternatives to the otherwise quite usual…
- Self-heating houseThis isn’t a house that insulates to keep the warmth in. No, this house is truly a self-heating home. With walls made of composting…
- Why paper architecture is winningShigeru Ban has won the 2014 Pritzker Prize for architecture. We congratulate him for it, as it’s well-deserved. In his work, Ban keeps an…
- Wood that glowsWhile translucency is not a characteristic normally associated with wood, an installation in Minnesota's Bigelow Chapel demonstrates the warmth and radiance that translucent wood…
