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- New sustainable brick is twice as strong as concrete!A new masonry building material developed by California-based startup Watershed Materials is twice as strong as concrete, offers a low carbon footprint and is…
- Compressed Earth Blocks: A Sustainable Alternative to Traditional BricksIn the quest for sustainable and affordable building materials, Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs) present a compelling alternative to traditional bricks and concrete blocks. Made…
- A house extension made of reclaimed bricksVatraa Architects have completed a house extension in Stoke Newington, London, with a focus on sustainability, particularly through the use of reclaimed materials. A…
- Bricks made of recycled concrete and CO2Researchers at the University of Tokyo have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide from the air into bricks. To make…
- A self-supporting brick archArchitectural studio SOM, along with Princeton University’s Form Finding Lab and the University of Bergamo, designed a brick vault construction that supports itself. In…
- A brick façade inspired by fabric foldsArchitectural firm Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten designed a brick façade that seems to move like fabric. The façade is designed for the building of…
- Bombix Bricks: Building with liquid silkWe at Materia have seen our fair share of unusual construction materials over the years, but silk is a new one. Architect Ilaria La…
- BrickThe beauty of textured glass lies in its glacial appearance. Light passes through illuminating the texture and appears to glow from within. People and objects behind the glass are obscured making it a versatile building material for open plan living and working environments. This pattern is called Brick, but more patterns are available, also custom made patterns are possible. Maximum size is 1220mm x 3200mm.
- Textile brickThe textile brick is a sustainable and eco-friendly building material made from recycled textile waste and natural binders. It offers thermal insulation, sound reduction, and good mechanical strength, making it ideal for indoor applications. By utilising waste textiles, this project helps reduce landfills and contributes to a more eco-friendly environment.
- A pavilion made of mycelium bricksDesign studio Andre Kong Studio designed a garden pavilion made of mycelium bricks. Called Homegrown Wonderland, the pavilion was designed of the New York…
- Waterstruck bricks multi sinteredWS WF ZAAN is a special waterstruck brick that distinguishes itself by the multi-colour range that varies from pure red to darker shades. The…
- Living Architecture is developing bioreactor bricksA house that can recycle wastewater and generate electricity from sunlight without the need of things like solar panels. Sounds too good to be…
- Flexible Brick?Flexible brick? Apparently it is possible! Known as 'Flexbrick,' this concept is the materialization of an idea of architect Vicente Sarrablo, director of the…
- Emy Bensdorp – From polluted soil to clean bricksIn 2019 the Dutch building sector was forced to halt by only four letters: PFAS – a chemical group better known as the ‘forever…
- Passive cooling through 3D printed bricksAs part of her Master’s degree in Computational Architecture at The Royal Danish Academy, designer Carolyn-Nelle Preston Ichniowski developed an innovative passive cooling system,…
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- Moon dust bricks made in the microwaveResearchers at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) developed a method to produce construction materials in space from moondust using…
- Building with Lego bricks made from reclaimed woodGerman company TRIQBRIQ developed a timber construction system that consist of micro-modular wooden building blocks, which can stacked quickly to create loadbearing walls. The…
- Building the Local reimagines bricks with local waste materialsResponding to the threat of globalisation to small-scale industries, UK designer Ellie Birkhead started Building the Local, a project that explores the values of…
- Waste Based BrickWasteBasedBrick by DC Bricks is a facade brick partly produced from ceramic waste materials. By incorporating waste streams as raw materials, the product contributes to resource efficiency and supports circular construction practices. The WasteBasedBrick is available both as a traditional brick and as WasteBasedSlip, enabling consistent visual appearance in applications requiring either full bricks or slips.
- Ceramic Constellation Pavilion built from 3D printed clay bricks3D printing gives designers a lot of freedom to create mass produced products, but instead of all looking the same, they can still contain…
- YiBrick – Handmade & Permeable BrickYiBrick is a permeable material that can be used as pavement for sponge cities, improves the ecological environment and biodiversity, alleviating waterlogging problems, water resources shortage, and urban heat island effect. It contains over 90% recycled ceramic.
- Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: a glass structure supported by a brick warehouseThe new concert building in Hamburg (DE), the Elbphilharmonie, is quite a sight to behold. Standing at the shore of the river Elbe, it…
- RT247 ReClay EcoBlend #1ReClay EcoBlend is a range of bricks where recycled bricks are blended with Randers Tegl's most sustainable newly-produced bricks. The mix consists of 50% recycled bricks and 50% new bricks, resulting in a unique, rustic appearance and a low CO2 footprint. The combination of recycled and new bricks creates a rich variation in the finished brickwork. The recycled bricks come from demolished masonry, meaning their environmental impact is minimal.
