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  1. ArticleA smog-eating façadeArchitectural agency Progetto CMR renovated a 15 year old building in Milan, using a ceramic surface material that cleans the air. Called De Castillia…
  2. ArticleA wood beam lattice façadeDutch architectural practices DELVA and ZJA designed an event venue, which features a wood beam lattice façade and is located on new coastal reinforcement.…
  3. MaterialMillboard Envello Facade CladdingMillboard is a sustainable, high-performance alternative to hardwood, bamboo, and composite cladding, offering a lifelike wood appearance without the drawbacks of traditional materials. Hand-finished in the UK, it is durable, low-maintenance, and environmentally friendly, with verified low CO₂ emissions and resistance to weather, algae, and stains.
  4. MaterialCellular – the breathing facade tileCellular is a climate improving facade tile that integrates the natural growth of air algae as an architectural element, giving a whole new aesthetic to city greening. The hollow ceramic panels function as rainwater stores, creating a humid environment that is the perfect habitat for the vegetation. While the micropatina produces oxygen and absorbs air pollutants, the evaporating rainwater causes a natural air conditioning.
  5. ArticleWater harvesting façade panelsInspired by the drought in her native country South Africa, Netherlands-based designer Shaakira Jassat designed Aquatecture, façade panels designed to harvest rain water. In…
  6. ArticleZuringhof: ‘zero on the meter’ partly because smart façade isolationThe past few years, making houses energy neutral has becoming a reality. In Tilburg, the Netherlands, a building called Zuringhof has been renovated according…
  7. ArticleA kinetic façade with mirroring ‘scales’In a collaboration between González Serrano Studio+ and J-AF Architecture designed an installation with moving ‘scales’ made of laser-cut mirroring, transparent and translucent pieces.…
  8. MaterialTribar facade solutionsProviding answers to demands for new metal structures, Tribar offers multi-purpose applications for metal grids, meshes and corner solutions that are made with triangular…
  9. TalkReinier Bosch – Creating a new material language for solar facadesReinier studied at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. His work is internationally known and awarded for his groundbreaking vision and projects. In 2016 Reinier…
  10. ArticleFaçade cladding made of 100 per cent recycled plasticSaid to be the first 100 per cent recycled cladding material, the Pretty Plastic shingles by the Dutch studios Overtreders W and Bureau SLA…
  11. ArticleCrystal House with all-glass façade at Material Xperience 2017!We love to stay inside, but we also love daylight. In order to get our daily sunshine, many architects love to incorporate glass façades.…
  12. MaterialSolar Design panelsSolarix works on innovative developments for the colouring of energy-generating facade panels, paying a lot of attention to the correct structure and materialization of the colours in combination with high energy yields.
  13. ArticleGenerate solar energy with design solar panels on your façade!Solar panels have come a long way from their big and bulky designs, but many people still don’t like the way they look on…
  14. Article3D printed cabin of various materials has plants integrated in the façadeDesign firm Emerging Objects designed the ‘Cabin of 3D Printed Curiosities’, clad in 3D printed ceramic tiles. The tiles in the front façade contain integrated…
  15. ArticleSpong3D: an adaptive 3D printed façade systemWith 3D printing you can create tailored products with high complexity in shape. This advantage can be exploited for the building industry too, to address…
  16. ArticleStealth Building with cast iron façade renovated by WORKacArchitecture company WORKac renovated a building with one of the oldest cast iron façades of the neighbourhood Tribeca in New York, both inside and…
  17. MaterialTyvek UV Façade & Tyvek RooflinerTyvek UV Façade is made from tough, flexible and lightweight flash spun bonded polyolefin that offers protection during construction and throughout the lifespan of a building.
  18. ArticleVisually appealing solar panels for façadesThe start-up Solar Visuals created an energy generating façade material that is efficient and visually appealing. Solar Visuals are high-tech PV modules that combine…
  19. ArticleThis skyscraper with aluminium mesh façade combines architecture and natureThe Oasia Hotel in Singapore, designed by local architectural firm WOHA, is cladded with red aluminium mesh that will be covered with various climbing…
  20. ArticleHigh-rise with metal façade was designed by the communityA new planned high-rise building with a metal façade, planned on the corner of the intersection between Church and Wellesley in Toronto, Canada, was…