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- A pavilion made of palm treesAbdalla Amulla, founder of Dubai-based design studio Mula, created a pavilion made of palm trees indigenous to the United Arab Emirates. Called Of Palm,…
- A building innovation pavilionIn Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a pavilion is being built in which various new and sustainable material innovations are combined as a pilot for a…
- Fabricwood pavilion made from bent and folded plywoodPlywood is a type of engineered wood with many advantages. It is strong, yet very light and, depending on the amount of plies, bendable.…
- Olivewood pavilion Mass ImperfectionsWhen objects are made by hand, no two things are exactly the same. The project Mass Imperfections by Local Industries and SCALES (research department…
- A 3D printed pavilion made of sandA collaboration between Mamou-Mani & Studio Precht, the Sandwaves is the largest sand-printed installation to date, made of 58 3D printed elements of sand…
- Endless stair pavilionEndless stair is an enthusiastically named, experimental wooden structure. Responding to a design challenge, dRMM architects investigated the potential in using tulipwood panels to…
- NAWA pavilion is made from inflated steel archesThe NAWA pavilion, designed by Oskar Zięta, is an ultra light construction made with FiDU, a technology that inflates steel elements with compressed air.…
- MaterialDistrict goes Floriade Part 2The International Horticulture Exhibition Floriade is hosted every ten years and this year it is held in Almere, the Netherlands, until 9 October. While the event…
- Uniting water, energy, and food for perfect synergyAt the Dutch pavilion at the World Expo in Dubai, which starts in October this year, water, (solar) energy, and food create a fully…
- Building sustainably with wood and mycelium at DDWWith two pavilions at Ketelhuisplein in Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week (19-27 October 2019) The Embassy of Circular and Biobased Building challenges the building…
- 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…
- Søren Pihlmann’s Build of Site: Denmark’s Circular Vision at the 2025 Venice Architecture BiennaleFrom 10 May to 23 November 2025, the Danish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale hosts Søren Pihlmann's Build of Site—an exhibition that blends…
- Blue Ocean Dome by Shigeru Ban Showcases Cardboard, Bamboo and Carbon Fibre at Expo 2025 OsakaAt Expo 2025 Osaka, architect Shigeru Ban has realised the Blue Ocean Dome, a temporary exhibition structure constructed from recyclable cardboard tubes, laminated bamboo,…
- Chocolate informs designDesigners and researchers at Princeton University have created the world's first – and likely most delicious – functional structure built entirely out of chocolate.…
- A transparent cloud made of handcrafted acrylic knotsAs part of Biennale Architettura 2018 in Venice, ‘No More Free Space?’ is the name of the Singapore Pavilion. The centrepiece is an interactive…
- Some material highlights at the London Design Festival 2018During the London Design Festival, taking place from 15 to 23 September 2018, we take a look at some of the material highlights. Japanese…
- Origami architectural projects for Origami DayTomorrow (11 November), it’s Origami Day in Japan. This ancient Japanese art of paper folding has inspired many designers and architects over the years.…
- A roof made of boatsDuring Expo Dubai 2020, the Italian pavilion, designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota Building office, aims to show “an all-encompassing vision for…
- A timber and polycarbonate deployable grid shellDesigned by Spanish architectural studio Map13 Barcelona, in collaboration with Dutch Summum Engineering and Swiss Edyta Augustynowicz, the Portalen Pavilion is a public art…
- A 3D printed stainless steel architectural structureDeveloped by AirLab at Singapore University of Technology and Design, AirMesh is said to be the world’s first architectural structure made of 3D printed…
- Robot builds stable structures with loose stones and stringResearchers at ETH Zurich used a robot to construct the so-called Rock Print Pavilion, made only of loose stones and string, using a phenomenon…
- Bamboo buildings on World Bamboo DayToday, on World Bamboo Day, we present several constructions that use the super material bamboo. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet.…
- Building with bamboo on World Bamboo DayToday (18 September) is World Bamboo Day. At MaterialDistrict, we love bamboo, as it is one of the most sustainable and versatile materials in…
- Pulp Paper Inspires at the Coachella Music FestivalDemonstrating the structural and design potential of recycled paper pulp, Los Angeles based architects Ball-Nogues recently constructed this experimental pavilion for the 2015 Coachella…
