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- New record for longest 3D printed concrete pedestrian bridge in the worldThe city of Nijmegen in the Netherlands will get what is currently the longest 3D printed concrete pedestrian bridge of 29 metres (95 ft)…
- Glass reinforced concrete façade illuminated by LED veinsFor Bulgari’s flagship store in Kuala Lumpur, architectural firm MVRDV, in collaboration with the Technical University Delft and Tensoforma, designed an innovative façade made…
- First on-site 3D printed house made of concrete erected in Russia3D printing is the future, as it creates the possibility to design objects individually, yet save on building materials, which is also a plus…
- Concrete Cabin?Concrete or Wood? Despite the wood grain texture and rounded log forms, this tiny cabin by Nickisch Sano Walder Architekten was made almost entirely…
- Salt and Concrete HouseMade from concrete and locally harvested salt, the ‘3D Printed House 1.0’ by Emerging Objects is a case study design combining traditional methods of…
- Enzymatically Formed Carbon-Negative Material Offers a New Alternative to ConcreteResearchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have created a new structural material that could reshape sustainable design. The material, called Enzymatic Structural Material (ESM),…
- Vascular Concrete Inspired by Elephant Ears Could Revolutionise Energy-Efficient Building DesignResearchers at Drexel University have developed a novel building material that mimics the thermoregulating function of elephant and jackrabbit ears. By embedding a vascular…
- Sustainable Villa Built with Dowel-Laminated Timber Instead of Steel and ConcreteA new sustainable villa has been constructed along the beach in Noordwijk, focusing on minimising environmental impact. The architects at Van Manen chose a…
- A table made of recycled sand glass concretePeruvian designer Victoria Hamann created a table made of concrete, in which waste sand glass was incorporated. With the aim to use fewer plastic…
- Crack-resistant concrete inspired by shellsResearchers at the University of Princeton in the US developed a new cement composite that is 17 times more crack-resistant, which was inspired by…
- A permeable concrete paver systemNorwegian design studio Snøhetta designed a permeable paver system consisting of interlocking concrete hexagonal pieces. With increasing streets and surfaces in cities, water management…
- A lightweight concrete-look stoolPart of the Zaccaria CIMENTO® collection, the stool in various colours designed by Patricia Urquiola are made with CIMENTO®, a cement compound, to give…
- A new step toward carbon-storing concreteCement production is one of the most carbon-intensive industrial processes worldwide, responsible for about 8% of global CO₂ emissions. Researchers from Hefei University of…
- Sugarcrete: a sweet concrete alternative?Researchers at the University of East London (UEL) in the UK developed a low carbon material called Sugarcrete, made of sugarcane. Sugarcane is the…
- Concrete clothConcrete Canvas have developed a ground breaking material technology called Concrete Cloth that allows concrete to be used in a completely new way. Concrete…
- Polish concert hall is made with Picado concreteThe Jordanki Cultural and Convention Center in Poland, designed by Spanish architect Fernando Menis, is made from a new type of concrete called Picado,…
- The world’s largest 3D printed concrete pedestrian bridgeThe world’s largest 3D printed concrete pedestrian bridge, designed by Professor Xu Weiguo from the Tsinghua University, was completed in Shanghai. The bridge is…
- AnZa home espresso machine made from concrete and CorianWith 2017 coming to an end, we take a look at some of the most interesting projects of this year in various sectors. Today:…
- Eco-friendly house made of hempcrete instead of concreteMaking concrete releases a lot of CO2, yet it is one of the most used construction materials. An alternative to this material is hempcrete,…
- 3D printing concrete using selective cement activation method3D printing concrete has a lot of potential. 3D printing creates little to no waste, and it can create any shape. Researchers from the…
- Europe’s first commercial 3D printed concrete buildingEurope’s first commercial 3D printed concrete building will be located in Teuge, a town in the Netherlands. The building, with a size of 100…
- Building with algae-grown limestone concreteResearchers at University of Colorado Boulder in the US have developed a method to make cement production carbon neutral or even carbon negative by…
- World’s first 3D printed bridge made from micro-reinforced concrete3D printing has been extensively used in different disciplines, but it has focused especially on the small scale. The Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia…
