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  1. ArticleETFE and PTFE explainedIt’s no secret that polymer materials have a huge influence on our designed and built environment.  They come in uncountable varieties and each has…
  2. ArticleFloralis: A Sustainable Timber and ETFE Pavilion Protecting Prehistoric HeritageFloralis is a forward-thinking structure designed and built by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania. It stands in the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument…
  3. ArticleBuilding with airLightweight materials are an important class of construction materials, as can be seen here and as we often hear from manufacturers and designers. Increasingly, lightweights…
  4. ArticleA building façade with integrated butterfly sanctuaryNon-profit architectural studio Terreform ONE designed an office and retail building with a double skin façade that functions as a breeding ground, waystation and…
  5. ArticleThe Green Embassy made from willow and plasticTo promote gardening in cities, Steffen Impgaard designed the Green Embassy as an architectural framework and venue, situated in Aarhus (DK). The construction consists…
  6. ArticleBamboo SkyscraperBamboo grows within five years to a fiber stronger than any wood whatsoever. So why is it not used more often as a building…
  7. ArticleSerpentine 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…
  8. ArticleDynamic façade changes translucencyA new greenhouse in a Danish botanical garden has the remarkable property of being able to change its translucency and regulating daylight. It does…
  9. ArticleFibre composite pavilion is inspired by natureEngineers at the University of Stuttgart developed the BUGA Fibre Pavilion, which combines cutting-edge computational technologies with constructional principles found in nature, and is…
  10. ArticleBioreactors on the move to replace oilWe have discussed the topic algae a lot in the past few years, but that is because you can so do much with them.…
  11. Article‘Temple Of Trash’ Turns Waste Streams Into Circular ArchitectureA new office and visitor centre for waste-processing company Omrin demonstrates how biobased, reused and recycled materials can form the basis of a high-quality…
  12. ArticleA 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…