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- Form Found Façade: Robotics and fabric formwork create façadeFabric formwork is a building technology that involves the use of structural membranes as the main facing material for concrete moulds. Unlike traditional formwork,…
- MaterialDistrict Expo: Fascinating FaçadesMaterialDistrict presents ‘Fascinating Façades’ at Future Façade 2025 Utrecht, 18 March 2025 – MaterialDistrict is set to showcase the exclusive materials exhibition ‘Fascinating Façades’…
- Media FaçadeFor advertising, art, or the corporate message: the façade increasingly plays a role as attention getter. In the past years we witnessed the emergence…
- MD Expanded Metal façade claddingThe Metal Stretch and Treebranch Fence materials are made from steel and aluminium and used for facade (wall) panels, fences, railing and awnings for building. Meta Decor combines functional, aesthetic, technical and financial requirements and translate it into creative concepts.
- Tiffany Façade Beijing Showcases Sculptural Glass and Recycled DesignThe Tiffany & Co. flagship store in Beijing’s Taikoo Li Sanlitun district features a façade made up of vertically arranged glass fins. Designed by…
- Interchangeable 3D Printed Façades for a Nightclub in IbizaLarge-scale 3D printing is moving beyond prototyping and into architectural applications such as façades, screens and temporary structures. A project in Ibiza shows how…
- All-glass Facade Continues to Sparkle in AmsterdamLast week, the Crystal Houses located on Amsterdam’s P.C.Hooftstraat generated much excitement thanks to this Chanel flagship store’s facade of clear glass brick. Following…
- Homeostatic Façade SystemA self-regulating façade system designed by architects in the USA automatically adjusts to suit changing exterior environments, such as sunlight and temperature variations. The…
- Ceramic Facade System Defines Material Innovation In Wasl TowerThe completion of Wasl Tower in Dubai highlights a renewed application of ceramics in large-scale architecture. Designed by UNS in collaboration with Werner Sobek,…
- Jugendstil-Inspired Façade Combines Heritage with Digital FabricationA team of students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), consisting of Dimi Ale, Hyeonji Kim, Peter Hartenstein, and under the guidance of…
- Hempcrete façade elementThese façade elements are manufactured from hempcrete, a biobased composite material composed of hemp shiv and a lime-based binder. The system is designed to combine building performance with ecological considerations, integrating thermal efficiency and moisture regulation with features that support urban biodiversity.
- Tiffany Façade Stuttgart: A Showcase of Craftsmanship and Material InnovationThe Tiffany façade in Stuttgart represents an ambitious and intricate collaboration between architecture, material innovation, and the legacy of Tiffany & Co. Designed by…
- A façade material to harvest rain and cool buildingsCalled HydroSkin, this façade material concept harvests rainwater and uses evaporation to cool buildings. Extreme heat and heavy rainfall events with severe inundations have…
- Adaptable and circular 3D design façade from recycled plasticOptimising the construction process and be circular are two important themes currently in the construction industry. Jumping aboard this ship, De Meeuw, a Dutch…
- Microlibrary Facade Features 2,000 Recycled Ice Cream ContainersDutch-Indonesian architecture and design firm Shau has constructed an incredible microlibrary in the city of Bandung, Indonesia that features a cooling facade made up…
- ‘Selfie’ façade with ballsA kinetic façade built like a giant pin-bed machine can reproduce portraits in a huge matrix of LED lights. The pavilion is located at…
- Sequoia – Carbon Negative Rainscreen FaçadeMade of Air is a deep-tech materials company developing carbon-negative products based on functionalised biocarbon. One application is Sequoia, a façade panel made from biocarbon and bio-resin derived from wood. The panels are composed entirely of biogenic material and are designed to combine structural durability, fire performance and carbon storage in building envelopes.
- GARline® aluminium façade and wall systemGARline® is a modular aluminium façade, wall and ceiling system that offers design freedom through variation in shape, size and finish. The system consists of different finishing profiles: rectangular, triangular, and U-shaped available in multiple dimensions and designed to be combined. This allows architects to play with rhythm, depth and repetition, creating a layered and dynamic façade or interior appearance.
- Air-Purifying Textile Façade by Schüco Reduces NOx by 30%German building systems manufacturer Schüco has developed a textile façade that purifies the air by breaking down harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx). Using sunlight, the…
- Solar-Absorbing Façades: Turning Buildings into Energy SourcesA new solar façade technology developed by AkzoNobel, Emergo, and TNO is transforming the way buildings generate and store energy. Known as Calosol, the…
- Tiffany & Co.’s 3D-Printed Coral-Inspired Façade in Cancún Demonstrates Material ApplicationIn 2024, Tiffany & Co. opened a new store in Cancún, Mexico, with a 3D printed façade designed by Rotterdam-based architecture firm MVRDV. The…
- Living Façades: Microbial Coatings for Sustainable ArchitectureA team of researchers and companies, including Graz University of Technology, is developing a groundbreaking way to make building façades come alive. The project,…
- Strotec FaçadeThe Strotec Façade is a prefabricated biobased façade system that combines timber construction and straw insulation in a single building element. The system uses…
- A semi-transparent brick façade made with augmented bricklayingResearchers at ETH Zürich and local masons in Greece built a 225 m2 large wavy façade to demonstrate how augmented bricklaying combines the advantages…
