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Does AI Correlate Materiality with Contemporary Architecture? An Experiment with Six Building Materials

ArchDaily

A contemporary building immersed in a built environment. This building is made of (material). These AI systems are neural networks with billions of parameters, trained to create images from natural language, using a dataset of text–image pairs. An isometric view with realistic textures. Image via DALL.E Read more »

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The Symbolism of Yakisugi: Explore the Beauty and Durability of this Wood in Contemporary Architecture

ArchDaily

RT Residence / Jacobsen Arquitetura © Pedro Kok Wood in contemporary construction is often associated with coziness, simplicity, and a certain sense of nobility.

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Important Portals: 6 Residential Designs Where Traditional Arches Meet Contemporary Concepts

Architizer

Built out of local materials and relying on local craftsmanship, the continuous flow of the skin around the building produces a series of adjacent semi-open spaces that improve ventilation, reduce heat gain and offer shading against direct sunlight. Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters.

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Studio Wok designs Milan bakery Pan as contemporary take on Japanese culture

Deezen

The intention was for a deeper understanding, working on the concept of quality, both in materials and in details." Fibreglass was also used for an external bench "We did a lot of research looking for a 'poor' material that could be ennobled by being used in an innovative way," Studio Wok told Dezeen.

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Ten contemporary buildings that showcase the versatility of structural stone

Deezen

series, we've collected 10 recently completed and upcoming buildings that show the potential of structural stone as a modern construction material. has explored the viability of stone as a modern, low-carbon building material that could help the construction industry minimise its vast carbon footprint. To conclude our Stone Age 2.0

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Central Europe "becoming a hotspot for contemporary architecture" says Ond?ej Chybík

Deezen

The true motivation was to offer the opinion of our generation to other territories – our right to be a voice in the contemporary architecture discussion," Chybík said. I think we should still care about the beauty, about proportions, about materiality, and those classical aspects of architecture," he added.

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Sam Crawford Architects crafts contemporary residences that respect heritage

Habitus Living

His team of 17 also contribute their special talents, so that each commission becomes a unique example of excellent contemporary residential architecture. The design was inspired by hexagonal tiles in various shades, along with a mix of geometries and textures that together helped distil the concept.