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Highlights from the Sharjah Triennial: 10 Installations Exploring the Beauty of Impermanence

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As the event draws to a close, ArchDaily explores 10 architectural installations that respond to the overarching theme through various mediums. These installations offer innovative perspectives on adaptability, sustainability, and cultural significance within the architectural landscape. Read more »

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Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer

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Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has handcrafted swirly panels made of spent grain salvaged from beer production for a restaurant opened by the local ÅBEN brewery. From the very start of the process, it was important for us not to force the waste material, so we let it dry naturally," explained Hvillum.

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Playing with Translucency and Transparency: Balancing Natural Lighting with High-Performance Panels

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© James Steinkamp The question, "How can we control natural light in interior spaces?" Some design solutions include installing shading devices, planning spatial orientation, and building forms for indirect natural light. is fundamental in architecture. Therefore, it is crucial to control its entry effectively. Read more »

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Natural Material Studio creates "flexible and organic" Brick Textiles

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Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio and designer Zuzanna Skurka have created an installation at Milan design week from soft bio textiles made from surplus bricks. Rule one is, you should work with materials that are already there," studio founder Bonnie Hvillum told Dezeen in Milan.

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Natural Material Studio drapes floor-to-ceiling biotextiles across Copenhagen art gallery

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Danish design practice Natural Material Studio has unveiled its Human Nature exhibition, which featured compostable biofoam seating and biomaterial textiles, at 3 Days of Design. We created a lot of materials for this exhibition, I think around 150 square metres," Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum told Dezeen.

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400 hanging mushroom bricks used in Studio Link-Arc’s Shenzhen Biennale installation

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New York City firm Studio Link-Arc has created an installation in Shenzhen formed from 400 hanging mushroom bricks. As a result, the installation aimed to reflect, visualize, and learn from the organisms in order to inform future architectural applications of the material.

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SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"

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Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. On 6 April, shortly before the installation opened, Rota passed away at the age of 70.