Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2023

These undergraduate and postgraduate architecture students have created models from materials such as wood , plastic , clay and fabric using techniques including laser cutting, 3D printing and construction by hand. Gravitational Tectonic sees robotics and 3D printing merged with clay to produce intricate lattice-like structures.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Though hardly a new trend, ‘raw’ has really taken off in 2023 with material textures playing pivotal roles in interior design. The raw aesthetic leans into the rugged side of minimalism, celebrating the texture and honesty of materials. But what exactly is it? Raw interiors are irregular or rough, weathered and often handworked.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JANUARY 8, 2024

Concept of dreams about a new home. In the midst of these challenges, resilient construction practices emerge as a critical solution to ensure the longevity and adaptability of our built environment. In this context, the need for construction practices that can withstand and adapt to these changes is more critical than ever.

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Construction Construction Events Technology 81

Architizer

AUGUST 2, 2022

If you’re interested in learning more about the future of building materials in architecture, we have some exciting news: Leslie Lok will speak at Architizer Future Fest this September! Her experimental design practice, HANNAH utilizes innovative forms of construction to advance building practices.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? To consequently follow our concept of seamless connection to the exterior we needed to apply all our design tricks. What drove the selection of materials used in the project? However, the result has been amazing and we received great feedback from all our guest.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Architecture and construction go hand-in-hand. But as technology advances and we continue to dream up new ways to design where we live, work and play, what happens when humans are slowly removed from construction and how we build? If such a thing exists, what exactly is human-free construction? Check out the full schedule !

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Architizer

MAY 6, 2024

AI technology has revealed techniques such as generative design, simulation and optimization through the use of algorithms and machine learning systems. Still, cognitive computing is a tool that can be employed not only for post-construction projects but also during the conceptual design stage.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Also included is a "hypothetical city" created via a combination of hand sketches and AI, and a project that explores the concept of chainmail. In the second semester, students participate in design studio activities, including digital fabrication, robotic construction systems, and the simulation and optimisation of materials.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 31, 2023

Image © GRAFT The concept envisages a mixed-use development consisting of office and commercial units as well as educational and cultural facilities. A hostel, housed in a smaller building at the western end of the site, rounds off the mixed-use concept. The ground floor and the first floor make up the plinth of the building.

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Architizer

AUGUST 15, 2022

In this age of international architecture and globalism, there’s no better way to continue this heritage than with architecture that uses local materials and local building techniques. The post Vernacular Vibes: 6 Modern Rural Homes Drawing on Local Construction Traditions appeared first on Journal.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2024

A black-stained timber canopy encloses A Room Around a Tree by Tikari Works in London "The core concept of the design is to celebrate the mature cedar tree that is the focal point of the garden whilst creating a flexible space for our client's growing family," Tikari Works director Ty Tikari told Dezeen.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

El Corazon is the result of a team effort, the evolution of a concept, from a very basic sketch to a first class restaurant. Mixed ideas, aligned and shaped to create a social area outlined by custom finishes, raw materials and a very selected colors palette. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design?

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Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

Named Spindles, the project, which borrowed techniques from local chair making traditions, involved using small pieces of shaped wood to make a roof-supporting column. It got the studio thinking about timber and sustainability, and how although timber is usually assumed to be a green building material, it's not without its problems.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Shou sugi ban, originally known as yakisugi, is an ancient wood-burning technique developed in Japan centuries ago. Prized for its dual protective and aesthetic qualities, this time-honored material treatment is now utilized all over the world. The restaurant’s exceptional material details summon the topography of historic Japan.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Read: NASA funds ICON to develop lunar 3D-printing construction technology The collaboration marks "the first groundbreaking partnership between an Italian luxury fashion house and a commercial space company, Axiom Space," Prada said. "We The photography is courtesy of Axiom Space.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2024

"We believe in exposing our students to contemporary issues of theory, advanced technical skills, and social and cultural contexts to create an integrated platform for scholarship, design innovation and constructive discourse within the architectural discipline.

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Architizer

MAY 16, 2022

Ulf Mejergren: We have started a series called ‘Primitive Huts’ where we investigate materials found in nature combined with our creativity to create shelters. What inspired the initial concept for your design? The initial concept, or the method to arrange the cones into a shelter, was a coincidence sort of.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2023

A trio of pavilions have been installed on Copenhagen 's waterfront, showing how radical materials and new ways of living might reduce the carbon footprint of housing construction. The design aims to show how combining these two materials can offer high levels of insulation and fire safety.

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Home Safety Technique Materials 98

Architizer

AUGUST 7, 2023

Vitruvius’s treatise implicitly addressed tectonics by acknowledging the integral relationship between a building’s materiality, structural logic and spatial manifestation. Such a straightforward translation of tekton to ‘builder;’ however, does not convey the depth or breadth of this architectural concept.

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Habitus Living

APRIL 5, 2023

Lena Teo, the lead architect, was adamant about maintaining the original dual outdoor room concept, which was central to the original design by CplusC Architects. The clients were in love with Shou Sugi Ban – the Japanese technique of charred timber – but the material was extremely expensive.

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Architizer

APRIL 13, 2022

It was designed so that it can fit in any space and location, always thinking about having the least possible interference with the environment, whether in the choice of materials or at the time of implementation. What inspired the initial concept for your design? What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

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Architizer

MAY 29, 2022

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? The design faced a series of challenges from conception to execution. The other challenge that was faced during the construction was that the labour was not skilled enough to do dry construction on site. Architizer chatted with Ar. © ZED Lab.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The concept of using glass as a building material “anchored” in the rock translates this sensibility.’. The construction method follows the same techniques used for houses in the settlement. Says Ikonomidis: ‘There is an immense sense of power in this natural landscape, yet it also reminds us of nature’s vulnerability.

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Architecture Here and There

JANUARY 9, 2023

If the Romans put so much effort into making an outstanding construction material, following all of the detailed recipes that had been optimized over the course of many centuries, why would they put so little effort into ensuring the production of a well-mixed final product? What a concept! Quality control?

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2023

Traditional Japanese materials and details are fused with contemporary finishes at C4L House in Tokyo , designed by local studio Cubo Design Architects. Informed by traditional Japanese construction, the home was designed by Cubo Design Architects to celebrate "the warmth of things made by hand".

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Architecture Ideas

JANUARY 3, 2023

You know how fast things change if you’re involved in construction. As industri es change and construction industry trends evolve, there are many new things to learn. The construction industry trends co nstantly evolve as technology and safety procedures improve, but so do the professionals who work in it. Source: pexels.com.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The new hotel, designed by Snøhetta, is enriched by the interior design of the Italian architecture studio, which has come up with a concept that echoes the colours and atmosphere of the Austrian mountains, in a continuum between nature and well-being. The new 5 star Falkensteiner Hotel Montafon will open on 16 December 2022.

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e-architect

JULY 2, 2023

Utilizing advanced design techniques such as parameterized design, drainage optimization simulation, and structural form-finding algorithms, the Red Dunes project harmoniously blends the outdoor space with its natural surroundings. The concrete shell structure in this project combines large spans and ultra-thin structural thicknesses.

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Architizer

APRIL 26, 2024

Taking a survey of Seoul’s structures, each of the subsequent projects demonstrate innovative design and construction techniques. The design concept draws lines between the perfect geometry of a circle and arches. The design incorporates five key concepts to enhance the experience and symbolism of the space.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

"The most abstract and hermetic work of Tashkent modernism, the Museum of Art remains a testament to the possibility of designing a building as a work of art, even in a standardised construction industry," said Golovatyuk and Chukhovich. "It It was the first modern-art museum designed in Central Asia and one of the first in the USSR.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Snøhetta decided to make the table from underwater timber as part of an ongoing project to explore using less-used materials. "As Starting from the concept of intersections, Snøhetta investigated the potential and limitations of materials unique to the Australian continent; juxtaposing textures, and intersecting planes," added Kaare Krokene.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Architecture practice Snøhetta stuck to natural materials for the fit-out of the Holzweiler boutique in Copenhagen , incorporating subtle references to the fashion brand's Norwegian heritage. Meanwhile in Denmark, the practice employed boat construction techniques to create a timber community centre in Esbjerg.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The overall impression is of an oasis facing the desert, which uses local construction techniques and modern technologies for the production of food, water and energy. The clinic comprises a cluster of buildings that gently lie under the same canopy, which acts as a unifying element. "The

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Dwell

AUGUST 29, 2023

Designer Zhongyu Zhang explores the connections between the mass-produced and the natural world through her carefully constructed objects. Zhongyu Zhang uses her MMR Studio (Materials, Modality, and Routine) as a research tool. Designers ought to follow the features of the material," the Shanghai creator says. "In

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Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2023

The vernacular building techniques of north and south India combine in Hybrid House, a house with rammed-earth walls designed by Sketch Design Studio. Interior wall surfaces are coated with lime plaster "We used materials and artisans found locally, so we did not have to transport anything from the south," Singhania states.

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Architizer

JUNE 27, 2023

Innovative Models of Affordable Housing To accelerate the supply of public housing in the city of Barcelona, the IMHAB (Barcelona’s Municipal Institute of Housing and Renovation) is promoting an industrialized construction system using shipping containers. Who benefits from these homes?

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A high school and boutique hotel were also awarded prizes at the event, which is held every year by building materials supplier Thermory. Designed by local studio Arsenit and built by construction company Levstal , it is intended to resemble a treehouse. The final winner is a sauna on wheels.

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