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Why aren't more architects using stone as a building material?

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Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 She explained that the proximity of a quarry to the construction site is important if the material is to be used sustainably.

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Ten architecture projects by students at Carleton University

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Through speculative thinking and material craft, the ASAU faculty and students work to address critical societal issues. Designed for Deconstruction by Arkoun Merchant "Designed for Deconstruction presents a framework for deconstruction in the context of Barrio Rodrigo Bueno, a self-built settlement in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "It

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Faculty are educating students on the interconnected systems related to economic policy, social movements, and the built environment, effectively blurring boundaries between areas of expertise. Jane Hutton and Alison Creba spoke on deconstruction and material life spans. House Resolution 109.

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Manchester School of Architecture spotlights nine architecture and humanities student projects

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Also included is a sustainable cooking centre constructed using timber and rammed earth , and another focusing on repurposing found objects and materials. Projects began with creative experimentation in morphology and spatial effect using material, digital and hybrid methods, alongside exploring design theories and frameworks.

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Birmingham City University spotlights 10 interior architecture and design projects

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Our educational principles place emphasis on supporting students to become independent learners that are comfortable and confident in their own design decision-making processes. The design intent was to experiment with biomaterials and biodegradable matter that could offer theoretical alternatives to conventional non-renewable materials.

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University for the Creative Arts presents six interior architecture projects

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This project seeks to provide a space where users wanting to repair their well-loved clothes can visualise their outcome using AR technology, salvage materials from the local area to enhance their repair, dye their own embroidery threads using a sustainable waterless digital dyeing system and carry out their repair in the Flourish workshop.

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Ten design projects from Pratt Institute School of Design

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"The curriculum addresses emerging and innovative technologies and sustainable practices, interdisciplinary collaboration, sustainable practices, and issues of ethical and social responsibility in a diverse and global context. Tutor: John Nafziger. Email: tpaler[at]pratt.edu. Queer Threads by Omar Aqeel. Student: Elodia Wei.

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