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21 Projects Where Kengo Kuma (Re)Uses Materials in Unusual Ways

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Image © ImagenSubliminal Kengo Kuma uses materials to connect with the local context and the users of his projects. The textures and elementary forms of constructive systems, materials, and products, are exhibited and used in favor of the architectural concept, giving value to the functions that will be carried out in each building.

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Step by Step: How to Specify Materials in an Architecture Project?

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Image © Parham Taghioff Just as fashion designers use pins, needles and textiles to bring their creations to life, architects rely on materials to shape our built environment. Several questions naturally arise: How do architects navigate the endless possibilities to handpick the elements that will breathe life into their designs?

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Materials & Applications hosts multi-sensory Day/Dream spatial project

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LA's Materials & Applications has announced regular evening showings of Day/Dream , a collaborative spatial project by artist Sara Suárez and architect Regina Teng that investigates new ways of forming livable environments. Day/Dream combines moving images, spatial design, and optical research.

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From Agro-Waste to Decarbonization: The Innovative Materials Featured in 2023

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Image © Erik Melander Innovative materials play a crucial role in shaping the future of architecture. Architects and designers are now more than ever exploring and integrating innovative materials into their projects. As part of our year-in-review, we reflect on the innovative materials that were featured.

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Swatchbox Offers Design Professionals Free Next-Day Delivery of Material Samples

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Courtesy of Swatchbox Collecting samples for a project can present a huge time loss for design professionals. To solve this, Swatchbox is out on a mission to help design professionals around the world, by offering a curated selection of interior and exterior samples from global brands in one place, at no cost. Read more »

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Researchers develop user-friendly interface for creating complex material designs

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Researchers from MIT and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a computational technique that makes it easier for a user to quickly design a metamaterial cell from any of those smaller building blocks, and then evaluate the resulting metamaterial’s properties. Going forward, the researchers.

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Taller Frida Escobedo Unveils Contextual Residential Project in Brooklyn, New York

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Taller Frida Escobedo has unveiled a new residential project to take shape in Brooklyn , New York. The 209,000-square-foot project titled after its location, Boerum Hill – Bergen, aims to become a contextual addition to the neighborhood, adapting its materiality and scale to the surrounding context. Read more »