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SOM Foundation announces the 2023 China Fellowship winners

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The SOM Foundation has announced its three winners for the 2023 SOM Foundation China Fellowship. Topics as wide-ranging as air quality and pollution to spatial design and the notion of air as a building material were all engaged by the winning projects. The recent Hebei University graduate.

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Foundation bar stool by Bestcase

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Dezeen Showroom: created by American brand Bestcase , the Foundation bar stool is designed to celebrate raw aluminium and simple manufacturing techniques. The Foundation bar stool was designed by Bestcase co-founder Charles Constantine and released in 2022 as part of a collection built from aluminium sheet material.

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A Glimpse into the Evolution of Insulation Materials in Architecture

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Its later popularization led to the introduction of insulation between both faces, a system that is widely recognized and used today and has laid the foundations for further developments in this field. Read more »

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Making it right: Brad Pitt's foundation settles for $20.5 million in faulty post-Katrina homes lawsuit

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A settlement has been reached in the yearslong saga surrounding Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation and residents of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. NOLA.com is reporting that the foundation will pay a total of $20.5

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News: SOM Foundation announces the 2023 China Fellowship winners

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The SOM Foundation has announced its three winners for the 2023 SOM Foundation China Fellowship. Topics as wide-ranging as air quality and pollution to spatial design and the notion of air as a building material were all engaged by the winning projects.

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Sagrada Familia shows stone "can return to being used as a structural material"

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Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 Stone has become a luxury cladding material, whether used as a rainscreen, or as floor tiling," Carfrae told Dezeen. "We

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Exploring Indigenous Wisdom: A Journey through Architecture Rooted in Tradition and Community

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As traditional custodians of the land, indigenous communities posses a profound understanding of their ecosystems, locally-available materials, cultural norms and social constrains. This knowledge holds insights valuable for shaping contemporary architecture, helping it adapt to both the people and their environments.