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Dezeen's top 10 innovative materials of 2023

Deezen

As part of our review of 2023 , Dezeen's design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn has rounded up 10 of this year's most significant material innovations , including bricks made from toxic soil and a 3D printer for wool.

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How to Modernize Your Home the Right Way: A Residential Architect’s Perspective

Aric Gitomer Architect

A modern home is today’s top trend when it comes to interiors. Changing consumer behavior is guiding residential architects toward uplifting and modernizing their designs. Choose Natural Materials. Organic and natural materials are a must when renovating your home for a modern look. Retain Only the Essential.

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CL:20 - Modern Addition Prototype by ShubinDonaldson

Archinect

Use reclaimed construction materials where possible The 14 ft. x 34 ft.CL20 minimally connects to the existing house with a glass box connecting space. The CL20 exterior walls are custom installed dual pane insulated glass and proprieta. Minimize impact on existing home and yard as much as possible 3.

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SOM completes restoration of Lever House, a midcentury Manhattan office icon

Archinect

The scope of their work entailed the creation of a new lobby, ground-level public plaza, installation of an entirely new modernized building system, and 15,000-square-foot Lever Club hospitality suite in addition to redesigned interior spaces from Marmol Radziner. Costs for the project were around $100 million.

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What are Aerogel Glass Blocks?

Santa Cruz Architect

In the ever-evolving world of architecture and construction, new materials continually emerge, pushing the boundaries of design and performance. One such innovation is the aerogel glass block, a remarkable material that combines the transparency of glass with the extraordinary insulating properties of aerogels.

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Ten homes with light-filled glass extensions

Deezen

For our latest lookbook , we've chosen 10 residential glass extensions that create airy, light-filled and modern additions to homes. Glass is a popular material for house extensions as it is durable, weather-resistant and – thanks to its transparency – adds light and brightness to a space. Photo is by Mark Mahaney.

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Studio Other Spaces encloses Buffalo museum courtyard in "canopy of glass and mirrors"

Deezen

Created as part of a renovation of the museum led by architecture studio OMA 's New York office, Common Sky is a massive glass and mirror canopy created from hundreds of overlapping mirror and glass panels. The choice to use mirrors instead of having an all-glass canopy came from a desire to create an insulating effect for the canopy.

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