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Philippe Block on Sustainable Construction: “Building Technique Is More Important Than Materials”

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Due to the use of vaulting, these floor plates use 60% less concrete and 80% less steel than the standard floor plates used in the industry. From the jump, our conversation was all about proving his thesis that geometry, or building technique, is more important than materials when it comes to sustainable construction.

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FranklinTill shares nine principles for a shift to regenerative materials

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By making it easier to identify textiles that have a greater positive impact on people and planet, FranklinTill hopes to enable a shift towards regenerative materials. "We We can only move towards a regenerative approach to textiles by understanding the full lifecycle of our materials," said co-founder FranklinTill Caroline Till. "As

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Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater

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German branding and advertising agency Serviceplan has developed a skincare product made from textile -industry wastewater to promote Japanese startup Aizome's chemical-free dyeing process. Aizome wanted to garner attention for its newly developed dyeing technique that uses high-frequency soundwaves to add plant-based colours to its textiles.

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Mizzi Studio Designs 9 Royal Parks Kiosks Using Sustainable Materials and Traditional Craft Techniques

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Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. Overall, each design variation is informed by the architectural or organic elements that the kiosk shares its space with. What drove the selection of materials used in the project?

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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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Five key projects by industrial designer and Dezeen Awards China judge Min Chen

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Industrial designer Min Chen has joined Dezeen Awards China 2023 as a judge. We have announced 10 out of 15 Dezeen Awards China judges , including architects Ma Yansong and Ting Yu , interior designers Ilse Crawford and Andre Fu , as well as industrial designer Michael Young , who will be joining Chen on the design judging panel.

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Majotae debuts hemp bedding collection at Milan design week

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The brand draws upon Japan's traditional taima-fu hemp fabric industry Majotae works with hemp fabric due to its practical benefits as the material is durable, antibacterial, quick-drying, odour-resistant and suitable for many temperatures. Hemp has a long and rich history in Japan going back over 10,000 years, the brand said.

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