Architizer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It is estimated that 8% of global carbon emissions are caused by the manufacture of cement, the binding agent in concrete. The plates, of course, use the most sustainable concrete available on the market. With the right geometry, a lot can be done with a small amount of materials. he said, about a minute into the conversation.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The T950 is compatible with HP's Click software and app HP says it focuses on improving the sustainability of its products, manufacturing the XL 3800 from 33 per cent recycled materials and the T850 and T950 from 35 per cent. For more information about HP's DesignJet series, visit the brand's website.

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Deezen

AUGUST 30, 2023

Promotion: window manufacturer Velux and Danish architecture studio EFFEKT have created a design tool to help architects and developers build sustainably "with little cost and effort". This free tool offers a simple, holistic framework for the planning, ideation and design of sustainable buildings," said Velux.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As designers imagine the future of educational buildings, the values and materials of today will inform school environments for decades to come. Inspiring creativity and enhancing learning, BŌK Modern’s educational projects embrace metal materials as catalysts for resilient structures and compelling design.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Louis Vitton , Dior and Tiffany & Co owner LVMH is aiming to become more sustainable – but not because customers are demanding it, explains the CEO of the luxury goods company's North America arm, Anish Melwani, in this exclusive interview. From a manufacturing perspective, we're vertically integrated," he continued. "One

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Deezen

JUNE 22, 2022

Promotion: architectural manufacturer Kawneer offers aluminium facade systems that are designed to minimise environmental impact, helping buildings to achieve sustainable certification. A key aspect of Kawneer's sustainability strategy relates to material use. Facade systems come with a 50-year life expectancy.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2023

The design principle can be used in architecture and interior design through the use of natural materials, as well as the integration of more natural light and green plants. Sustainability is at the core of the project – embodied between the natural material palette, high performance design and strong biophilic connection," said Symes.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Recognised at the international event for their pioneering attitude to the design, the three brands aim to have sustainability and circular economic values at the forefront of their creative processes. YVY is a fashion label founded by designer Yvonne Reichmuth in 2015, which designs and manufactures leather goods in Zurich.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Promotion: the Corian Design business of DuPont is actively moving towards circular economy principles by increasingly using recycled materials and reducing material waste in the production of its Corian Solid Surface material. In addition, the material is non-toxic and non-allergenic and free from heavy metals.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A side table that doubles as a lamp, a modular shelving unit and a backless chair were among the designs created by 17 university students for the exhibition, which aims to explore American hardwoods and mindful material and furniture consumption. Top: Habi cot is being exhibited at Slow Spain. But they're 50 per cent of all our trees.

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Students Sustainability Design Manufacturing 105

Deezen

MAY 24, 2023

With just over one week until Dezeen Awards entries close, last year's sustainability winners explain how winning reinforced their belief in their work and helped them gain recognition. Winning a Dezeen Award gave us credibility, which is extremely important for a start-up business," said the studio that won sustainable design of the year.

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Architizer

APRIL 21, 2022

Architecture is defined by materials and construction. In terms of building envelopes, structures, and systems, there are two primary manufacturing methods used. Additive manufacturing processes add material layer-by-layer, while subtractive manufacturing removes material to create building components or parts.

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Deezen

JULY 12, 2022

Since its inception in 2017, Swedish automaker Polestar has been working with artists and designers to achieve the company's overarching goal to help create a more sustainable society. Made from recycled materials, the car is informed by aircraft with all unnecessary openings removed to lend it an aerodynamic, minimalist appearance.

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Sustainability Art Industrial Development 98

Deezen

MAY 12, 2022

Promotion : used across facades and architectural interventions Lapitec is a sintered stone architectural material that is developed to have a superior performance to stone and porcelain. The material is made from 100 per cent natural minerals. The material is also silica-free. Photo is by Andrea Martiradonna.

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Habitus Living

JULY 26, 2022

In the session Design that Sustains us: Radical Ideas for Housing we will investigate the many iterations of housing and the new directions housing design is taking today. Explore the trends in materials and practice that reflect better health for residents. Investigate how technology is informing housing design.

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Habitus Living

MAY 4, 2022

Prefabricated is a broad term for the method used to manufacture and construct homes off-site and then shipping and assembling them later. Modular homes are manufactured and constructed off site and will arrive on the property fully assembled. For more information, see here. Read more about Strine Environments here. Mode homes.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In the design industry, when we discuss biomaterials, we are actually talking about bio-based materials, which are derived and manufactured from living organisms. Bio-based material is a new and fascinating industry that has come to fruition due to the need for more sustainable construction and manufacturing base materials.

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Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2024

Architizer’s A+Product Awards celebrate the manufacturers at the forefront of material innovation. It enabled the creation of large, uniform glass sheets that were less time-consuming to manufacture and more stable. Yet it’s not all about sustainability and climate. Double-Curved Channel Glass Walls by Bendheim.

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Deezen

JUNE 12, 2023

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has collaborated with plywood manufacturer Isokon to create a flat-pack dog kennel for Goodwoof's annual Barkitecture competition. We have used a refined palette of materials to create Barc, a flat pack kennel that responds to the ever-evolving nature of the workplace."

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Architizer

JANUARY 23, 2023

As the climate crisis accelerates, the architect’s role becomes ever more complex: designs must lower carbon emissions in the materials and construction styles they demand while reducing the environmental impact on endangered habitats — on-site and in areas where materials are sourced. She currently serves as the William W.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Dezeen Events Guide has launched a digital guide to the 2023 edition of London Design Festival , with key information about some of the best events. Material Matters The Material Matters fair is returning for its second London Design Festival stint, exhibiting more than 40 brands across four days.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Under the theme of Valuable Life, the event aimed to explore how designers and brands can help to forge a sustainable future. Elsewhere at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban exhibited a version of his disaster housing module Paper Log House , adapted for South Korea's particular environmental and material context.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

Her designs start with hand-drawn illustrations, watercolours and paints that are manufactured into prints, wallpaper, bedding, pillows and rugs. Last year Afshar collaborated with Spanish surface manufacturer Cosentino to launch Dekton Ukiyo, a fluted tile collection informed by Japanese contemporary design.

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2024

The student work featured here comes from three MA courses – Design Management, Design for Social Innovation and Sustainable Futures and Design for Art Direction. The Upcycled Sajada brand holds three core values – to repurpose production, reflect on sustainability and Islamic values and reconnect with communities and individuals.

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Art Project Students Design 91

Deezen

MARCH 6, 2023

Design studio Tomorrow Machine has created a biodegradable juice bottle made from a potato starch-based material that can be peeled away like fruit skin and then eaten, composted or dissolved. Top: a short video shows how the material dissolves once peeled and added to water. After this, the "peel" can be eaten or dissolved in water.

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Materials Manufacturing Sustainability Technique 98

Habitus Living

MAY 30, 2022

Sustainable has a lot of meanings in a modern context, but over the past few decades it has become synonymous with ‘environmentally friendly.’ The concept of sustainability is all about having the ability to continue an action or a state of being over an undefined period of time. What is a sustainable house?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Bentley Lighthouse Award recognises designers who are curious and courageous in their approach, and whose work has had a beneficial impact on social and environmental sustainability, inclusivity or community empowerment. Earlier this year, Hvillum spoke to Dezeen about the potential materials have to reshape our perspective on the world.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Word on Woods podcast focuses on "unexpected and timely" topics, with each episode including an interview with a leading designer, architect, manufacturer or forestry expert. The premier will examine the material's potential and how contemporary designers are using it in "experimental and playful directions". Photo by Benjamin Lund.

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Hotel Designs

AUGUST 15, 2023

With the ‘responsibility’ category covering the self-imposed obligation to attain the highest possible levels of sustainability across all commercial activities. The full Duravit AG sustainability report can be downloaded from Sustainability at Duravit | Duravit.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Architecture studios Carmody Groarke and TRANS Architectuur Stedenbouw have collaborated with material researchers to develop a brick made from local construction waste, which will be used to build the new wing of the Design Museum Gent. There are no resultant emissions, by-products or waste."

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Deezen

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Other key themes included bricks produced through innovative use of waste materials, homeware that takes cues from social-media culture and a new form of digital craft. Read on to discover all eight trends: Above: Adam Bialek has created a material from crystalised egg yolks. The result is a new form of digital craft.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Looking to create the maximum ergonomic comfort and support while using a minimum of materials, Béhar used the design of suspension bridges as a reference to create the backrest of Sayl. For more information on Herman Miller's products, visit the brand's website.

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Architizer

JULY 10, 2023

Architizer is delighted to announce the highly anticipated return of the A+Awards gala , in partnership with Material Bank. Powered by continually evolving technologies, we serve architects with the inspiration and information they need to build better buildings, better cities, and a better world. The Oscars of Architecture is back!

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The judges praised the design, which uses traditional cotton gauze to replace fibreglass, a common type of fibre-reinforced plastic used in industrial manufacturing. This approach was inspired by the traditional lacquer craftsmanship, which gives the industrial material a hand-made feel," the judges said.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 9, 2023

"It has all these amazing properties that make it a super durable material, especially when you introduce it in an anodised finish." I was just walking in the forest and contemplating aluminium as a material, and I was thinking about having a light impact or a low footprint in nature," Beller Fjetland said. Read: Bello! For the Bello!

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Building and Interiors

MARCH 19, 2022

Promoted by the International Wood Culture Society, the day is celebrated to spread awareness on the conscious use of sustainable wood sourced through sustainable procurement methods. The Indian building material market has been showing an impressive upward trend for the use of wood in building projects coming up across the country.

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