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The Modern Toilet: How Innovation Has Transformed the Bathroom

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Although they may appear to have remained relatively unchanged over the decades in terms of design and materials, incorporating technology has been the main development, offering improvements in comfort, variety of design, and innovative features.

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From Tradition to Innovation: How Modern Technologies are Transforming the Potential of Wood

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In’Cube Danone Research & Innovation Center / Arte Charpentier. But in order to capture the full potential of this material, a plethora of techniques and modifications have evolved with the purpose of adapting and customizing wood’s characteristics to the demands of modern design and construction.

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Sustainability and Innovation in Ephemeral Architecture: 15 Wooden Pavilions

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Image: © Ilya Ivanov Throughout the modern era, pavilion architecture has consistently reflected cutting-edge architectural trends. Pavilion of the Future / NOVOE. In this endeavor, wood emerges as a key ally. Read more »

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India Unveiled: Innovative Projects and Evolving Builtscapes

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From the rich legacy of masters and emerging firms to smart city initiates being established across the peninsula, the acts of decolonization in architecture design to the evolution of a modernized vernacular, India has been demonstrating the power of supporting good architecture and urban design. Read more »

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Imagining the Future of Construction: From Bio-Based Materials to Innovative Data

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Courtesy of Kingspan What insulation materials are needed to meet the challenges facing the modern built environment, including how to create a more sustainable future? Kingspan’s dedicated innovation center, IKON, hosted a panel of experts to discuss some of the key issues and explore solutions. Read more »

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Contrast or Harmony: The Aesthetic of Modern Adaptations to Historic Buildings

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Often, the most innovative and radical solutions emerge when architects attempt to renew a building while maintaining its original footprint and as many features as possible. They then create modern extensions that either harmonize or contrast with the original structure.

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ICON Unveils Groundbreaking Construction Innovations at SXSW: Revolutionizing Building with Robotics, AI, and Sustainable Materials

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The Texas -based startup has just unveiled various toolkits and products to modernize construction processes further. Pioneering advanced construction and large-scale 3D Printing , ICON was selected as ArchDaily’s Best New Practices of 2021 due to its boundary-breaking technology that is advancing capability in the built environment.