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MIT researchers create strong, ultra-light architected materials using kirigami techniques

Archinect

Researchers at MIT have developed a lightweight architected material inspired by the cellular structures found in natural materials such as honeycombs and bones. The structures are described as "steel cork" by Gershenfeld due to their lightweight nature combined with high strength and stiffness. Image courtesy.

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Exploring Local Material in Contemporary Architecture: PWDC Transforms Building Surfaces in Nigeria

ArchDaily

This design practice, Co-led by Adeyemo Shokunbi , aims to contribute to a Nigerian architectural language through the renaissance of local materials. These projects brought the Laterite finishing technique to life and now help build the case for a Nigerian architectural language. Read more ยป

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Philippe Block on Sustainable Construction: โ€œBuilding Technique Is More Important Than Materialsโ€

Architizer

The latest edition of โ€œ Architizer: The Worldโ€™s Best Architecture โ€ โ€” a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe โ€” is now available. With the right geometry, a lot can be done with a small amount of materials. Order your copy today. Wood is good, concrete is bad.

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

Architizer

Their design responds to the Grade I-listed landscape, with sustainable materials and traditional craft techniques creating simple, functional forms. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Jonathan Mizzi: The Royal Parksโ€™ freestanding kiosks are inspired directly by their natural surroundings.

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Seven fashion and textiles projects by students taking part in New Designers

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Also included is a collection of garments informed by how people's use of nature and landscapes is limited by access laws and an embroidery project focusing on craft techniques that takes cues from themes of both femininity and the grotesque. I connect with these themes through materiality, process and communication through stitch.

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Natural Connections exhibition aims to "help people rediscover nature"

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Devised by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Natural Connections was on show in the entrance hall of the cultural building Matadero Madrid. Top: Natural Connections features playful furniture pieces. The pieces were given minimal finishing to mimic the texture of the tree they came from.

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Foster + Partners designs timber department store in Tokyo

Archinect

Its design ensures the maximization of daylight and passive thermal comfort while using natural materials. ” The department store is inspired by traditional Japanese building techniques featuring a timber structure that greatly lowers the building’s embodied carbon and offers a distinct.

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