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400 hanging mushroom bricks used in Studio Link-Arc’s Shenzhen Biennale installation

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New York City firm Studio Link-Arc has created an installation in Shenzhen formed from 400 hanging mushroom bricks. As a result, the installation aimed to reflect, visualize, and learn from the organisms in order to inform future architectural applications of the material.

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MAD Architects creates Milan Design Week pavilion inspired by mountains

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MAD Architects has completed its latest installation for Milan Design Week. ” Image credit: Moreno Maggi Image credit: Moreno Maggi The installation is constructed from an aluminum alloy covered in a semi-permeable composite membrane. Titled ‘Amazing Walk.’

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Local LA hero Lauren Halsey’s Met rooftop installation will focus on utopian architecture, Afrofuturism, and community

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The 34-year-old artist’s temporary installation will feature an inhabitable structure that at once weaves the museum’s ample holdings of Egyptian art with elements of her own personal history and visual inventory in order to create a “monument to living architecture” overlooking Central Park and Fifth Avenue.

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Playing with Translucency and Transparency: Balancing Natural Lighting with High-Performance Panels

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Unregulated direct sunlight can cause discomfort such as visual strain and undesirable heat gains. Some design solutions include installing shading devices, planning spatial orientation, and building forms for indirect natural light. © James Steinkamp The question, "How can we control natural light in interior spaces?" Read more »

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Marjan van Aubel creates illuminated installation in Miami using photovoltaic panels

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Located at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) and created in collaboration with Lexus and spatial experience design studio Random Studio , the installation generates power to contribute to an integrated audio and visual display. The interactive, animated display was created using motion sensors.

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Intelligent concealed installation from hansgrohe

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The product has also been manufactured with the highest quality in mind, giving installers security in the product’s longevity and performance. “Installers are facing more demand and daily time pressures on the job than ever before,” explained Axel Meissner, Product Manager, Hansgrohe SE.

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Natural Material Studio creates restaurant panels from leftover beer

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Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has handcrafted swirly panels made of spent grain salvaged from beer production for a restaurant opened by the local ÅBEN brewery. From the very start of the process, it was important for us not to force the waste material, so we let it dry naturally," explained Hvillum.

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