House on a Hill / New Material Research Laboratory
ArchDaily
JUNE 4, 2023
© Masatomo Moriyama architects: New Material Research Laboratory Location: Tokyo, Japan Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Masatomo Moriyama Area: 313.0 m2 Read more »
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ArchDaily
AUGUST 24, 2023
Image © ImagenSubliminal Kengo Kuma uses materials to connect with the local context and the users of his projects. The textures and elementary forms of constructive systems, materials, and products, are exhibited and used in favor of the architectural concept, giving value to the functions that will be carried out in each building.
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Archinect
AUGUST 24, 2023
Researchers at MIT have developed a lightweight architected material inspired by the cellular structures found in natural materials such as honeycombs and bones. But unlike 3D printing, our process can set the limit for record material properties,” Gershenfeld said in a statement. Image courtesy.
ArchDaily
JULY 19, 2023
Image © Parham Taghioff Just as fashion designers use pins, needles and textiles to bring their creations to life, architects rely on materials to shape our built environment. What does the material specification process entail? It’s as simple, yet as complex as that. Where does one begin? Read more »
ArchDaily
JULY 10, 2023
Image © Cedric Verhelst In recent years, the spotlight on sustainable, eco-friendly, and low-carbon materials has intensified across the architecture industry. Amid this interest, a renaissance of hemp architecture is gradually gaining momentum on a global scale.
ArchDaily
JULY 21, 2023
This design practice, Co-led by Adeyemo Shokunbi , aims to contribute to a Nigerian architectural language through the renaissance of local materials.
Archinect
AUGUST 12, 2022
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture 's Materials Lab and Interior Design Program have been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Angelo Donghia Foundation. The money will be used to reimagine how students learn about materials by reframing the Materials Lab’s existing collection to better highlight sustainable products.
Archinect
JUNE 14, 2023
LA's Materials & Applications has announced regular evening showings of Day/Dream , a collaborative spatial project by artist Sara Suárez and architect Regina Teng that investigates new ways of forming livable environments.
Archinect
AUGUST 7, 2023
It is challenging for engineers to know what material will yield the desired results due to the infinite amount of arrangements possible. As a result, only a fraction of usable metamaterials are explored. Procedural Metamaterials: A Unified Procedural Graph for Metamaterial Design via Liane Makatura ( Youtube ).
Archinect
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Photo credit: Catherine De Wolf Photo credit: BuserHill Photography Work on the project began in October 2021 when the group, titled the Circular Engineering for Architecture lab, gained permission to salvage materials from an old car depot scheduled for demolition.
Aric Gitomer Architect
JULY 12, 2022
Let’s look at the sustainable alternative to roofing materials. Corrugated roofing is one of the most used materials for average homes. These roof shingles are a product of recycled waste material such as rubber, plastic, or wood fiber. The post Eco-Friendly Roofing Materials appeared first on aricgitomerarchitect.
ArchDaily
JUNE 1, 2023
Beyond the different technologies implemented, the designs applied, or the materials used, architects and designers demonstrate, day by day, the multiple configurations and arrangements that these spaces can adopt through their projects, developing strategies both on an aesthetic and design level, as well as on a technical and functional level.
ArchDaily
MAY 25, 2023
The rapidly growing material platform employs a team of architects and designers to curate a range of tile, brick, carpet, and paint finishes through their website and mobile app. Read more »
Archinect
JANUARY 18, 2022
Although the prices of some raw materials fell in December, costs are still sky high for contractors looking to purchase them, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Overall, the price of construction materials jumped nearly 20% in 2021, the group said Thursday. percent over 12 months.
Archinect
AUGUST 14, 2023
Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data indicates that increasingly stable construction materials prices and recent supply chain improvements over the past few months may signal "positive economic outcomes" within the United States, Construction Dive reports. The latest Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S.
Deezen
JULY 17, 2023
Named Reset Materials , the exhibition at the Copenhagen-based gallery contains a showcase of architectural fragments made from 10 different low-carbon materials, including earth, biocement, mycelium, silicon and straw. The aim, according to Muhr, was not to champion individual materials, but to show how they might be used together.
Deezen
AUGUST 15, 2023
Materials can become a much bigger part of our everyday lives and the way we see the world if people are willing to give up mass production, Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum tells Dezeen in this interview. I want materials to play an active role in our way of understanding the world," she told Dezeen. "I
ArchDaily
JULY 5, 2023
Watch Sebastian Peck from KOMPAS VC and Liz Gilligan from Material Evolution explain a revolutionary low-carbon cement produced from industrial waste, and how can it help to decarbonize architecture by reducing a building's carbon footprint by 85%.
Archinect
MARCH 21, 2023
Part of the organization’s series exploring the unique benefits of various building materials, the competition tasked participants with the design of a pavilion to be constructed from rammed earth in a location of their choosing. Buildner Architecture Competitions has announced the results of its Rammed Earth Pavilion competition.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
A Swiss research team from Empa's Building Energy Materials and Components Lab explores the potential for using raw, plant-based materials as insulation for buildings. The researchers must ensure that the new insulation materials can be used as a fe.
ArchDaily
JUNE 3, 2023
© Leo Espinosa Due to its ability to mold and create different shapes, concrete is one of architecture's most popular materials.
Archinect
MARCH 21, 2023
Part of the organization’s series exploring the unique benefits of various building materials, the competition tasked participants with the design of a pavilion to be constructed from rammed earth in a location of their choosing. Buildner Architecture Competitions has announced the results of its Rammed Earth Pavilion competition.
Deezen
AUGUST 14, 2023
The first materials designed by AI could be less than 18 months away, according to Orbital Materials CEO Jonathan Godwin, who aims to harness the technology to create materials to help with carbon capture.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute School of Design has just announced the winner and honorable mention honorees of its third annual Material Lab Prize celebrating student-designers whose work "revolves around material exploration and considers waste streams as a springboard for new design thinking."
Deezen
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
A lamp made of volcanic rock and a cork chair are among the products exhibited at Lake Como Design Festival that make use of unconventional materials. A natural and renewable material, cork is becoming increasingly popular in architecture and design, but it is more commonly seen in the form of cladding panels or building blocks.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Today, building materials account for half of all solid waste generated worldwide every year. In response to mounting concerns over the impact of construction on the built environment, a growing number of architects and material scientists are investigating the potential for recycled materials to form an integral part of future construction.
Archinect
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
The Biden Administration has unveiled the first set of recommendations under its Federal Buy Clean Initiative , an undertaking that aims to drive the development of American-made, low-carbon construction materials , while also supporting job growth.
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.
Habitus Living
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The white box, with its precise lines and sharp angles, is usually associated with modernism and its attendant materials of steel, concrete and glass. Use of sustainable materials was a central aspect of the brief given to Davis Architects. The post A treasure trove of material textures appeared first on Habitusliving.com.
Avontuura
AUGUST 16, 2023
Home to the future most powerful accelerator-based neutron source, the European Spallation Source will advance material research for science. The post Henning Larsen, Cobe and SLA design one of the world’s leading facilities for material research appeared first on Åvontuura.
designboom
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
The post kostas lambridis kitbashes material fragments to create complex furniture hybrids appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. in new york opens the greek artist's first U.S. solo show, 'reverse fireworks in slow motion.'
Archinect
JULY 12, 2022
Two months after being named the designer of the prestigious annual MPavilion commission in Melbourne, Australia, Thailand-based practice all(zone) has revealed an experimental concept featuring a mixture of materials and forms they claim are previously unseen in the country's architectural history.
Archinect
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Though the decline in materials prices is positive news, they are still up nearly 40% since February 2020. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), construction input prices have fallen 0.9% in November from October readings. in November. Construction input prices are up 11.9%
ArchDaily
JULY 5, 2023
Cliff House / Zozaya Arquitectos © Rafael Gamo There are many ways to define architecture, from the most technical to the most poetic. It uses many aspects within its context: space, program, tectonics, and gesture, which refers to the stroke, the drawing, and the design.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Researchers from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have published details of a new material that can auto-regulate its environment by changing its infrared colors and liquid-solid state. The behavioral pattern of the new material has been likened to that.
Archinect
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
The Buy Clean Task Force will promote the use of construction materials with lower embodied carbon emissions and pollutants across their lifecycle, including at each stage of their manufacturing process. This will include incentives and support to domestic material manufacturers seeking to report and reduce embodied emissions.
Archinect
AUGUST 12, 2022
Researchers at MIT have developed a type of 3D printed material that can sense how it is moving and interacting with its surrounding environment. “And if you use really complex materials, then you can have motion, perception, and structure all in one.
The Spaces
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Though hardly a new trend, ‘raw’ has really taken off in 2023 with material textures playing pivotal roles in interior design. The raw aesthetic leans into the rugged side of minimalism, celebrating the texture and honesty of materials. But what exactly is it? Raw interiors are irregular or rough, weathered and often handworked.
Life of an Architect
MARCH 19, 2023
When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Continue reading Ep 121: Material Selection at Life of an Architect. The "Why" jump to 12:51 Why choose the material?
designboom
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
contrasting materials and textures are thoughtfully used across the space for their tactile qualities, durability, and industrial aesthetics. The post note design studio forms furniture out of flooring material for tarkett’s london showroom appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Hotel Designs
MAY 18, 2023
Pauline Brettell writes… Surrounded by the innovative use of materials running through the design of the Squire & Partners was unquestionably an appropriate setting for this roundtable conversation – inside a dome structure, overlooking London’s skyline.
Deezen
AUGUST 20, 2023
For our latest lookbook , Dezeen has selected eight examples of interiors that were created with reclaimed and recycled materials, including a restaurant in Bangalore and a brick house in Ghent. The post Eight interiors that feature reclaimed and recycled materials appeared first on Dezeen.
Deezen
AUGUST 17, 2023
Dutch architecture studio Overtreders W has created Stable Stack, a temporary cabin hotel built using straps and borrowed materials, in Veenhuizen, the Netherlands. Stable Stack showcases the beautiful possibilities that the combination of craftsmanship and sustainable handling of materials can offer."
World Architecture Community
JULY 14, 2023
Humans have created not only the means to build the designs that once were only imagined, but also excelled in their understanding and engineering of materials which manifes. Not many would find it a surprising or shocking endeavour.
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