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A 12th-century Scottish monk may have invented modern architectural drawing techniques, new research claims

Archinect

Kinsella says: “This is the earliest evidence we have of a complete visual description of a building including several plans, elevations and sections, but they appear in this strange theological work instead of coming out of building sites.

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Christien Meindertsma invents technique for 3D printing with wool

Deezen

The device uses a felting technique to bind the wool together The attachment works with all different types of wool. She believes the technique has many potential applications in design, with examples including furniture, acoustic products and insulation. It's a technique you can use with any European wool," the designer told Dezeen.

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

ArchDaily

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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Formafatal uses an ancient building technique to construct two earthy, modern homes

The Architect's Newsletter

Rammed earth construction is an ancient building technique that occasionally sneaks into new structures. The post Formafatal uses an ancient building technique to construct two earthy, modern homes appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.

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Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

Deezen

A slanted pyramidal roof illuminates the research offices In addition to the reuse of local materials with a low environmental impact, the traditional construction technique recognises the area's heritage and responds to the climate and seismic activity of the Peruvian coast.

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5 Art Movements that Influenced Architecture

ArchDaily

From the elaboration of the Baroque movement to the geometric framework of modernism, architects found inspiration from stylistic approaches, techniques, and concepts of historic art movements, and translated them into large-scale habitable structures.

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How Rammed Earth Walls are Built

ArchDaily

Commonly used especially in China, the technique was applied to both ancient monuments and vernacular architecture, with the Great Wall utilizing the technique. Most notably, rammed earth structures use local materials, meaning they have low embodied energy and produce little waste.

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