Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 Experts say the process of quarrying stone is one reason why there aren't more structural stone buildings.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The new colours in the EchoPanel collection are powder pink Dusk, cool green Mint, warm yellow Butter, rich brown Cayenne and green-brown Nutmeg, which join the existing spectrum of 34 hues. For more details email showroom@dezeen.com. Dezeen Showroom is an example of partnership content on Dezeen.

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Commercial Sustainability Materials Interior 85

Deezen

JUNE 8, 2023

The mass timber factory was designed by Hemsworth Architecture "Typically, industrial buildings are seen as isolated black boxes, detached from their surroundings and social fabric," principal John Hemsworth told Dezeen. "In

Architecture 119

Architecture Roofing Industrial Consulting 119

Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

While its rotor blades and generator hub are made of conventional materials, the tower is made of laminated veneer lumber (LVL), a type of engineered wood made of thin veneer strips glued together and often used for beams and load-bearing building structures. This is great if we want to reach net zero energy production, and we need to."

Technology 143

Technology Technology Transportation Materials 143

aasarchitecture

APRIL 12, 2024

The project restores William Pereira’s 1952 buildings and transforms the 25-acre site into a low-rise multi-modal campus, consisting of new sound stages, production offices, creative office space, and retail along its perimeter. The campus is designed to embody L.A.’s s first all-electric studio.

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Cities Transportation Restoration Zoning 59

Architizer

APRIL 22, 2024

From maximizing energy efficiency to choosing sustainable materials and ensuring ethical construction practices, these strategies are designed to help professionals make the most of available resources. For colder climates, position buildings to maximize sun exposure during the winter months.

Sustainability 89

Sustainability Architect Design Utilities 89

Architizer

APRIL 22, 2024

From maximizing energy efficiency to choosing sustainable materials and ensuring ethical construction practices, these strategies are designed to help professionals make the most of available resources. For colder climates, position buildings to maximize sun exposure during the winter months.

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Sustainability Architect Design Utilities 89

Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Petit Pli , which won wearable design of the year in 2018 , develops clothing that grows and adapts to the body, allowing for a longer product life. With just over three weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024 , we spoke to last year's sustainability winners about how their success led to attention and new clients.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2023

Canadian mass-timber pioneer Michael Green has hit out at architects designing unusually shaped buildings rather than embracing biomaterials in this interview as part of Dezeen's Timber Revolution series. Michael Green designed T3 in Minneapolis in 2016, the tallest timber structure in the United States at the time.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

JULY 12, 2022

You must keep this in mind if you are building a new home. Building green is beneficial for the environment and a positive step towards reducing the carbon footprint. Let’s look at the sustainable alternative to roofing materials. Corrugated roofing is an economical green roof for your home. How to Proceed.

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Roofing Materials Sustainability Environment 235

Deezen

MARCH 23, 2022

A team of students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has designed a prototype Solar Greenhouse for energy generation and food production with a "zero kilometre" philosophy. Solar Greenhouse is an energy and food production prototype that was designed by students and researchers at IAAC.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

Gaetano Pesce (top) created icons of Italian design such as the Up5 chair (above) Moving against the stream of rational, functional modernism in the 1960s and early 70s, Pesce experimented with materials and production methods to create furniture pieces imbued with political or religious meaning for brands from Cassina to B&B Italia.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Chief Executive Officer Clive Nichol says the example proves it’s possible to “apply the circular economy to structural elements of buildings.” The process, known as urban mining , recovers and resells raw materials from waste products. This move comes at a time of ballooned steel prices in the U.K.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2023

After concrete and steel , brick has become the latest focus for architects, designers and material researchers hoping to slash the emissions associated with building materials. Out of the brick alternatives on this list, K-Briq is the closest to commercialisation.

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Manufacturing Materials Mining Innovation 122

Deezen

MARCH 8, 2024

The Soft Soil daybed uses wet clay as padding Set on a spartan base of recycled stainless steel , the only colour is provided by the clay itself, which has a naturally pale green hue before firing. The clay is piped into a clear plastic envelope to form the upholstery "It's an unexpected material to bring into that conversation," he added.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

Mass timber will not become a mainstream building product because it uses too much wood, construction material expert Benjamin Kromoser claims in this interview for the Timber Revolution. "If But while mass timber can be used for taller buildings than conventional timber-frame construction, it uses much more wood.

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Civil Engineering Materials Sustainability Construction 145

Architonic

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

<p>The build of the overall space sequence reflects quoting, extracting, and amplifying the factory's production process and importing the details of the materials used in the production process into the space design.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Reclaimed materials were used to create this garden studio , which London practice The Environmental Design Studio has added to a compact site in Cambridge , England. I didn't want the building to be an eyesore and so dug it into the ground to the rear of the site to reduce its height," he told Dezeen.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the final episode of our Climate Salon podcast series with SketchUp, architects discuss why sustainability should guide the aesthetics of a building, as opposed to the reverse. Engel noted how architects could look to historical building practices to inform contemporary methods in a sustainable way. "I'm

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2023

Mint green materials cover this store for skincare brand Aesop , which Toronto studio Odami designed for the Palisades area of Los Angeles. The dark wood is also used for countertops, individual shelves, and a storage unit that sits below a large product display set into one wall.

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Interior Contractor Engineering Engineering 95

Deezen

APRIL 19, 2024

The Dezeen team provided exclusive previews of products, installations and events taking place across the city through out the week. The Børsen building in Copenhagen caught fire this week In Copenhagen, the 17th-century Børsen building was engulfed by a fire resulting in the collapse of its 56-metre-tall spire.

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Santa Cruz Architect

MAY 4, 2024

Mjøstårnet is the tallest mass timber building in Europe. Photo by Voll Arkitekter + Rikardo Foto Mass timber construction has revolutionized the architectural landscape, offering a sustainable and innovative alternative to traditional building materials. The Top 20 Tallest Mass Timber Buildings in the World 1.

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Construction Construction Building Utilities 61

Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2023

Danish studio Spacon & X preserved "different layers of unique history" when designing the Folk Kombucha brewery , which is set within a listed building in Copenhagen 's Meatpacking District. The buildings in the Meatpacking District are from the 1930s and have a strong character," said architect Malene Hvidt.

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Building Industrial Renovation Interior 98

Deezen

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Named Helvetia, the Victorian terrace house located in the inner-city suburb of Fitzroy was renovated with a focus on retaining and reusing materials while providing new spaces for nature. Steel flat blades were the obvious material for this application." The renovated site now includes five distinct garden areas.

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Housing Architect Renovation Roofing 137

Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

For this special lookbook sponsored by US-based wood design studio Madera, we've collected ten projects that use wooden products by the brand, including flooring , staircases and stylish exterior decking. The home features a wooden deck and large windows that offer generous views across the landscape.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has designed Infinite Maldives, a "resort residence" in the Maldives that will feature gardens and rows of houses on the water made from timber and locally sourced materials. The houses will surround four gardens by landscape architect Michael Desvigne and be built using timber and locally sourced materials.

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Landscape Design Sustainability Transportation 133

Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

Projects by Mecanoo include a mixed-use development comprised of six buildings connected by outdoor spaces for life science development Amstel Design District in Amsterdam and a green and blue tiled covered house named Villa BW in the Dutch village of Schoorl. Dezeen Awards 2024 launched last month in partnership with Bentley.

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Real Estate Innovation Residential Interior 120

Deezen

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Dezeen team have been reporting live from Stockholm Design Week in the Swedish capital (5-11 February) with updates throughout the day, including exclusive previews of products, installations and events. During the day, the lamp dons a moss-like palette of greens and greys while after dark it transforms to display fiery hues.

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Hotel Designs

APRIL 25, 2024

” Image credit: Numo Hotels & Resorts The hotel continues Numo’s core design philosophy, one inspired by the locale, nature, and traditional materials, showcasing them in a modern and imaginative way.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The latest proposal from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) aims to clamp down on greenwashing with new measures, including investment product sustainability labels and restrictions on how green terms like ‘ESG, ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ can be used. Our proposed rules will help consumers and firms build trust in this sector.

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Architizer

AUGUST 18, 2023

The new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has now been enacted as part of the wider European Union Green Deal. Between 1990 and 2008, the bloc’s imports in products now covered by the revised rules amounted to 36% of total associated deforestation worldwide. Shor House by Measured Architecture Inc.,

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Sustainability IT Materials Construction 98

The Spaces

APRIL 15, 2024

Rather than stage the furniture and objects as a singular assemblage, each object is displayed individually, elevating it from a consumer product to an idea for rumination. They are just shape, materiality, color.’ Says Santoma: ‘If we had put the objects all together, we would have created a living room.

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Deezen

MAY 25, 2022

Architecture firm BIG has constructed a mass-timber Passivhaus factory in a Norwegian forest for outdoor furniture maker Vestre , which features a green roof and solar panels as well as an exterior slide. The Plus factory has a distinctive cross shape. The factory is nestled into a forest on Norway's border with Sweden.

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Roofing Exterior Manufacturing Industrial 122

Deezen

JUNE 19, 2022

Created by Stefano Boeri Interiors , the Floating Forest installation aimed to promote the idea of regreening urban areas while also showcasing Timberland's environmentally focused product innovations. At four points on the path through the installation, Timberland products or brand values are featured.

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Installation Design Events Interior 128

Deezen

MARCH 14, 2022

Production designer Grant Major designed a two-storey house to embody a main character's suppressed homosexuality as the centrepiece of the Oscar -nominated set design for Netflix's The Power of the Dog film. . Glass back then wasn't as smooth and clean as it is on new buildings," Major said.

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The Architecture Designs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This article delves into the transformative trends reshaping commercial spaces, ensuring they foster productivity, creativity, and safety. This transition reflects a broader understanding of how environmental factors, such as light, space, and layout, directly impact worker productivity and morale.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 22, 2024

Image credit: LedsC4 Using a palette of three earthy hues, the stand’s layout divided into three distinct zones mirroring the brand’s offerings: Decorative in terracotta, Architectural Indoor in white and Architectural Outdoor in green. This commitment is already evident in all its products and in the company’s operational practices.

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