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Albion Stone creates stone bricks from “unloved” stone
MVRDV designs a coral-inspired 3D printed facade for Tiffany & Co. using recycled fishing nets
MVRDV has designed a unique coral-inspired 3D printed retail facade that uses ocean plastic for the Tiffany & Co. store in Singapore Changi Airpor... More
Holcim and partners launch Phoenix, a pioneering and circular 3D printed concrete bridge
Swiss-based global building materials and aggregates company Holcim has launched Phoenix, a pioneering and circular 3D printed concrete bridge. Built... More
Concrete and MOOS complete sustainable and modular social housing project
Amsterdam-based Concrete, a multidisciplinary interior and architecture studio, has partnered with MOOS, an innovative housing concept that seeks to a... More
HygroShell: a self-shaping, lightweight, and sustainable wood structure
HygroShell harnesses the hygroscopic properties of wood to achieve form and structure. (A hygroscopic material is one that can absorb and release mois... More
Low-carbon recycled brick developed for expansion of Design Museum Gent, Belgium
A low-carbon brick made from recycled municipal waste has been developed for the construction of a new wing for the Design Museum Gent (DING), Belgium... More
Hempcrete block installation highlights the potential of bio-based materials in construction
In September 2023, Casa da Arquitectura – Centro Português de Arquitectura (Portuguese Centre for Architecture) in Porto hosted the second... More
SOM and Prometheus Materials exhibit an algae-based alternative to standard concrete blocks
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has designed a curvilinear installation constructed of brown-colored, algae-based masonry blocks for the 2023 Chi... More
A new experimental group exhibition presents the building materials of tomorrow
In a new experimental group exhibition at Copenhagen Contemporary, the Danish capital’s international art center, Reset Materials — Toward... More
Snøhetta, Studio Plastique and Fornace Brioni give glass from electronic waste new life in the form of glass tile
A collaboration between Snøhetta, Studio Plastique and Fornace Brioni, Common Sands – Forite positively leverages the unique properties o... More