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The Spirit of Sustainability: Designing with Ghost Materials

Architizer

In 19th-century Northern Britain, slag bricks, otherwise known as Scoria brick, were manufactured as iron production ramped up. Their WasteBasedBricks are made using demolition rubble from urban deconstruction sites and give a second life to materials that would otherwise be crushed into low-grade aggregate.

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Deconstruction by Design: How Architects Are Redefining Practice Through Material Reuse

Architizer

As the stadium prepares to dismantle its roof, an international competition invites architects and students to explore this forward-thinking approach’s potential benefits and challenges in shaping sustainable practices within the architectural domain. The competition brief called for the design of a new plant shop, fruit and vegetables.

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"I've seen the entire narrative change" around sustainable fashion says Christopher Raeburn

Deezen

Speaking to Dezeen from his studio, which is housed in the former Burberry textile factory in east London, the British designer explained that sustainable fashion has gone from fringe to mainstream since he started his brand in the late noughties. Meanwhile, 65 per cent of new clothes end up in landfill within 12 months.

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Architects Guide: 18 Ways To Make Your Designs More Sustainable

Architizer

In an era where the health of our planet is more critical than ever, embracing sustainability in our architectural projects isn’t just beneficial — it’s essential. Amidst the pressing challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, the call for sustainable practices has never been louder.

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Architects’ Guide: 18 Ways To Make Your Designs More Sustainable

Architizer

In an era where the health of our planet is more critical than ever, embracing sustainability in our architectural projects isn’t just beneficial — it’s essential. Amidst the pressing challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, the call for sustainable practices has never been louder.

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Previously unrecycleable clothing made into Fibers Unsorted textile

Deezen

The Fibers Unsorted project started with development and engineering company Imat-Uve , which began researching methods of deconstructing mixed textiles into usable fibres in 2013, setting out to spin them into yarns that could compete with their predecessors in terms of quality.

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The ethics of good design with King

Habitus Living

King has always held strongly to principles in design, manufacture and lifetime stewardship in everything it creates. Most of the time, when we are looking for new suppliers and products, we know that many clients will also want to see the ethical or sustainability certificates products come with.”.

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