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Miniview: Mondrian Singapore Duxton deconstructs the shophouse

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Carter was taken with the big idea of the deconstructed shophouse. Rather than a direct translation, we took its parts and deconstructed it into contemporary forms,” she explained. Main image credit: Mondrian Singapore Duxton Miniview: Mondrian Singapore Duxton deconstructs the shophouse Pauline Brettell.

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Measured Architecture designs Shor House to be a "test bed of recycling"

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The original foundation retains a wall made of dry-stacked stone All of the new structures share a design vocabulary that draws upon the reuse of materials and the notion of alchemy – the "transmutation of a base material into something more valuable". This project is a test bed of recycling – a zero-take approach," said Cuddington.

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Largest earthquake test for mass-timber tower successful in California

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A team of architects and researchers have successfully tested a 10-storey mass-timber tower for earthquake resilience At 112 feet tall (34 metres), it is the tallest building ever to be tested on a shake table and involved hundreds of specialists from academia, construction, architecture and materials industries.

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MCA – Mario Cucinella Architects designs the installation “Città Miniera: Design, Dismantle, Disseminate” for Milan Design Week 2024

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Design, Dismantle, Disseminate” [“The City as a Resource to be Mined. “Città Miniera. Mario Cucinella, Founder & Design Director of Mario Cucinella Architects, says “Città Miniera is a story of the city as a possible reserve for the future.

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Reclaimed Construction: Top Ten Sustainable Building Materials

Habitus Living

Currently, this trend is not quite supported by large-scale supply and some recycled construction materials can be quite costly. Eventually it is entirely likely that building a house with recycled materials will be the industry standard, rendering conventionally manufactured building materials obsolete. Straw Bales.

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Architects Guide: 18 Ways To Make Your Designs More Sustainable

Architizer

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. By selecting locally produced materials, you reduce transportation costs and emissions and you also support the local economy.

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

Architizer

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. By selecting locally produced materials, you reduce transportation costs and emissions and you also support the local economy.