ArchDaily

JUNE 18, 2024

If designing a building in normal circumstances already presents numerous complexities, it's not hard to imagine the additional challenges when developing something in an extreme environment, such as locations with very high or low temperatures, or in places susceptible to corrosion, radiation, and more. Read more »

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 25, 2024

Image © Federico Cairoli The relationship between architecture and the environment is multifaceted. Many factors link architecture and the environment. They span from practical considerations such as natural materials and renewable energy sources to broader aspects like integrating and appreciating local culture. Read more »

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Archinect

JANUARY 27, 2025

Located on Martha's Vineyard, this high-end residential interior project emphasizes health-conscious materials throughout its design. To ensure a toxin-free environment, materials were carefully sourced from vetted fabricators, with custom pieces crafted as needed.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

This makes the natural environment a key player, shaping its relationship with the built environment and demanding that architecture seamlessly integrate with and respect its context. Over the years, Ecuadorian architecture has developed its own identity, successfully adapting to these diverse settings.

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Archinect

JANUARY 7, 2025

The school shares: "The 2024/25 Hearst Lectures is a series of discussions with designers, activists and professionals of the built environment whose work interrogate ecological, societal and material crisis.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 2, 2024

Lauro Rocha RUÍNA Arquitetura aims for greater socio-environmental awareness and the appreciation of materials while advocating for reuse as an alternative within the construction industry. Their participation in the 2023 Sharjah Architecture Triennale exemplifies how local ideas can achieve global recognition. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MARCH 19, 2025

To achieve this, elements like color , texture , lighting , and materials play a crucial role in shaping an environment that fosters relaxation and well-being. Sonmeo Nguyen Art Studio "Feeling at home" is more than just an expressionit is the sense of warmth and comfort that transforms a space into a true refuge.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Architects are exploring new materials , energy-efficient technologies, and spatial configurations that make towers more adaptable to their surroundings. In Dubai , UAE, AVA by SOMA creates a transition from the city into a more enclosed, water-defined environment with a focus on luxury living. Read more

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ArchDaily

MARCH 13, 2025

However, architecture is inherently tied to its environment buildings interact with climate, topography, and cultural history in ways that demand specificity. It suggests that architecture should not be imposed upon a site but rather emerge from it, informed by its materials, climate, and cultural significance.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Architectural design and architecture practice influence our daily lives in subtle and often unnoticed ways, where the end-users embrace built environments as they are. In 2024, museums, galleries, and curators responded to the evolving challenges within the built environment with various approaches.

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Archinect

JANUARY 15, 2025

Researchers at the University of California, Davis , and Stanford University have released a study highlighting the potential for construction materials to store billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). More than 30 billion tons of conventional versions of these materials are produced worldwide every year, the researchers note.

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Architizer

MARCH 13, 2025

Material choices are a major part of every project. From travertine to limestone, corten steel to zinc, timber to terrazzo, architects spend a huge amount of time and energy selecting the perfect materials for their designs. Unfortunately, not all the materials used in a project are chosen.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Image Claudio Schwarz via Unsplash This article is the winning entry of the Epistle Writing Prize 2024 , an annual competition dedicated to recognizing outstanding writing on design, architecture, and the environment.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2025

Furniture brand Forbo explains how its linoleum surfacing material uses natural, raw materials to create a versatile finish in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the brand. I know it sounds a bit strange, but it's such a soft material, it feels good to the hands." We use one hundred per cent green electricity."

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 11, 2024

They use drawing and mapping as essential tools to materialize their ideas and transform them into spaces. This trunk is nourished by everyday experiences, derived from simple interactions with the city or the environment, which triggers a creative process continually fed by experimentation and daily discovery, unafraid of the unknown.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 11, 2024

Defined as spaces enclosed by glass or other transparent plastic materials, greenhouses facilitate the growth of vegetables and ornamental plants even during periods of adverse external weather conditions. However, what does designing for plants involve?

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SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 19, 2025

Towering skyscrapers, opulent stadiums, and dazzling facades captivate our imaginations, yet they often come at a costboth to the environment and to our connection with the spaces we inhabit. Alain de Botton reminds us that our environments hold the power to reveal our better selves. Restraint is also a practical imperative.

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Archinect

JANUARY 2, 2025

Sleek furnishings and a neutral color palette provide a calming yet energizing environment, making it an ideal setting for creative thinking. Sustainability is at the core of the design, with the inclusion of energy-efficient lighting, environmentally friendly materials, and adaptable furniture.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 2, 2025

This meticulous effort focuses on identifying projects that stand out for their design and their positive impact on the environment, innovative use of materials and techniques, and ability to address current needs. Read more

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Archinect

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The role, based in Los Angeles, calls for an individual to “lead the direction of all materials and visual media produced by the school.” USC studio environment.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Led by Katherine Chia and Arjun Desai, the firm describes its approach to design as one that “merges technology, material innovation, sustainability, and the craft of building into collaborative and socially dynamic environments.”

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

El Alamo is a retreat designed for two people, where architecture integrates with the natural environment to offer a functional, sustainable, and aesthetically harmonious space. Natural materials and efficient solutions. This feature not only serves a functional purpose but also provides a warm and robust welcome.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Interior designer Tola Ojuolape demonstrates how to apply materials and finishes to a project using SketchUp in the second part of her Design Workshop , produced by Dezeen for the software brand. The series features leading designers describing how they created interior environments using the brand's 3D modelling software.

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Dwell

MARCH 12, 2025

Its the perfect material for building a house" in a variety of climates, says Honka U.S. Honka Fusion: Our proprietary concept combines mass timber with other building materials like glass, stone, and steel. Mass timber is also a fire-resistant material. "We use pine and spruce sourced from PEFC-certified Finnish forests.

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Archinect

MARCH 20, 2025

This exhibition blends past techniques and culture with contemporary social environments and needs, besides, it helps to connect things in different time periods related to people and architects' identities, while also providing a vision for the future of Thai architecture. It also provides academic services to the public and students.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 13, 2025

Giuseppe Miotto The 2025 edition of Milan Design Week and Salone del Mobile.Milano , spanning April 7th to 13th, brought together a diverse range of temporary installations at the intersection of architecture, design, and material innovation. Read more

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Archinect

JANUARY 29, 2025

Casa Pirul was born as an innovative concept: the harmonious integration between architecture and the environment where it is located. From the beginning, the meticulous selection of each material and finish used was prioritized, ensuring that they met the highest standards of quality and sustainability.

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Archinect

MARCH 6, 2025

Organic, tactile material finishes complementing the New Museum’s polished lightness will create a warm and comforting environment," he describes. Conceived as a freestanding box inserted into the ground floor lobby, it will be accessible from the building’s front and back, day to night.

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ArchDaily

MAY 20, 2024

Image © Daniela Mac Adden In response to the diverse topographies and natural conditions throughout the Argentine territory , the works of Luciano Kruk propose an architecture that works in harmony with the environment, the landscape, and the nature in which they are situated.

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ArchDaily

MAY 8, 2024

This omnipresence is no coincidence; the versatility of plastic has made it suitable for a variety of applications, and was described by its inventor—Leo Baekeland— as “the material of a thousand uses.” Read more »

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Hiding in plain sight - Hello Wood’s newest CLT house blends natural and built environment with sustainable materials. Completed in 2023 in Hungary. Images by György Palkó. Tucked away in the lush rural.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is accomplished by carefully choosing materials , colors , and shapes that reflect the natural environment. In this varied geography, many architectural projects are noteworthy for their seamless integration with their surroundings, blending subtly into the landscape. Read more »

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 14, 2025

Tree House / 6a Architects Josefina Viaa The preservation of the environment and the harmonious integration of the built and natural elements are fundamental principles in contemporary architecture.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Courtesy of Locus For decades, our society and the development of our built environment have been strongly associated with intensive extractive processes. While these methods were fundamental to the growth of urban areas, they also laid the groundwork for significant challenges that contemporary generations face today. Read more »

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Architecture, by its nature, is in constant conversation with the environment. In architectural terms, snow functions as an overlay — a temporary material that interacts with existing forms, revealing how buildings respond to their environment. This aspect of architectural design highlights the importance of adaptability.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Their vision in developing academic courses that champion the material and create stimulating learning environments through which students can learn sustainable design skills that apply to a range of different project types was recognized as both effective and nurturing of the next generation of architects.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Materials like exposed concrete, steel, glass, wood, and stone are selected for their inherent beauty, introducing subtle richness through texture. Here, the ornamentation comes with the materials’ own qualities. The Bauhaus also embraced the use of materials like glass, steel and concrete — all key elements of minimalist architecture.

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