Archinect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Joseph Paxton, the architect, employed a modular design using prefabricated iron and glass components, which were mass-produced in factories. The building's structure relied on standardized parts, such as cast-iron columns and girders, which were quickly assembled on-site.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2025

The eleven pieces featured in the collection all adopt an unconventional use of materials Led by architect Lorenzo Lo Schiavo and artist Clo Dbberthin, Palma is based in So Paulo , where each piece was designed and produced.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Through expressive materials, precise techniques and forward-thinking methods, these spaces echo the same dedication to excellence found in their curricula. These louvers, oriented at varying angles, reduce solar heat gain and allow for expansive full-height glass windows, ensuring natural light fills the interiors.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Using neutral tones and a pared-back material palette, Keiji Ashizawa Design aimed to highlight the raw, brutalist character of the original building while also introducing some more refined, elegant details. Here, and throughout the wider building, the studio opted for a limited material palette comprised primarily of steel, glass and wood.

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Architizer

JANUARY 31, 2025

The driving force behind Modernism was to create a new architectural language, using new materials and technologies , an architecture that better reflected the changing society at the turn of the twentieth century, most notably marked by industrialization and technological innovation. Moscow, Russia. | Philip Johnson (1906-2005).

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2024

It acts as a resource for research on Korea, introduces Korean writers to the New York audience, and provides educational materials for young Korean-Americans and those interested in Korean culture. They were fabricated as modular units using thin plywood panels, slats and metal components to be efficient and cost-effective.

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Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

This article explores techniques for optimizing natural light, from architectural layout and window placement to advanced glazing solutions, with a focus on sustainable and aesthetic benefits for new residential projects and home additions. Smaller windows are appropriate for bathrooms and other rooms where privacy is paramount.

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Architizer

JANUARY 20, 2025

Outdoor Coral By David Trubridge Lighting Popular Choice Winner, Exterior Lighting, 2024 A+Product Awards Marking 20 years of design excellence, Outdoor Coral combines geometric beauty with eco-conscious materials. Each piece is meticulously designed using both traditional and innovative techniques.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Some see it as a celebration of material, form and function; others perceive it as cold and uninviting. It is known for its bold forms and unapologetic use of raw materials, particularly exposed concrete. Brutalism is closely associated with Modernism , as both movements focus on functionality and honesty in materials.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Partially sunken into the ground, letterbox-style windows framed by visor-like openings provide views both of the surrounding landscape and onto the central courtyard, which is accessed through large glass doors. These folds and curves feel like entering a cave giving a wild experience.

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Architizer

MARCH 5, 2025

Nowadays, they use a mix of advanced techniques, from parametric modeling to robotic fabrication. One of these tools is CNC (Computer Numerical Control) technology a method that cuts, mills and carves materials with machine-guided precision. And for these eight projects, that’s precisely what it does.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible. The photography is by Yash R Jain.

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Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2024

Architizer’s A+Product Awards celebrate the manufacturers at the forefront of material innovation. In the early years, glass was a medium for divine storytelling. With its vast expanse of plate glass panels and cast iron framework, the structure redefined the possibilities of architecture and design. from 2021 to 2028.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Beverage company Diageo has produced what it believes is the world's lightest standard-sized glass spirits bottle for its Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultra whisky, launching next week at the London Design Festival. Most glass bottles are heavier than they need to be in nine-tenths of the shape in order to be strong enough at the weakest point."

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2025

Dezeen Showroom: Czech lighting brand Bomma worked with glassmakers Studio Dechem to release a pendant light that features a fringe of multicoloured glass. Fragment Line lighting comprises a metal strip that holds a pair of parallel rectilinear glass panels. It is suspended by vertical rods at two points along its frame.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Their projects don’t scream for attention with flashy designs or towering glass façades. Whether it’s reimagining traditional techniques or experimenting with unconventional materials, LUO Studio is challenging the status quo by asking a simple question: How can architecture do better? Let’s take a closer look.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As well as the nine glasses, many of the artists and designers created and donated unique objects for the project, which will be auctioned off together with the one-off glasses to benefit UK creative arts charity Create. Above: set designer Shona Heath's glasses resemble a bow. I'm going to wear these glasses all the time."

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Read: Six trends from Dutch Design Week 2024 including polluted materials and conceptual dinners More than 270 pieces were on show by over 100 Hungarian and regional designers from countries including Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, with a combination of collectible design alongside more mass-produced product design.

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Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2025

Pivoting glass doors replicate the arched shape of an original window The result is a four-bedroom home with a rustic aesthetic and contemporary details including pivoting doors and an acid-yellow kitchen. Estancia San Jos is the vacation home of a mother and daughter, set amidst 76 hectares of Menorcan countryside.

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Deezen

JULY 25, 2023

Passive cooling techniques in architecture, reflective paint and water-filled windows are featured among the methods that designers and architects are using to mitigate heat in energy-efficient ways. Read on to see eight projects featuring heat mitigation techniques.

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Deezen

JULY 19, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: designers have been using glass to create furnishings for many years – here, we detail some of the products on Dezeen Showroom made from the material. Glass has long been a popular choice for designers thanks to its resistance to heat, water and sunlight.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Throughout these venues, there were a number of Japanese designers working with discarded or neglected materials and processes. He also showed sample pieces to explain his process, whereby he applied one colour to the wood before cutting away sections and applying a second colour, making the finished material less recognisable as driftwood.

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Deezen

APRIL 8, 2025

Copenhagen-based designer Mardahl produces colourful hand-blown glass designs Danish designer Mardahl is best known for her distinctive approach to glassware and will sit alongside Giorgia Lupi on the design judging panel. Her colourful, organically shaped designs embrace the unpredictability of working with glass.

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Architizer

APRIL 16, 2025

Today’s architects reinterpret Brazil’s most famous architects’ bold, fluid forms using modern technologies, materials and construction techniques, blending artistic expression with innovation. Aflalo/Gasperini modernizes Niemeyer’s characteristic sculpted concrete aesthetic by incorporating glass and metal.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Each designer then went back to their own studio to create a contemporary reinterpretation of the historical artefacts, drawing on traditional craft techniques and precious materials to explore how objects can still inspire reverence in our secular consumer culture.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The evolution of Caribbean modernism in the 21st century is marked by an intentional return to locally sourced materials, passive cooling techniques and designs that harmonize with the natural environment. Yet, this architectural movement isnt solely about functionality; its also about storytelling.

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Deezen

MARCH 9, 2025

Hit-and-miss brickwork is a bricklaying technique that results in gaps between two bricks on the same plane, where the mortar would usually join them together. This is where simple, but evocative techniques like hit-and-miss brickwork come in making creative use of the scalable and sustainable clay brick."

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Deezen

MARCH 3, 2025

The elevators in the Chrysler Building are an example of art deco's affinity for ostentatious patterns, expensive materials and Egyptian influences. For one thing, art deco tended to be highly exuberant, with liberal use of colour, ornament and luxurious materials and that is what distinguishes it from other 1920s and 30s designs.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

But its branching form and glowing magnolia blossoms grew from the same emphasis on the inherent qualities and possibilities of specific materials that have characterized the designer's more reductive geometric designs. Uniting such opposing qualities in a single object is a hallmark of Fukasawa's poetic sensibility."

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2025

Apollo Instruments aimed to satisfy the DSKY's enduring fan base with an object that is made of high-grade materials and accurately represents even the system's smallest details, such as colour and font. Ultimately, we adopted pad printing, a technique first employed in watchmaking during the late 19th century," said Clayton.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The products here build on the US heritage of furniture design and manufacturing, only now deploying new materials and modern manufacturing techniques. Thanks to their materiality, the fabrics are thermoregulating, hard wearing and renewable – due to these properties, hey can be used for a number of practical purposes.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2025

Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Ross Gardam has created a pendant light defined by its teardrop-shaped shade, which is made using traditional glass blowing techniques. Also available in a tabletop variation, the Solace pendant light comprises a static, ceiling-hung brass pole culminating in a glass shade.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2025

"In response, design students from Tec de Monterrey's campuses in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Quertaro translate everyday metaphors and local traditions into contemporary objects through research and material experimentation, balancing craft and industrial manufacturing. Abbreviations like Pizca (Pzc.), and Chorrito (Chrrt.)

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Archinect

JULY 14, 2023

KPF’s renovation of the 712 Fifth Avenue lobby introduces carefully crafted, gently curving glass and stone elements that refract light and add warm tones to brighten and seemingly expand the space. Echoing the sculptural quality of the glass, the lobby.

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Architizer

APRIL 14, 2025

Orthographic views invite a clearer, more analytical appreciation of design decisions that contribute to sustainability, such as passive ventilation strategies, compact layouts, recycled or local materials, and integration with the natural environment. The penthouse features a light wood and glass faade, metal roofing and large skylights.

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Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The construction industry is undergoing a transformative phase thanks to breakthroughs in material science. Advanced construction materials are revolutionizing the way we build, offering enhanced durability, sustainability, and efficiency. From self-healing concrete to smart materials, the possibilities seem limitless.

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Deezen

APRIL 18, 2025

Strut chair by Yamur Kyl for Yet Design Studio Istanbul and London-based practice Yet Design Studio looked to aluminium construction materials to inform the design of its aptly-named Strut chair. Read on to see our pick of pieces on Dezeen Showroom that debuted during Milan design week.

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