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Does AI Correlate Materiality with Contemporary Architecture? An Experiment with Six Building Materials

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This building is made of (material). still recurs today, the generation of images and text is grounded in existing information, limiting their capabilities. With that in mind, a single prompt was developed for this experiment (with materiality as its variable) to delve into the obtained results. Image via DALL.E Read more ยป

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Tohoku University researchers develop real-time stress monitoring materials for aging infrastructure

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A team of researchers from Japan’s Tohoku University has developed a new mechanoluminescent construction material they say can be used in infrastructure to monitor daily use stress information in real-time in order to avert potential future catastrophes that may result from its aging stock of bridges, roads, and dams.

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Grupo Finca in Cuba: "We Found in the Informality of Our City a Legal Void Where We Can Operate"

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Given the complexity of the country's political and social situation, informal architecture is common: low resources, difficulty in obtaining materials, high costs, and a lack of skilled labor, among other challenges, are some of the obstacles faced by independent architecture professionals. Read more ยป

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Local geology informs Mykonos hillside villa by Tom Dixon and A31 Architecture

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Aimasia Residence was built around an existing stone wall Nestled on a hill overlooking the Aegean Sea, the surrounding rocky landscape informed the teams' design for Aimasia Residence. An existing 62-metre-long granite wall formed the "spine" of the home's layout and influenced the material choices inside.

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Rob Diaz uses all natural materials to build house in Los Angeles

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The brief for the four-bedroom, five-bathroom property in Studio City "was to design a home using all natural materials", according to Diaz, who has developed several single-family homes across the city. The post Rob Diaz uses all natural materials to build house in Los Angeles appeared first on Dezeen. The final result was worth it."

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400 hanging mushroom bricks used in Studio Link-Arcโ€™s Shenzhen Biennale installation

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’ Photo credit: Yu Bai Seeking to respond to the theme with a project that explored “the intersection between living organisms and architecture,” the studio chose mycelia as their working material due to its ability to survive and adapt to varying environments.

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3XN tops out a modular timber office park for two robotics companies

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It features open office layouts, along with common areas and amenity spaces where employees can interact informally. This approach allows the building to be scaled up or down according to future needs as certain parts of the structure and materials can be reshaped and reused. It is also primarily made of wood, allowing the.