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Smart, Eco-Conscious Architecture and Décor Inspired by Nature’s Finest Materials

ArchDaily

The combination of innovation, ecological awareness, and, fundamentally, the revaluation of natural resources that have accompanied humanity since its earliest days. While this knowledge was never truly lost, the techniques associated with these materials have long remained in the background. What is its 'secret'?

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MIT researchers create strong, ultra-light architected materials using kirigami techniques

Archinect

Researchers at MIT have developed a lightweight architected material inspired by the cellular structures found in natural materials such as honeycombs and bones. The structures are described as "steel cork" by Gershenfeld due to their lightweight nature combined with high strength and stiffness.

Technique 246
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Foster + Partners designs timber department store in Tokyo

Archinect

Its design ensures the maximization of daylight and passive thermal comfort while using natural materials. ” The department store is inspired by traditional Japanese building techniques featuring a timber structure that greatly lowers the building’s embodied carbon and offers a distinct.

Technique 318
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Exploring Local Material in Contemporary Architecture: PWDC Transforms Building Surfaces in Nigeria

ArchDaily

Through explorations anchored in local laterite, they have developed the material as a modern finishing technique, investigated its potential as a natural dye, discovered new ways to employ its thermal properties, and now build the research prospect of other local materials. Read more »

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The Nubian Vault: Applying Old Construction Techniques to Modern Building Problems

Architizer

Using techniques passed down through generations, the ancient people of Nubia crafted gently curving vaults that were so extraordinary and resilient to the sands of time that they have endured for millennia. The shape naturally directs the weight downwards to the base, meaning no need for buttressing.

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Niwatorigoya is a chicken coop inspired by Japanese shrines

Deezen

Niwatorigoya was designed by 2m26 Designed and built by 2m26 , the structure is a reinterpretation of the traditional joinery techniques used at the Ise Grand Shrine in Japan's Mie Prefecture. We wanted to experience by our hand how to use cedar bark because it was [a] common natural material used for roofs in the past."

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Atlas Concorde expands its Boost Natural collection

Hotel Designs

The new collection continues the success of Boost Natural and follows up on the collaboration with Brioni, fourth-generation member of a family of kiln workers from Gonzaga and founder of a unique business in Italy that has in its DNA the production of raw earth finishes with a contemporary look for the world of architecture.

Nature 102