ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Various construction techniques have been implemented, relying on locally sourced materials to create spaces and shelters in complete harmony with the landscape. Over the years, Ecuadorian architecture has developed its own identity, successfully adapting to these diverse settings.

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ArchDaily

JULY 5, 2023

Popular Japanese techniques have reached even the most remote corners of the globe, gaining traction across various fields that range from technical craftsmanship to digital innovation.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Entrants were encouraged to explore creative approaches to materiality, construction techniques, and structural ingenuity, with particular attention to safety, durability, and weather resilience,” Buildner noted.

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ArchDaily

MAY 15, 2024

Image © Pacha Mother / Adrian Hernandez In the quest to promote a more sustainable construction where the use of natural materials contributes to the transmission of local traditions and cultures , an increasing number of architecture projects are exploring different resources and techniques to address environmental, economic, or social concerns.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Refined through centuries of observation, experimentation, and likely even errors, these systems demonstrate a profound understanding of local materials and building techniques. It invites us to explore how our ancestors designed durable structures adapted to their environment. Read more »

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2025

The central service counter at Krume Bcker's new space is formed from compounded earth Mallol Arquitectos chose to build the counter out of compacted earth, combining local materials and ancestral techniques to create a contemporary aesthetic. months," said Mallol Arquitectos. The photography is by Mauricio Carvajal.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 20, 2025

Image Lauro Rocha From the field of architecture and construction, the concept of material reuse is closely tied to circular economy and the reduction of carbon footprints , paving the way toward a more sustainable and responsible future. Read more

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Image © Yeferson Bernal, Juan David Toro The use of local materials in architecture is becoming more and more important as there is a growing need to find new, sustainable construction methods that can help address the current climate crisis. Milguaduas House / ritmo arquitectos. Read more »

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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.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Researchers at ETH Zurich have introduced a new robotic 3D printing method for cement-free low-carbon materials for a circular economy. Their aim was to "increase the cost competitiveness of sustainable building materials through efficient and automated production."

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

However, as industrialization untethered material from place, the balance shifted. The cost of transporting goods fell, the appetite for resources grew and suddenly, construction was no longer restricted by the availability of materials. Importing materials is ecologically and financially costly.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The project, titled m{AI}celium - A Data-Driven Approach to Designing 3D-Printed Mycelium Based Composites , explores the ‘correlation between design practices, mycelium growth, and material properties in 3D-printed mycelium-based composites (MBCs).”

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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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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Straw insulation offers the lowest carbon footprint across its entire lifetime than any other major insulation material. Image © 11H45 Working within the restrictions of a limited carbon footprint can be one of the hardest – but also most rewarding – parts of a modern architect’s role. Read more »

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As an example, beginning with the primitive huts used in the earliest forms of domestic architecture, furs were employed as an exterior covering to restrict the flow of air and, consequently, regulate the interior environment.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

On countless occasions architecture has remembered famous architects and their material discoveries through time, but what about recognizing women’s contributions to the discipline? Discussing their pioneering material explorations is key to understanding their role in projects.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

While architecture can serve as inspiration for the design of forms and configurations of edible elements, it also contributes the techniques of descriptive drawing, architectural composition, and staged planning to the culinary language.

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ArchDaily

JULY 21, 2023

This design practice, Co-led by Adeyemo Shokunbi , aims to contribute to a Nigerian architectural language through the renaissance of local materials. These projects brought the Laterite finishing technique to life and now help build the case for a Nigerian architectural language. Read more »

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Archinect

AUGUST 7, 2023

Researchers from MIT and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a computational technique that makes it easier for a user to quickly design a metamaterial cell from any of those smaller building blocks, and then evaluate the resulting metamaterial’s properties.

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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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Aric Gitomer Architect

JULY 12, 2022

Several advanced but expensive techniques allow the roofs to produce energy for your home. Let’s look at the sustainable alternative to roofing materials. Corrugated roofing is one of the most used materials for average homes. These roof shingles are a product of recycled waste material such as rubber, plastic, or wood fiber.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The technique could also extend the longevity of products because it is less noticeable if the wood becomes chipped or dented, while surface marks can be sanded away without the need to refinish the pieces. It would be quite hard to do this if only the surface of the material was coloured," he said.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Nowadays, however, sustainability increasingly encompasses different strategies that also involve acknowledging vernacular techniques and local materials as crucial for creating sustainable and carbon-neutral buildings.

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ArchDaily

JANUARY 14, 2025

Various design strategies are employed to achieve this balance, ranging from the revival of vernacular techniques to the use of advanced technologies.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

While most constructions today still opt for traditional pitched or flat roofs, advancements in construction materials and techniques are leading to greater design exploration and layout variations. This has resulted in a rise in green roofs , passive insulation solutions, and more innovative uses of rooftops.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 11, 2025

The exhibition aims to highlight the importance of ancestral knowledge in addressing such challenges, celebrate materials essential to Peruvian cultural heritage , and expose the value of collective intelligence. The raft was the result of a collective, handcrafted effort and a significant structural challenge. Read more

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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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ArchDaily

MAY 21, 2023

However, we are not talking about traditional construction techniques using timber, but rather about this well-known material combined with cutting-edge technology. As timber construction becomes increasingly popular, you have probably heard this phrase. Read more »

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Commonly used especially in China, the technique was applied to both ancient monuments and vernacular architecture, with the Great Wall utilizing the technique. Most notably, rammed earth structures use local materials, meaning they have low embodied energy and produce little waste. Read more »

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designboom

APRIL 12, 2025

the exhibition brings together forms and materials gathered directly from nature with advanced digital fabrication techniques and traditional craft. The post batten and kamp combines textured cast aluminum with rough-cut marble in furniture series appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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ArchDaily

JULY 10, 2024

Recognized for intelligent design and collaboration with clients and local communities, the award winners also showcase innovative construction techniques and thoughtful material selections. Read more »

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ArchDaily

MARCH 3, 2024

Image Due to their aesthetic, sustainable, durable, and resistant qualities, stone materials have accompanied the disciplines of architecture and engineering since their origins. As is known, in Mexico, stone has been a fundamental element in pre-Hispanic constructions where experimentation was done with vaults, ashlars, masonry, etc.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

By disregarding the kind of structural interventions that might alter their historic and often culturally relevant landscapes , the projects position traditional and local skills, materials, and architectural techniques alongside high-end luxury interiors. Read more »

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2025

Lanza Atelier has created a pavilion in Mexico City Lanza Atelier made the pavilion largely out of plywood panels sourced from regenerative forests, which were darkened using the traditional Japanese Shou Sugi Ban technique, and a corrugated roof.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Pavilion ∞ / Atelier Lai © Yilong Zhao Some materials change the course of architecture from the moment they begin to be employed. The initial materials used in construction certainly did so: clay, stone, and wood. The ability to build is the origin of the discipline. Read more »

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Archinect

APRIL 7, 2025

The design studio, titled ‘Under Pressure’, focuses on prototyping economical and sustainable building techniques for concrete casting that are largely made of pressurized air vessels to ultimately resist the hefty liquid pressure of concrete during the casting process.

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Archinect

MARCH 17, 2025

Utilizing natural, traditional building materials processed with simple but modern techniques, the Grass House proposes a contextual and healthy alternative to standard stick-frame construction.

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