Dwell

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The new disaster response initiative aims to support property owners, local organizations, and agencies in getting the documentation, condition assessments, resources, and guidance necessary to recover significant buildings damaged by natural disasters and adapt them for longer-term resilience. The question isn’t, can we rebuild these?

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Some projects incorporate green spaces and shared amenities to create a stronger connection between the built environment and its users, while others introduce innovative construction techniques to improve sustainability and efficiency.

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Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Natural light is an essential design element that profoundly impacts a home’s aesthetics, energy efficiency, and livability. The Importance of Natural Light in Residential Design Understanding the value of natural light in a home extends beyond simply creating bright spaces.

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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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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Although these practices are fairly absent in contemporary building techniques, new technological innovations expand the prospects of timber construction in architecture. Through design, the use of trunks or branches of trees in their entirety can accentuate their innate mechanical properties for structural sustainability. Read more »

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ArchDaily

JUNE 28, 2023

Exploring materials beyond traditional masonry cladding or commercial curtain wall systems, Cupa Pizarras has developed natural slate rainscreen facades. From linear to honeycomb patterns, these geometric facade layouts meet the requirements of current architectural trends, which demand more sustainable and energy-efficient buildings.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 4, 2025

BoysPlayNice Many people living in large urban centers have, at some point, wished to trade the chaos of city life for the calm and tranquility of nature. As the desire for such experiences grows, Latin American countries ' tourism and hospitality sectors have been investing in resorts nestled within forests.

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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. Read more

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Prioritizing minimal intervention in nature, Siranna’s development utilizes specific techniques to preserve the local landscape. The initiative aligns with NEOM’s dedication to creating sustainable spaces in nature. The architecture pays tribute to the area’s heritage while blending into the mountains and wadi. 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

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Cortesia de G Wood Pro (Tantimber) Wood is a material with unique characteristics –such as its natural warmth and tactile quality– capable of providing a sense of comfort and well-being, evoking emotions and memories, and creating a cozy atmosphere in interior spaces. Read more »

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Amid forested landscapes, jungles, or coastal settings , many architects choose to design cabins immersed in natural surroundings, seeking to foster a deeper connection with nature by distancing themselves from the city.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Known for its pristine lakes, endless forests and mystical displays of aurora borealis, Finland is a land where nature is at its most abundant and pure. Yet amidst all the urban development, Helsinki remains deeply connected to nature. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work!

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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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ArchDaily

JULY 17, 2023

Each part of the world has defined its own architectural techniques based on its unique climatic conditions. However, environmental concerns in the 21st century provoked new techniques, implementing solutions to preserve natural resources and provide thermal comfort.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Given the challenges of building appropriately for the extremes of the high desert, the Sky Disk collaborators were eager to use this building as a lab for emerging techniques that reduce carbon and toxic materials, while still exceeding stringent California standards for seismic code and energy efficiency.

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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 20, 2023

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Deezen

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A bush-hammering technique was applied to the concrete walls to give the building a coarse texture that corresponds to the rugged neighbouring cliffs. A transparent dark-toned coating was the used to give the concrete a more "subdued and grounded" appearance.

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Archinect

APRIL 10, 2024

Crops are thriving, grains are fresh, and the carefully processed ingredients, infused with delicate techniques, bring forth a new burst of flavors in the ancient land. This highlights the shared essence of Chinese and international culinary traditions across the seasons, emphasizing the importance of natural freshness.

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Avontuura

MARCH 3, 2022

Solar Greenhouse is a greenhouse prototype built using ‘zero-kilometre’ natural materials and digital construction techniques in Barcelona. The post The IAAC builds a prototype solar greenhouse for food and energy production in cities appeared first on Åvontuura.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Jospéphine Fossey created a geometric lamp from the biomaterial The designers were encouraged to showcase Reishi's adaptability and durability in their objects, with the only constraint being that they should preserve the material's natural colour. The metal's patinated surface is complemented by Reishi's naturally mottled texture.

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Archinect

JUNE 2, 2022

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.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 26, 2024

In prehistoric times, we sought refuge in caves, taking advantage of rock structures for protection against the natural elements and predators. Image © Fernando Alda Architecture has always played a key role in providing shelter and protection for human beings. Read more »

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Archinect

MAY 27, 2024

We aimed to showcase the possibilities of wood and digital design and fabrication techniques. It is not uncommon to encounter imposing figures of similar nature in the forest. Our primary objective was to explore the use of sensation and experience to challenge conventional notions of residential living. Throughout the projec.

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Chaos

MARCH 5, 2024

Lighting techniques can make a good render look great. Expert Ricardo Eloy shares tips to bring your scenes to life with natural and artificial illumination.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Located in the city of Kochi, TropiBox is informed by the architecture of tropical modernism – a style developed in the late 1940s as a blending of European modernism with the vernacular techniques of tropical regions.

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ArchDaily

JULY 21, 2023

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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Architizer

JANUARY 22, 2025

Earthquakes are among the most unpredictable and devastating natural phenomena, testing the resilience of the built environment and the ingenuity of architects and engineers. As urban populations grow and climate change exacerbates natural disasters, the need for buildings that prioritize safety and durability has never been more urgent.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 18, 2024

At an urban scale , spaces are reconsidered for their potential to shift towards more pedestrian-friendly activities, more natural areas, and opportunities for community gathering and event organizing.

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Archinect

MAY 20, 2024

His technique has been validated by a test on a real building — 15 by 12 meters in plan, with two 2.6-meter-high ” The Endure project recently made the cover of the journal Nature. According to Adam, this design philosophy is similar to fuse-based protection of electrical networks.

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ArchDaily

MARCH 7, 2022

Its low height, its horizontal lines and, above all, its materiality make it a modern building in perfect harmony with the local nature. This is an extremely traditional and historic building technique, but which is rarely attributed to contemporary buildings. Read more ».

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Designed by Amsterdam studio More Architecture , the rooms are arranged with varied orientations to provide guests with an "immersive relationship with nature".

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Architizer

MARCH 5, 2025

Nowadays, they use a mix of advanced techniques, from parametric modeling to robotic fabrication. Traditional carpentry techniques are revived without nails or adhesives, using CNC-milled plywood components assembled on-site with AR guidance. This approach increases construction efficiency while honoring heritage craftsmanship.

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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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Archinect

MAY 20, 2024

His technique has been validated by a test on a real building — 15 by 12 meters in plan, with two 2.6-meter-high ” The Endure project recently made the cover of the journal Nature. According to Adam, this design philosophy is similar to fuse-based protection of electrical networks.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Taking as the focus the possibility of his patented , foldable fiberglass technique for use in resiliency design efforts, Design Topology Lab founder Joseph Choma is once again breaking the mold on a typology that has become increasingly relevant in the era of intensifying natural disasters born out of climate change.

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