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“The allure of the ‘bio’ prefix must be taken with some healthy scrutiny”

February 15, 2024 Sioban Imms 0

Biomaterials have the potential to significantly cut carbon emissions but designers should approach them with caution to avoid creating a whole new set of problems, warns Sioban Imms. The vision of a civilisation based on biomaterials is compelling: products, clothes and buildings made from materials that have been “grown”, rather than derived from polluting, extractive

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First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden

January 29, 2024 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

The world’s first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion. The 105-metre-tall tower, located in the region of Skara, is Modvion’s first commercial wind turbine tower, and follows on from a smaller 30-metre-high demonstration project the company completed in 2020. While its rotor blades

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Studio Bark devises structural use for waste timber in English woodlands

January 26, 2024 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

British architecture practice Studio Bark has worked with students from the University of East London to devise a roof-supporting column with otherwise unusable timber at a site within ancient English woodland. Named Spindles, the project, which borrowed techniques from local chair making traditions, involved using small pieces of shaped wood to make a roof-supporting column.

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Dezeen Agenda features apartment building made from Lego-like blocks

January 23, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an apartment block in California constructed like a “real-life Lego-kit”. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Florida-based manufacturer Renco has completed a Palm Springs apartment complex that was made using Lego-like blocks made of repurposed materials and designed by architecture studio Arquitectonica. Constructed from a composite blend

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Revalu aims to improve access to materials data for architects

December 22, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

The Revalu platform uses one million data points and an AI-powered accuracy checker to enable architects to compare the environmental impacts of different building materials. Founded by data scientists in Denmark and launched earlier this year, Revalu aims to cater to both large and small architecture practices, with three different ways to engage with its

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Australia bans engineered stone due to silicosis risk

December 14, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban engineered stone, following rising cases of silicosis among workers who handle the material. The ban was agreed at a meeting of Australian federal and state workplace ministers on Wednesday, and will come into place across the country from 1 July 2024. The ban targets

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Provencher Roy mixes recycled glass into concrete of sculptural Quebec bridge

November 20, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Canadian architecture studio Provencher Roy has created Darwin Bridges, a curved bridge on Nuns’ Island outside of Montreal constructed with concrete that utilises recycled glass in its mixture. The structure replaces a set of two-lane bridges constructed in the 1960s to service the growing suburban community and connect it with the highway system. The original

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SOM creates spiral of algae bricks for Chicago Architecture Biennial installation

September 27, 2023 Ellen Eberhardt 0

In collaboration with Colorado-based Prometheus Materials, architecture studio SOM has created a spiral installation made of bio-bricks for the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial. The installation was made using the Bio-Block building material developed by Colorado-based material company Prometheus Materials, a masonry block created from micro-algae and aggregate that offers an alternative to standard concrete. “Extending

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Chair of Virtue presents experimental seating at London Design Festival

September 26, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Digitally shrink-wrapped skin, armrests salvaged from parks and “frozen” resin featured in Prototype/In Process, an exhibition of seating presented by virtual magazine Chair of Virtue during London Design Festival. Displayed under a railway arch at Borough Yards, Prototype/In Process was made up of 1:1 scale prototypes of chairs, as well as chairs that are still

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