Wooden Wonders: Innovative Updates to an Ancient Building Material
Despite the fact that wood has been in use as a primary building material for millennia, it’s being hailed as the material of the future. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new ...
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Jenga-Like Twisting Tower Won’t Leave Neighbors in the Shade
In order to get around strict city zoning regulations that forbid new structures from putting neighbors in the shade for more than two hours a day, architecture firm MVRDV devised a tower that ...
Forest Pavilion is World’s First 3D-Printed Architecture
There has been a lot of competition to design and execute the first prototype of a 3D-printed architectural structure, including complex concepts for houses inspired by nests and möbius strips. ...
Local Materials: Sustainable Clay-Fired Desert Architecture
Imagine a sustainable building system that requires only the skills of a potter to complete. A basic earthen structure is formed and finished by traditional clay-firing processes. This remarkable ...
