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Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of their application is on temporary uses, such as for transitional schools, emergency shelters or "microhomes". Properly protected from moisture and(...)
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November 2021
Building with paper: architecture and construction
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Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of their application is on temporary uses, such as for transitional schools, emergency shelters or "microhomes". Properly protected from moisture and fire, the material proves to be durable. Design and aesthetic qualities are by no means neglected, as case studies by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban demonstrate: the Chengdu Elementary School, the Paper Concert Hall in Aquila or the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch all provided a sign of hope after devastating earthquakes. This introduction explains the technology of building with cardboard and paper and shows a wide range of examples.
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The internationally active office White Arkitekter is dedicated to the renewable material wood and ecologically and socially sustainable architecture. In 2016, they designed a 20-storey building in Skellefteå in Sweden that will be one of the world’s tallest timber high-rise structures. Sara Kulturhus – a new cultural centre right in the core of the city combining(...)
White Arkitekter : a heart of wood
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The internationally active office White Arkitekter is dedicated to the renewable material wood and ecologically and socially sustainable architecture. In 2016, they designed a 20-storey building in Skellefteå in Sweden that will be one of the world’s tallest timber high-rise structures. Sara Kulturhus – a new cultural centre right in the core of the city combining theatre, museum, art gallery, public library, conference centre and hotel – opens this year. The building, designed to reduce embodied as well as operational carbon emissions, is mainly made of wood grown in the regional boreal forests. Solar panels and efficient energy systems further contribute to minimising the project's climate footprint.
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Twenty-five years ago, kister scheithauer gross completed its first brick building, the Institute for Biology in Halle. The replicated used brick of the façade is situated in the city centre in a self-evident way, and stands there today, still untouched by time. This is the starting point for the exhibition, which presents earlier brick buildings by the firm anew, along(...)
Kister Scheithauer Gross. Working title : BRICK
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Twenty-five years ago, kister scheithauer gross completed its first brick building, the Institute for Biology in Halle. The replicated used brick of the façade is situated in the city centre in a self-evident way, and stands there today, still untouched by time. This is the starting point for the exhibition, which presents earlier brick buildings by the firm anew, along with current projects and buildings. Building in brick implies an ability to adapt to a location and its atmosphere as well as social structures. The regional identity and character of cities are often associated with a specific type of brick. At a time of digital production, brick factories today are almost anachronistic places, where elementary work processes with lots of manual work take place and the brick is given its specific sand-coloured, reddish-orange, or sometimes greenish shade through the firing of the minerals in the clay soil. Each stone is thus a unique specimen and as a haptically rich product also helps the architectural project tell its own story. On the basis of filigree paper models set on brick bases, the exhibition presents eight projects by kister scheithauer gross, which has been designing and working with the sustainable and sensual material for a quarter of a century.
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Concrete and Culture breaks new ground by charting concrete's effects on culture since its reinvention in the modern period, examining the ways it has changed our understanding of nature, of time and of materiality. This book discusses architects’ responses to and uses of concrete while also taking into account the role it has played in politics, literature, cinema and(...)
Concrete and culture: a material history
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Concrete and Culture breaks new ground by charting concrete's effects on culture since its reinvention in the modern period, examining the ways it has changed our understanding of nature, of time and of materiality. This book discusses architects’ responses to and uses of concrete while also taking into account the role it has played in politics, literature, cinema and labour-relations, as well as in present day arguments about sustainability.
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Poteaux, poutrelles, tôles, panneaux ou résilles constituent autant d’éléments à la disposition de l’architecte pour tirer parti des nombreux atouts du métal dans la construction : rapidité de montage, légèreté, limitation des coûts, richesse des effets de finition. Par l’analyse de 30 réalisations françaises, cet ouvrage révèle les tendances liées à l’utilisation du(...)
Nouvelles architectures en métal
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Poteaux, poutrelles, tôles, panneaux ou résilles constituent autant d’éléments à la disposition de l’architecte pour tirer parti des nombreux atouts du métal dans la construction : rapidité de montage, légèreté, limitation des coûts, richesse des effets de finition. Par l’analyse de 30 réalisations françaises, cet ouvrage révèle les tendances liées à l’utilisation du métal dans la production architecturale contemporaine.
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Cultivated building materials: industrialized natural resources for architecture and construction
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The 21st century faces a radical change in how we produce construction materials – a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. This book presents innovative industrialized production methods for cultivated building materials, like cement grown by bacteria, bricks made of mushroom mycelium, or bamboo fibers as reinforcement for(...)
Cultivated building materials: industrialized natural resources for architecture and construction
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The 21st century faces a radical change in how we produce construction materials – a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. This book presents innovative industrialized production methods for cultivated building materials, like cement grown by bacteria, bricks made of mushroom mycelium, or bamboo fibers as reinforcement for concrete. Spanning from scientific research to product development and architectural application, this book builds a bridge between the academic and the professional world of architecture. The book describes the challenges, strategies, and goals in the first part, followed by a second part on bamboo, A cultivated building material and a number of examples in the third part which form the bridge from cultivated materials to building products.
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Virtually every revolution in architecture has been preceded by a revolution in materials: think iron, glass, steel, concrete, plastics, or composites. What is the next revolutionary material that will reshape the very nature of architecture? A solid that's lighter than air, metal latticework so delicate it rests on a dandelion, building insulation made from processed(...)
Transmaterial next: a catalog of materials that redefine our future
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Virtually every revolution in architecture has been preceded by a revolution in materials: think iron, glass, steel, concrete, plastics, or composites. What is the next revolutionary material that will reshape the very nature of architecture? A solid that's lighter than air, metal latticework so delicate it rests on a dandelion, building insulation made from processed seaweed, self-generating microbial glue that repairs cracks in concrete, or transparent solar panels? Materials expert Blaine Brownell reveals emerging trends and applications that are transforming the technological capacity, environmental performance, and design potential of architecture
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Les matériaux ont joué un rôle très important sur la genèse du modernisme. Ils ont été utilisés en fonction de leurs propriétés techniques pour réaliser des structures aux caractéristiques complexes et sans des exigences esthétiques. Le talent de nombreux architectes fut nécessaire pour découvrir le potentiel esthétique de ces matériaux. De nos jours, la situation est(...)
Matériaux : architecture et construction
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Les matériaux ont joué un rôle très important sur la genèse du modernisme. Ils ont été utilisés en fonction de leurs propriétés techniques pour réaliser des structures aux caractéristiques complexes et sans des exigences esthétiques. Le talent de nombreux architectes fut nécessaire pour découvrir le potentiel esthétique de ces matériaux. De nos jours, la situation est totalement différente. Les architectes ne doivent plus adapter leurs conceptions à quelques matériaux. Aujourd'hui ils sont très variés et disposent de propriétés faites sur mesure et il est même possible de commander la production de matériaux aux caractéristiques spécifiques. Cet ouvrage fait le point sur les principaux matériaux de constructions: le plastique, le bois, le verre, le béton et le métal. Toutes les caractéristiques spécifiques de chacun de ces matériaux sont expliquées de manière très précise au moyen de croquis, de tableaux et d'images, illustrant leur potentiel et capacités architecturales.
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How to make-up panel
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For architects, a panel is akin to a project’s face. This instalment in the series offers an in-depth look at the process behind the make-up panel in architectural practice through the eyes of 39 architects and offices from around the world. Participants in the analysis include Yoshihara McKee Architects, Geotectura, Atelier do Cardoso, Jägnefält Milton, Donner Sorcinelli(...)
How to make-up panel
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For architects, a panel is akin to a project’s face. This instalment in the series offers an in-depth look at the process behind the make-up panel in architectural practice through the eyes of 39 architects and offices from around the world. Participants in the analysis include Yoshihara McKee Architects, Geotectura, Atelier do Cardoso, Jägnefält Milton, Donner Sorcinelli Architecture, Studio Kawamura-Ganjavian, and many more.
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Fascination concrete
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After the Middle Ages, concrete fell into oblivion and was only rediscovered around 1700. Through constant further development and improvement, it became the most widely used building material of our time. New and innovative applications make it an incredibly valuable design tool for contemporary architectural conceptsas its properties and appearances can be influenced by(...)
Fascination concrete
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After the Middle Ages, concrete fell into oblivion and was only rediscovered around 1700. Through constant further development and improvement, it became the most widely used building material of our time. New and innovative applications make it an incredibly valuable design tool for contemporary architectural conceptsas its properties and appearances can be influenced by the respective mixture of components. The creative potential is almost inexhaustible. As versatile as this malleable material presents itself, it requires the skill and passion of its planners to create esthetically convincing solutions. The publication shows the enormous relevance and inimitable fascination of concrete in impressive imagery and versed texts with all relevant facts.
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