How Bad for the Planet Are Your Building Materials?
The infographic highlights the high impact of manufacturing metals like steel and aluminum.
Practice: Materials
Features revealing the design and development of the world’s most innovative building-products.
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5 Things Architects Can Do With “Thin Tile”
Tiles are being produced in contemporary styles, sizes and shapes, with compelling functionality.
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Behind the Building: Dutchess County Residence Guest House
This daring two-bedroom guest house explores, responds to and amplifies the beauty of its context.
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52 Types of Wood and the Trees They Come From
This infographic illustrates many of the wood species used for architectural applications.
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Behind the Building: Garden Mausoleum at Lakewood Cemetery
HGA Architects' deep commitment to materiality is expressed in every granular detail of the Garden M ausoleum design.
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Here Comes the Sun: The Most Realistic Artificial Skylight Ever?
This skylight utilizes the same scientific process that makes the sky blue.
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Behind the Building: The French Laundry by Snøhetta
This gastronomic masterpiece sets "a stage for cuisine that ignites the senses.”
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Behind the Building: Kengo Kuma’s Portland Japanese Garden
These new facilities are a masterful blend of contemporary design and Japanese tradition.
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9 Architectural Materials Found in OMA’s Fondazione Prada
OMA's cultural center features a variety of unique finishes, from million-year-old stone to 24-karat gold leaf.
