Construction

Five Global Placemaking Projects to Watch

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Five Global Placemaking Projects to Watch

Urban regeneration in city centres is happening around the globe at pace; developers are looking to cultural, community and sustainable touchpoints...
Design : Sustainability : Society
Colossal 3D-printed project brings affordable housing to Kenya

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Colossal 3D-printed project brings affordable housing to Kenya

The largest 3D-printed neighbourhood to date is under development in Kenya, and aims to provide a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solut...
Architecture : Design : Sustainability
A construction theme park educates kids on skilled jobs

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A construction theme park educates kids on skilled jobs

As the latest theme park to open in the US, kids won't find any rollercoasters at Dig World. Instead, it will offer the opportunity for children an...
Youth : Society : Construction
MIT hopes to shrink cement’s carbon footprint

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MIT hopes to shrink cement’s carbon footprint

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) have created a potential new way of making cement that has a lower carbon footprint.
Materials : Sustainability : Construction
Unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials

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Unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials

A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales have found a way to repurpose cheap garments into durable building materials.
Fashion : Sustainability : Construction
San Fran solar

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San Fran solar

San Francisco – A new city ordinance means that every new building will now be required to have solar panels.
San Francisco : Solar Panels : Renewable Energy
A tier above: New York makes prefab cool again

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A tier above: New York makes prefab cool again

New York – The first concrete and steel, multi-storey prefabricated building in New York is under construction in the Inwood neighbourhood at the f...
New York : Affordable Housing : Multi-storey Building
Disrupt design: OS hails new era in DIY objects

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Disrupt design: OS hails new era in DIY objects

Disrupt design: OS hails new era in DIY objects
Design : Household : OpenStructures
Oil wealth fuels demand for new malls in Iraq

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Oil wealth fuels demand for new malls in Iraq

Oil wealth fuels demand for new malls in Iraq
Baghdad : Shopping : Malls
Down on the farm: MVRDV builds a glass house

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Down on the farm: MVRDV builds a glass house

Down on the farm: MVRDV builds a glass house
MVRDV : Glass Farm : Holland
Mima house

Design Directions

Mima house

In densely populated cities with high property prices, finding affordable housing can be difficult, which is why Portugal-based architecture collec...
Design : Mima House : Living
3x1 process: A window into denim production

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3x1 process: A window into denim production

3×1 process: A window into denim production
New York : Tranparency : Uniqueness
Waste heaven: Recycled waste becomes luxury oasis

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Waste heaven: Recycled waste becomes luxury oasis

Waste heaven: Recycled waste becomes luxury oasis
Netherlands Architecture Institute : Sustainable : Lifestyle
Prefab dream: Stylish building is made out of straw bales

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Prefab dream: Stylish building is made out of straw bales

Prefab dream: Stylish building is made out of straw bales
Architecture : Sexy Sustainability : ModCell
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