might as well call it “discardboard”
Cardboard. We use it for food packaging, shipping packaging, product packaging… basically everything packaging. And why not? Cardboard is perfect for packaging. It’s light, it’s strong, and best of all it’s […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Bimetals in Architecture: Learning from Materials
Bimetallic strips are made up of two strips with of different metals joined together in length. Each metal has a different expansion rate and when the two metals together (as […]
Cloud9 – Media-Tic
United Nations Environmental Program’s (UNEP) statistics from the Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative indicate that the building sector contributes up to 30% of our global annual green house gas emissions […]
Our Material Identity
The role of the consumer is one of longing for uniqueness but struggling to belong. Commodities are not marketed to you and me, but rather our demographic, a set of […]
Cast Concrete
This week’s readings broached the subject about the innate qualities of concrete and how designers and architects have been trying to discover and pin-point exactly what makes concrete concrete and […]
Low Tech Construction Doesn’t Limit Design
Not all of the world has ready and affordable access to manufactured materials. In Bangladesh, Anna Heringer & Eike Roswag designed the Modern Education and Training Institute (METI) using the […]
Sound Material
Who says material has to be tangible? Well, ok, I’ve never actually heard anyone say that, but it seems to be a pretty common assumption, right? Well you’re WRONG (listen […]
RELIGHT [fabric] PANEL
RELIGHT [eco-lightbul_ fabric] Project: Undisclosed US Army tent prototype Manufacturer: Grado Zero Espace Sources: http://www.gzespace.com Featured material: ReLight [Eco-lightbulb fabric] A new-generation light designed fabric based on electroluminescence technology. […]
Industry Focus: Steel
Steel has been one of the most widely used and celebrated architectural material for over 150 years. From the steel frame of the earliest skyscrapers, to the rebar that reenforces […]
Material with Many Faces
The following images all have something in common. Take a guess. The category of this entry should have been a big hint that the commonality among all of the above […]
Bubble Deck
Concrete is a material that is both old and new at the same time. Invented in its first form by the Romans, concrete continues to be highly innovated on today, […]
Concrete in Interior Design
Concrete is losing its image as a rough and unrefined material, only useful for load bearing exteriors and monolithic foundations. As it becomes more popular, concrete technology is pushing the […]
Cleaning Concrete
Photo catalytic concrete is a new technology that is able to break down organic polluted materials. The titanium dioxide additive (TiO2) in concrete neutralizes pollutants into harmless compounds that are […]
Translucent Concrete
Walking through dynamic concrete spaces at varying times of the day will tell you a lot about the chameleon-like attributes of the material. Concrete is an incredible light absorbing/reflecting material. […]
Perforated Mineral Facades:
Perforated Facades: Decorative protection Facades have played an important role in the history of building and construction. The façade is the likely first interaction that a visitor will have with […]
Material Strategies 
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