Placing Prefab
The Loblolly House by Kierantimberlake provocatively rethinks the pre-fabricated home in a way that attempts to reconcile the mass-customization capabilities of 21st century fabrication with more elemental aspects of place. […]
The Loblolly House by Kierantimberlake provocatively rethinks the pre-fabricated home in a way that attempts to reconcile the mass-customization capabilities of 21st century fabrication with more elemental aspects of place. […]
The idea of architecture as a neutral framework or scaffolding has emerged at various time throughout history, particularly at times of significant technological or social change. The Crystal Palace, built […]
While technology seems to be growing at an exponential rate while becoming increasingly inexpensive, the architecture and construction industries appear to be in a slow but steady decline. While overall […]
Architecture is often viewed as an art of permanence. Through the use of durable materials like stone, civilizations throughout history have produced works of architecture that have far outlived the […]
Although not typically considered an architectural material, fog has the almost magical ability to alter our understanding of space and place, as well as call attention to the relationship between […]
Pre-cast concrete blocks have been around since ancient Rome and survive today as perhaps the only remaining structural use of masonry in the globalized economies of the world. Concrete masonry […]
How can ever evolving digital technologies, which typically become outdated or obsolete within a matter of years or even months, be integrated effectively into architecture, a discipline known for its […]
Perhaps the most important performative function of a building, especially those in cold climates, is its insulation value. More often than not this important function is achieved through the most […]
Metal has increasingly become the architectural material of choice for cladding institutional, commercial, and industrial buildings alike, due largely to its durability and functionality as a weather envelop, not to […]
The Simma House, located in Egg, Austria and designed by the architect George Bechter, marries three approaches to sustainable design: the adaptive reuse of an existing structure, the nearly exclusive […]
Wood as a building material has many virtues including its impressive strength to weigh ratio, relatively high insulating value, beautiful grain patterns, warm color, and soft tactility. However, despite these […]
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 […]
No architectural material has been more widely used throughout history as straw. From African huts, to thatched roofs in Asia and Europe, to its use as insulation in Native American […]
This past Wednesday the UMN School of Architecture had the honor of hosting Mumbai based architect Rahul Mehrotra for a lecture on his architectural work and ideas. A major theme […]
Shou-sugi-ban is the ancient Japanese technique of charring wood for use in building cladding. Paper is bound between two cedar planks which is set on-fire for several minutes before being […]
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