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Climate & Resources
How can architecture and the construction industry combat the climate crisis? What concepts and solutions do we need to make the system more sustainable? In this online section, we present best-practice examples for the circular economy and CO2 reduction, highlight designs that work with low-tech and recycling, and look at how to achieve optimal solutions with fewer resources.
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Interview with Mariam Issoufou
„We Have Forgotten the Proper Techniques for Building with Earth”
Mariam Issoufou began early on to make earthen architecture socially acceptable in West African cities. An interview about her experience with natural materials, climate change in Africa, and what she has learned from software engineering for her career as an architect.
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Checkerboard facade made of solid limestone
Design College near Paris by SAME
The thick limestone walls protect the design faculty of the University of Cergy-Paris in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The new building, designed by the architectural practice SAME, is part of a campus that mainly houses technology start-ups.
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Enveloping wooden roof
Renovation of a Market Hall near Lisbon by REDO Architects
REDO Architects carefully preserved the social and cultural character of the market hall in the Padre Cruz district on the outskirts of Lisbon.
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Resources, Environmentally friendly, Ecological, Sustainable architecture, Energy efficiency, CO2-neutral, Circular economy, Recycling, Emission-free, Climate-friendly solutions, Climate-friendly construction
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Timber buildings
Sustainable building, timber construction, climate-neutral, CO2-neutral, timber construction, ecological building material, natural building materials, renewable raw materials, timber facade, wood processing, energy efficiency, climate-friendly, natural materials, timber architecture, sustainable timber construction, ecological timber construction projects, CO2 balance, timber construction, timber frame construction, sustainable forestry, circular economy, building ecology, climate protection, sustainable timber construction solutions.
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Enveloping wooden roof
Renovation of a Market Hall near Lisbon by REDO Architects
REDO Architects carefully preserved the social and cultural character of the market hall in the Padre Cruz district on the outskirts of Lisbon.
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Checkerboard facade made of solid limestone
Design College near Paris by SAME
The thick limestone walls protect the design faculty of the University of Cergy-Paris in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The new building, designed by the architectural practice SAME, is part of a campus that mainly houses technology start-ups.
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A beacon for modern timber construction
Sawa Residential Building in Rotterdam by Mei Architects + Planners
Sawa is a timber building that makes a statement: 55 m tall, comprising more than 100 apartments that permit flexible conversion, and intended to contribute to species diversity. A new trailblazer for contemporary residential construction?
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Enveloped in willow mats
The Toue Cabanée Residential Building Located Near Nantes
The small residential building by Atelier du Ralliement sits enthroned on a rocky plateau above a floodplain in the Loire river landscape. Simple willow mats from the hardware store cover the wooden structure.
Timber buildings
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Checkerboard facade made of solid limestone
Design College near Paris by SAME
The thick limestone walls protect the design faculty of the University of Cergy-Paris in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The new building, designed by the architectural practice SAME, is part of a campus that mainly houses technology start-ups.
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Enveloping wooden roof
Renovation of a Market Hall near Lisbon by REDO Architects
REDO Architects carefully preserved the social and cultural character of the market hall in the Padre Cruz district on the outskirts of Lisbon.
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A beacon for modern timber construction
Sawa Residential Building in Rotterdam by Mei Architects + Planners
Sawa is a timber building that makes a statement: 55 m tall, comprising more than 100 apartments that permit flexible conversion, and intended to contribute to species diversity. A new trailblazer for contemporary residential construction?
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Enveloped in willow mats
The Toue Cabanée Residential Building Located Near Nantes
The small residential building by Atelier du Ralliement sits enthroned on a rocky plateau above a floodplain in the Loire river landscape. Simple willow mats from the hardware store cover the wooden structure.
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Innovative and affordable
Affordable Housing in Rotterdam by Powerhouse Company
The twelve-storey Valckensteyn residential building is Rotterdam's first solid wood construction reserved entirely for the subsidised rental segment.
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Embedded in the topography
Winery in Northern Portugal by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo
The Quinta de Adorigo winery's horizontally curved shapes respond to the Alto Douro's flowing vineyard contours.
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Recycling, Sustainability, Resource-saving, Energy-efficient, Climate-friendly building, Green technologies, Environmentally friendly building products, CO2 savings, Green reference projects, Climate-neutral products, Low-emission solutions, Sustainable product innovations, Environmentally certified products, Sustainable building examples, Circular economy, Sustainable material mix, Energy-saving technologies, Ecological building products, Climate neutrality, Sustainable architecture, Resource conservation, Sustainable building technology, CO2 reduction, Environmental compatibility, Emission-free products
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Circular materials from Milan
Recycling, Reuse and Circular Materials
Circular design was the dominant theme at Milan Design Week. Here we present four projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to the sustainable use of material cycles.
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Flexible Seating for New Work Environments
Mobile and easy-to-move to where it's needed: the FULD folding chair, designed by Stefan Diez for Herman Miller, adds a missing element to existing workspace typologies.
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Hybrid construction with box beam ceilings
Grids in the Atrium
Behind the Corten steel facade of an office and training building in Amsterdam is a timber supporting structure made of glulam with ceiling and roof elements from Lignatur.
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Hybrid Apartment Building in Amsterdam by Olaf Gipser Architects
The Polder Buiksloterham industrial park in Amsterdam is to become a showcase urban district with closed material cycles. This is also what the new hybrid residential building Stories by Olaf Gipser Architects stands for.
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BIM
Open BIM for Wooden Skyscraper Haut
Haut is a new residential building in Amsterdam. The 73-m-high timber hybrid building with 21 floors has been designed by Dutch architectural firm Team V Architectuur in cooperation with Arup Netherlands.
Clay buildings
Earth building, earth plaster, natural building materials, earth architecture, resource conservation, earth building techniques, ecological building material, earth wall, earth ceiling, earth brick, earth plaster techniques, earth design, earth processing, earth thermal insulation, earth plaster surfaces, Climate-friendly building material, Natural interior design, Earthen house, Earthen design, Ecological earthen building projects, Sustainable earthen architecture, Earthen construction, Ecological interior design, Earthen as CO2 storage, Energy efficiency, Climate neutrality.
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Interview with Mariam Issoufou
„We Have Forgotten the Proper Techniques for Building with Earth”
Mariam Issoufou began early on to make earthen architecture socially acceptable in West African cities. An interview about her experience with natural materials, climate change in Africa, and what she has learned from software engineering for her career as an architect.
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Strengthening the community
Rammed Earth Tennis in Ghana
DeRoche Projects' Backyard Community Club in Accra is a pioneer in the use of prefabricated rammed earth systems for construction. It is also helping to develop a tennis culture beyond the elite.
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Brutalist residential collage
Renovation of a Terraced House in Munich's Olympic Village
Birdwatching Architects have renovated a brutalist terraced house in Munich's Olympic Village, upgrading it to meet ecological standards and transforming it into a colourful residential landscape with a collage-like character.
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Refurbishment
Nachhaltige Sanierung, Energieeffiziente Sanierung, Ressourcenschonende Renovierung, Klimafreundliche Sanierungsprojekte, Ökologische Sanierungslösungen, Altbausanierung, Umweltfreundliche Modernisierung, CO2-neutrale Sanierung, Nachhaltige Dämmung, Sanierung mit natürlichen Baustoffen, Energiesparende Sanierung, Sanierungstechnologien, Nachhaltige Gebäudesanierung, Kreislaufwirtschaft in Sanierungsprojekten, Ökologischer Umbau, Nachhaltige Modernisierung, Klimaschutz in der Sanierung, Nachhaltige Altbausanierung, Nachhaltige Renovierungsprojekte, Ressourcenschutz in der Sanierung, Umweltverträgliche Sanierung, Nachhaltige Bausanierung, Ökologische Baurenovierung.
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A house of many roofs
Aquatic Centre Renovation near Rennes by Raum
The swimming hall in the Breton town of Saint-Méen-le-Grand is a complex of many small gabled roofs. The Raum studio has now expanded the centre and covered it with a minimalist shell of wood and slate.
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Promising transformation
Renovation of a Single-Family Home in Brittany by Parages
On the coast of Brittany, the young architecture practice Parages radically transformed a residential property from the 1970s. Behind the new wooden exterior shell, bright, open-plan living spaces now open towards the sea.
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A landmark of postwar Hamburg
Modernization of the Alsterschwimmhalle Hamburg by GMP Architekten
After forty years, the time had come: GMP Architekten have comprehensively modernized, renovated and expanded the Alsterschwimmhalle in Hamburg.
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