Architectural Materials
Explore architectural materials, from innovative building products to timeless elements, with insights on performance, aesthetics, and sustainability.
Chalmers Researchers Urge Architects to Build Material Reuse Practice Into Design
A Chalmers and KTH study urges architects to start projects by cataloguing reusable materials, citing a Bruges pavilion as proof of concept.
LA Editorial Team3 Mins read
Parsons Study Finds Plastic-Heavy Materials Throughout a US Manufactured Home
Parsons researchers say plastics dominate a Minnesota manufactured home's surfaces, raising health concerns.
LA Editorial Team3 Mins read
Stuttgart Researchers Test Timber-Concrete Floor Slab System
Stuttgart engineers load-tested a timber-concrete floor slab designed to rival concrete while cutting embodied carbon.
LA Editorial Team3 Mins read
SUPERPRAXIS Builds Small Mycelium Shelter in Bariloche, Argentina
SUPERPRAXIS built a tiny mycelium shelter in Bariloche, Argentina, from fungal blocks grown on local food and timber waste.
LA Editorial Team2 Mins read
Mass Timber Buildings vs Concrete vs Steel: What the Numbers Actually Show
A side by side look at mass timber, concrete and steel using current cost and life cycle studies: the 3 to 4 percent...
Elif Ayse Sen8 Mins read
3D Architectural Model Making: 7 Affordable Materials and Where to Find Them
A practical guide to seven affordable materials for 3D architectural model making, covering foam board, balsa wood, cardboard, clay, cork, acrylic, and concrete....
Furkan Sen11 Mins read
