Materials

Germany | BERLIN
Until recently, wood was seldom used for multi-storey buildings. Since the industrial revolution, steel, concrete and glass,...
Facade, Wood

France | RIEDISHEIM
There has been a growing trend in recent years for the use of wood in health care buildings. The reasons are not difficult to...
Facade, Wood

Croatia | RIJEKA
With ribbon-like linear stripes arranged on a north-south axis, this sports hall by 3LHD Architects traverses a site in...
Brick, Facade

Netherlands | THE HAGUE
The brickwork patterns in the elevations of the Podium housing project in The Hague, a design by SeARCH, are not a direct...
Brick, Facade

Liechtenstein | VADUZ
No fewer than 680,000 bricks were used in Liechtenstein's new parliament. They were specially made for this project and appear...
Brick, Facade

Netherlands | AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam's Westelijke Tuinsteden (western garden suburbs), a 1950s and '60s urban expansion scheme, have been undergoing a...
Brick, Facade

Italy | CHIERI
This project by Elastico SPA is located in the city of Chieri, in the province of Turin. The context is a heterogeneous blend...
Brick, Conversion, Facade

Belgium | ASSE
In the context of sustainable construction, architects are turning more and more to textiles as an alternative for the...
Ecocentric, Facade, Textile

Austria | ERDBERG
In today's enthusiasm for sustainable development, the hype surrounding many projects often involves their near-zero energy...
Ecocentric, Facade, Metal

Finland | ESPOO
Located in a rather ordinary middle-class suburb, the Tuomarila day-care centre in Espoo is a modest-looking building on the...
Colour, Facade, Interior