Explore the latest breakthroughs in sustainable building materials—from bamboo and mycelium to smart facades and self-healing concrete—reshaping construction.

Guests enter a cavernous lobby where the steel reception bench is framed by artist Atong Atem’s video installation.

Guests enter a cavernous lobby where the steel reception bench is framed by artist Atong Atem’s video installation.

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Standard Class A NZEB. LEED Platinum target for towers. Bioclimatic façade design with a reduced ratio of glass surfaces enabling self-shading and natural ventilation. Lightweight structure and façade ...

Researchers have developed an innovative self-adjusting shading system inspired by a surprising natural ... a weather-responsive architectural facade. Thanks to the biomaterial used to build the ...

a self-sufficient façade system that adapts independently to changes in the weather thanks to 4D printing. What’s more, the project is biomimetic, which means it was inspired by nature. Solar Gate is ...

scientists from Germany's universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg developed what is known as the Solar Gate window facade system. It consists of a gridded array of pine-cone-scale-inspired self ...

Pine cones as a model: Researchers have developed a new, energy-autonomous facade ... self-shaping elements The research team tested the functionality and durability of the bioinspired adaptive ...

Using bioinspired design, natural materials, and widely accessible technologies, researchers at the universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg have developed the "Solar Gate" facade system—the first ...

Work is now underway realizing ZHA's vision for that sculpted facade, which has been informed ... insulation with external fins that provide self-shading. Detailed analysis of exposure to direct ...