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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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Athletics in the nature park
Extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Bordeaux
K Architectures have completed the renovation and extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Talence. The new sports complex blends harmoniously into the protected forest of Thouars.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Conversion of a Warehouse into a Residential Building
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The former Coop wine warehouse in Basel’s Lysbüchel neighbourhood was transformed into a multistorey residential building, designed to accommodate residents of all ages and diverse lifestyles.
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Moving roofscape
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts by Studio Gang
Studio Gang's sweeping folded roof connects the disparate components of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, opening it up to the surrounding parkland.
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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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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
The Simplicity of Earth and Wood
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House Without Cement in Munich
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: This timber house by Florian Nagler, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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Athletics in the nature park
Extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Bordeaux
K Architectures have completed the renovation and extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Talence. The new sports complex blends harmoniously into the protected forest of Thouars.
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Conversion for private use
Sutter House in the Bregenzerwald by Firm Architekten
Spacious floor plans instead of many small apartments: The interior of the house in Au in the Bregenzerwald has undergone major changes during the renovation by Firm Architekten. It has retained its typical regional appearance.
Timber buildings
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Athletics in the nature park
Extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Bordeaux
K Architectures have completed the renovation and extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Talence. The new sports complex blends harmoniously into the protected forest of Thouars.
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Large wooden and rammed earth buildings
Médoc Winery by Philippe Madec & Associés
With its flat rammed-earth façade, the new Cantenac-Brown winery building is inconspicuous at first sight. Inside, however, there are two large rooms with an unusual wooden structure.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
The Simplicity of Earth and Wood
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.
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Innovative construction
Hardwald Observation Tower in Switzerland
With the observation tower in the Hardwald forest in Switzerland, the architecture firm Luna Productions has created a contemporary symbol of circular timber construction.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House Without Cement in Munich
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: This timber house by Florian Nagler, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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Conversion for private use
Sutter House in the Bregenzerwald by Firm Architekten
Spacious floor plans instead of many small apartments: The interior of the house in Au in the Bregenzerwald has undergone major changes during the renovation by Firm Architekten. It has retained its typical regional appearance.
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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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Large wooden and rammed earth buildings
Médoc Winery by Philippe Madec & Associés
With its flat rammed-earth façade, the new Cantenac-Brown winery building is inconspicuous at first sight. Inside, however, there are two large rooms with an unusual wooden structure.
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Bold architecture on the coast
Rammed Earth House by Wood Marsh
Wood Marsh have completed Peninsula House near Melbourne. The curved architecture of the house is inspired by the Australian coastline.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
The Simplicity of Earth and Wood
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.
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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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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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A motley school building
Renovation of an Elementary School near Paris
Colour with courage: Near Paris, SOL Architecture et urbanisme have renovated an elementary school. In keeping with the young users, the architects have designed a colourful, participative concept with a special focus on sustainability.
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