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La Minatura, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This was Wright's first house that utilized the trademark "textile blocks."
arkitekt: wiel arets
T-baneringen i Oslo ble fullført i 2006. Utformingen av de nye stasjonene viser spennende løsninger som – ikke minst på bruk av betong.
Abu Dhabi Louvre Museum: work in progressThis micro-city requires a micro-climate that would give the visitor a feeling of entering a different world. The building is covered with a large dome, a form common to all civilisations. This one is made of a web of different patterns interlaced into a translucent ceiling which lets a diffuse, magical light come through in the best tradition of great Arabian architecture.
Water is given a crucial role, both in reflecting every part of the building and acting as a psyche, and in creating, with a little help from the wind, a comfortable micro-climate."
Inspired by the abundant greenery that previously occupied the site, the screen façade comprises four different overlapping organic patterns. With an air gap of 15cm in-between, the 3mm-thick curtain-like coverings of laser-cut aluminium and plastic composite, frame views and light according to the internal floorplan. The thickness of the screen is visually enlarged by the effect of the compressed patterns, making the screen a dynamic buffer of shadows and oddly framed views.

Timbercrete contains more than 50% by volume of recycled sawmill waste. Homes made of this product consume less energy for heating/cooling. Timbercrete acts as a “carbon sink” preventing the release of carbon dioxide from decomposing sawdust into the atmosphere. Timbercrete® achieved FRL 240-240-240 in CSIRO Fire Test, therefore provides as high a level of protection against fire related threats. It can be used in a wide range of domestic, commercial, industrial and public buildings. |

Balsa Concrete uses a core of foam that can make concrete constructions up to 80 percent lighter - for instance, for interior applications such as concrete tabletops.
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