Evolution of timber in construction: from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century
Cross laminated timber revolutionised construction, with multi-storey buildings and skyscrapers.
A beehive on a lake
A parametric design that opts for an organic aesthetic that evokes the shape of an anthill or a beehive.
Urban planning: lessons from history for today’s cities
In the distant past, other civilisations developed architectural and urban planning strategies to combat extreme heat.
Serialisation, deserialisation and data transmission in architecture
A process that converts an object or data structure into a format that can be stored or transmitted, and vice versa.
Construction with prefabricated formwork: Wormhole Library
An architectural project that used prefabricated formwork modelled by CNC cutting and 3D printing.
Luxury architecture: villas that flow with the mountain
A villa design integrated into the mountain, which makes the most of the natural microclimate of comfort and well-being of its cavities.
Interior design: Haikou Gaoxingli Insun Cinema and Coffee Bar, China
‘The bricks are carefully rearranged like the books of a midnight library’
Theming at the Olympic Games
The canoeing circuits, themed with artificial rocks and waterfalls, simulate natural rivers.
Self-compacting sand concrete, the material of the future
SCSC concrete is positioned as one of the best alternatives in sustainable and efficient construction.
Disinfection of swimming pool water by means of ozone
Ozone is a highly oxidising gas and therefore useful for disinfecting, purifying and eliminating micro-organisms.
