ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1042388/the-architecture-of-mold-what-buildings-cannot-control Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Daniela Andino https://www.archdaily.com/1042388/the-architecture-of-mold-what-buildings-cannot-control Contemporary architecture has learned to celebrate living matter. Mycelium panels, algae systems, living walls, life is now welcomed into buildings, framed as innovation. Yet the same discipline that celebrates these organisms treats mold as contamination. Both are biological. Both respond to moisture, temperature, and material conditions. The difference is not scientific. It is about which forms of life architecture is willing to accept, and which it prefers to remove.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1033945/the-architect-as-mediator-of-materials-lessons-from-hybrid-habitats Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Eduardo Souza https://www.archdaily.com/1033945/the-architect-as-mediator-of-materials-lessons-from-hybrid-habitats With deep roots, sturdy trunks, and the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, date palms (Phoenix dactylifera) are among the species best adapted to the arid desert environment. It is no coincidence that in many local indigenous cultures they are known as the "tree of life," as their fruits, leaves, and trunks have provided food, shelter, and building materials for thousands of years. Without them, much of human settlement in desert regions would not have been possible. Today, widely cultivated across desert regions around the world, the species continues to sustain traditional agricultural  practices, yet its potential can be further enhanced and expanded through the efforts of contemporary researchers.

]]>