ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sat, 2 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/777081/5-projects-at-the-chicago-biennial-that-demonstrate-the-state-of-the-art-of-sustainability Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:30:00 +0000 Jessica A S Letaw https://www.archdaily.com/777081/5-projects-at-the-chicago-biennial-that-demonstrate-the-state-of-the-art-of-sustainability At the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the theme selected by directors Joseph Grima and Sarah Herda was deliberately wide in scope, with the expectation that more than one hundred exhibitors would each bring their own perspective on what is “The State of the Art of Architecture.” But where does that leave one of architecture's most widely adopted missions of the 21st century: sustainability? In this article, originally published on her blog Architectstasy as “Chicago Architecture Biennial: The State of the Art of Sustainability,” Jessica A S Letaw delves into five projects that take on sustainability in the context of Chicago's biennial.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/775343/gramazio-kohler-and-skylar-tibbets-rock-print-pushes-the-limits-of-stone-structures-at-chicago-architecture-biennial Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:00:00 +0000 Rory Stott https://www.archdaily.com/775343/gramazio-kohler-and-skylar-tibbets-rock-print-pushes-the-limits-of-stone-structures-at-chicago-architecture-biennial As everyone knows, if you stack layer upon layer of small stones atop one another, what you eventually get is a pile of stones. It's among the least dramatic phenomena in the whole of nature; add string though, and the whole process is transformed. That's the idea behind Rock Print, an installation at the Chicago Architecture Biennial created by Gramazio Kohler Research of ETH Zurich and Skylar Tibbits of MIT's Self-Assembly Lab, which uses just these two elements to create a dramatic four-legged column that is self-supporting and can be quite literally unraveled into its constituent parts after use.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/770578/gramazio-kohlers-robotic-arm-creates-an-elegant-twisting-brick-facade Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:00:00 +0000 Patrick Kunkel https://www.archdaily.com/770578/gramazio-kohlers-robotic-arm-creates-an-elegant-twisting-brick-facade Advances in computers and fabrication technology have allowed architects to create fantastic designs with relative ease that in years past would likely require the labor of countless master craftsmen. Architecture firms like Gramazio Kohler Architects are known for their innovative approach to digital fabrication, adapting technology from a variety of fields. To create this stunning new brick façade for Keller AG Ziegeleien, Gramazio Kohler used an innovative robotic manufacturing process called “ROBmade,” which uses a robot to position and glue the bricks together.

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