In case you missed them, we've rounded up our four popular "Material Inspiration" posts, which celebrated the launch of our new US product catalog, ArchDaily Materials. Check them out below!
Round-Up: 40 Projects Inspired By Our Favorite Materials
https://www.archdaily.com/478401/round-up-40-projects-inspired-by-our-favorite-materialsVanessa Quirk
Light Matters: 7 Ways Daylight Can Make Design More Sustainable
Daylight is a highly cost-effective means of reducing the energy for electrical lighting and cooling. But architectural education often reduces the aspect of daylight to eye-catching effects on facades and scarcely discusses its potential effects - not just on cost, but on health, well-being and energy.
https://www.archdaily.com/471249/light-matters-7-ways-daylight-can-make-design-more-sustainableThomas Schielke
Introducing our Latest Innovation: ArchDaily Materials
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https://www.archdaily.com/454735/introducing-materials-inspiration-materializedDavid Basulto
TEDx: Metal that breathes / Doris Kim Sung
Biology student turn architect, Doris Kim Sung has dedicated her studies to the infinite possibilities of thermobimetals, smart materials that respond dynamically to temperature change. As tested with DO|SU Studio Architecture’s recent installation “Bloom”, whose surface is completely fabricated with thermobimetal, these smart materials are capable of relieving our dependence on energy-inefficient mechanical systems with their self-shading and self-ventilating properties.
https://www.archdaily.com/293386/tedx-metal-that-breathes-doris-kim-sungKarissa Rosenfield
U.S. Forest Service develops Wood-based Nanomaterial
A wood-based nanomaterial composed of cellulose nanocrystals and cellulose nanofibrils is being evaluated at the Forest Products Laboratory, in support of a project at the Army Research Laboratory in Aberdeen, Maryland. The material, presumably stronger than Kevlar, is being produced to create clear composites as reinforced glass for clear applications. US Forest Services has opened a $1.7 million pilot plant in Wisconsin to develop the wood-based nanomaterial, whose future applications may include windshield and high performance glass.
https://www.archdaily.com/274810/u-s-forest-service-develops-wood-based-nanomaterialIrina Vinnitskaya