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Breathing Skin

Buildings that breathe

The “Breathing Skin” is a responsive façade technology that mimics the pores of human skin by using “pneumatic muscles”, air channels embedded between two glass surfaces, that inflate or deflate...

Buildings that breathe

The “Breathing Skin” is a responsive façade technology that mimics the pores of human skin by using “pneumatic muscles”, air channels embedded between two glass surfaces, that inflate or deflate...

Image credit: Michiel De Cleene

Belgium’s breathing pavilion

Curated by landscape architect Bas Smets and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, the project explores how plants can be used to produce indoor climates, rather than being treated as decorative elements. 

Belgium’s breathing pavilion

Curated by landscape architect Bas Smets and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, the project explores how plants can be used to produce indoor climates, rather than being treated as decorative elements. 

Credit: Yorke & Curtis, Inc.

Portland's tribute to urban connections

The concrete base of the building anchors it to the industrial fabric of the Eastside, while the upper glass façade provides a transparent showcase that reveals the wooden interior. These...

Portland's tribute to urban connections

The concrete base of the building anchors it to the industrial fabric of the Eastside, while the upper glass façade provides a transparent showcase that reveals the wooden interior. These...

Credit: King’s Cross Coal Drops Yard

A new step for net-zero urban transformation

In London, King's Cross had a remarkable transformation in pursuit of sustainable development to achieve the Net Zero Carbon (NZC) goal by 2035. The plan is to reduce the energy...

A new step for net-zero urban transformation

In London, King's Cross had a remarkable transformation in pursuit of sustainable development to achieve the Net Zero Carbon (NZC) goal by 2035. The plan is to reduce the energy...

The Diamanti project

A 3D printed bridge that can change the future

Presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale’s Time, Space, Existence exhibition, the Diamanti Project was designed and conceived by Professor Dr. Masoud Akbarzadeh and the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory at the University...

A 3D printed bridge that can change the future

Presented at the Venice Architecture Biennale’s Time, Space, Existence exhibition, the Diamanti Project was designed and conceived by Professor Dr. Masoud Akbarzadeh and the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory at the University...

Source: Interior Design

This 3D printed chair was designed by nature

Patrick Jouin, a Paris-based designer and Interior Design Hall of Fame member, has been exploring 3D printing for over two decades. Inspired by bone-density algorithms and printed in polyamide, this...

This 3D printed chair was designed by nature

Patrick Jouin, a Paris-based designer and Interior Design Hall of Fame member, has been exploring 3D printing for over two decades. Inspired by bone-density algorithms and printed in polyamide, this...