Materials

An exhibition has opened at Copenhagen Contemporary that suggests what a city made out of experimental biomaterials might look like. Named Reset Materials, the exhibition at the Copenhagen-based art centre contains a showcase of architectural fragments made from 10 different low-carbon materials, including earth, biocement, mycelium, silicon and straw. Overseen by Swiss architect and curator Chrissie

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Mass timber will not become a mainstream building product because it uses too much wood, construction material expert Benjamin Kromoser claims in this interview for the Timber Revolution. “If we go more in the direction of mass-timber buildings we don’t have enough material, so the idea of scaling it up in the near future will

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Architects enthusiastic about mass timber must improve their understanding of fire safety or risk disaster, experts tell Dezeen as part of the Timber Revolution series. Uncertainty among governments and insurers over whether mid- and high-rise timber buildings are safe in a fire remains a key obstacle to the greater adoption of engineered-wood buildings. No consensus

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