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Atlassian Central Tower Sets New Benchmark For Hybrid Mass Timber Skyscrapers
The Atlassian Central Tower in Sydney is set to become the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower. The building will rise 180 metres across 39 storeys, setting a new milestone for large-scale mass timber construction in ...
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Circular Tables Made From Recycled Chopsticks At Raffles City Singapore
At Raffles City Singapore, the food court includes tables made from recycled bamboo chopsticks. The project shows how waste from the food service sector can become a material for interior furniture in hospitality spaces. Circular ...
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3D Printed Street Furniture Made From Recycled Construction Waste
Chinese studio BENTU Design has developed a method to transform demolition waste into 3D printed urban furniture. The project, titled Inorganic Growth, explores how discarded construction materials can re-enter the urban environment as functional infrastructure. ...
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Self-Healing Carbon Fibre Could Extend the Life of High-Performance Structures
Researchers working with the European Space Agency (ESA) have developed a self-monitoring and self-healing carbon fibre composite. The material could significantly extend the lifespan of high-performance structures. Swiss companies CompPair and CSEM developed the technology ...
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MaterialDistrict Utrecht 2026 Brings Material Innovation to the Building Industry
A tile that grows with the help of bacteria, façades made from residual streams of locally sourced willow wood, and acoustic panels made from mycelium, seaweed or collagen. With these and many more innovative materials, ...
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Bamboo-Based Composite Drone Demonstrates Potential of High-Performance Bio-Based Materials
A research team in Tianjin, China, has successfully flown a drone built partly from bamboo-based composite materials. The aircraft represents what researchers describe as the first fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to use bamboo composites ...
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