Over the course of the last decade there has been a growing interest in the handcrafted buildings, as well as in the application of local and renewable materials in building construction. Under the concerns about the heavy environmental and economic expenses caused by construction, nowadays urban planners are embracing the concept of sustainability, which refers to “meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Towards a Sustainable Future: Local Materials and Methods in Contemporary Chinese Architecture
Explore the Changes of Time and Space in the 1980s Through the Memories of Chinese Young Architects
Sigmund Freud, the author of “The Interpretation of Dreams” and the founder of Psychoanalysis, once argued that, “A strong experience in the present awakens in the creative writer a memory of an earlier experience (usually belonging to his childhood) from which there now proceeds a wish which finds its fulfillment in the creative work.”
Bamboo Formwork and Exposed Concrete in Architectural Projects
While concrete is without a doubt the world's go-to building material thanks to its durability, malleability, and ability to withstand a wide range of climates, it is also the principal source of CO2 emissions within the realm of construction. To combat this and reduce their creations' carbon footprint, many architects have begun experimenting and innovating in a bid to optimize concrete's technical qualities while diminishing its impact on the environment. Among these efforts, there are several projects that have explored the possibility of replacing traditional frameworks with more sustainable materials like bamboo, a resource that grows in abundance throughout many regions of the world and, along with having minimal environmental impact, renders high quality textured detailing on a variety of architectural surfaces.
SanBaoPeng Art Museum / DL Atelier
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Architects: DL atelier
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: Hou Yanming, Mass+Skin Design Studio, UAO Design, Wuhan Huilan Environment and Art Design
Post Post-Modernism: 10 Projects that Reinterpret the Movement for the Digital Age
It's no secret that post-modernism has, in recent years, experienced something of a revival. The much-maligned movement's exhuberant and joyful take on architecture is perhaps a solace in difficult moments. Or, for the more jaded among us, perhaps it simply lends itself to Instagram.
That said, it's not quite the postmodernism that took off in the 60s. Post postmodernism is also concerned with history and context, but with contemporary spins made possible by new technologies. Installations and other temporary typologies also bring with them a fresh perspective, preserved forever on the internet for our vicarious enjoyment. But perhaps most crucially, it is no longer so wholly a reaction against the hegemony of modernism; something that the original postmodernists were fixated with. Today's postmodernism can be at once joyful and reserved, vernacular and high-tech.
Yi She Mountain Inn. / DL Atelier
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Architects: DL Atelier
- Area: 660 m²
- Year: 2016
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Professionals: DL Atelier, Warming House
Art Studio of Xu Hongquan / office PROJECT
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Architects: office PROJECT
The Garden of Forking Paths / officePROJECT
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Architects: officePROJECT
- Year: 2016
The Treehouse / Wee Studio
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Architects: Wee Studio
- Area: 8 m²
- Year: 2016