Facades
Cornell researchers are developing flexible “sun-tracking” material
Damage to Houston skyscrapers from derecho winds “more severe” than hurricane
Rieder uses glass fibre-reinforced concrete for curving office facade
Various Associates creates irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for DJI
Fala Atelier adds geometric “metal masks” to exterior of Porto apartment
Neri&Hu creates “wooden hut” and “cave-dwelling” interiors for Shanghai stores
Peter Pichler Architecture encloses geometric office block with pleated facades
Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with “illusionary infill facade”
Dezeen Debate features “impressive” Basel pavilion
Studio RAP uses 3D-printed tiles to create facade informed by knitwear
German townhouse preserved with precast Rieder concrete facade
Aranda\Lasch creates glowing facade with undulating fins for Dior in Qatar
M+TRO Studio shelters Kho Rèn House in Vietnam with angled concrete panels
Aedas unveils infinity loop-shaped museum in Hangzhou
Ole Scheeren reveals plans for Shenzhen skyscrapers with “waterfall” facades
Corstorphine & Wright carves scoop into office facade to celebrate neighbouring church
Bell Phillips creates Cosway Street housing block with fluted precast brick facades
Concrete panels by Rieder wrap pixelated Van B housing in Munich
Eric Owen Moss describes design approach to (W)rapper high-rise in exclusive film
ARM Architecture covers Geelong Arts Centre in swooping concrete curtains
AMDL Circle and iart wrap Basel pavilion in energy-neutral media facade
“Like Peter Barber on LSD” says commenter
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