Architecture schools are not typical academic buildings. They are valued by their occupants not only for providing the valuable space for studies. Serving as full-scale teaching tools for students to learn how to read and understand architecture, they create a particularly unique building-user relationship. The educational buildings can teach young professionals such core concepts of architecture as structure, details, how materials interact, and how the building fits within its architectural context.

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Polycarbonate is an incredibly useful plastic for applications requiring transparency and high impact resistance. It is a lighter alternative to glass and a natural UV filter, while its thermal insulation properties make it an increasingly popular choice for cladding and roofing. However, more than that, it can create an identity for an exterior of the building.

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The natural process of melting can be inspiring for artists and designers in a number of ways. On the one hand, it is strongly connected with some force of nature that results in complete transformation of the originally rigid forms, while on the other hand, it is associated with oppressive heat and therefore with laziness and slowness, which is an integral component to the notion of hedonism.

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For centuries, the boiling lava hardened into volcanic stones has been used by artisans and stone-cutters to create beautiful art objects. Inspired by the qualities of the unique material, emerging designers innovate and experiment with colour and contemporary shapes reviving traditional craftsmanship.

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Precast concrete elements have been used in housing construction since 1905. The industrial pre-fabrication offers many benefits of serial construction techniques – it speeds up construction and keeps costs low. However, the method is often associated with impersonal, standardized buildings that lack individuality and domesticity. In this post, we are going to prove that prefabricated concrete housing can be as flexible and customizable as you would never expect it to be.

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Staircase can make a statement. Architects and interior designers take this utilitarian device to a whole new level, transforming it into an architectural centerpiece in the context of a residential scheme.

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Wearing a mask has been a part of our daily life for months. Masks come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and styles, and for many has also become a fashion accessory, morphing from a personal necessity to a form of personal expression. Designers globally go on trying to find new and more efficient types of face gear that are not limited to their primary function of slowing down the rate of disease transmission but also address other issues, be it plastic pollution or communication hindrances.

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With cities all over the world struggling to keep up with the demand for social and affordable housing, sustainability in the sense of less for the individual, but more for the community is becoming increasingly important. These inspirational housing blocks highlight what contemporary residential architecture and good design can do for communities.

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As our population ages rapidly, designers seek new ways to enhance people’s day-to-day experiences in later life. From improving mobility of the elderly on a very practical basis to helping senior users feel safer and cozier in their homes, these design product can help people lead fuller, healthier and more rewarding lives in an ageing society.

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The primary purpose of stairs is to provide a simple and easy means of moving between levels of the building. However, in the hands of forward-thinking architects and designers they can become the focal point of the layout and be imbued with a symbolic meaning of transition, connection and harmony.

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