how lachlan turczan reshapes light and water in installations
physics, optics, and environmental art by lachlan turczan There’s a moment in Lachlan Turczan’s work where the…
Liquids can fracture like solids under extreme stress: Scientists
Researchers from Drexel University have discovered that liquids can, it appears, fracture like solids under specific conditions. In…
Designing for Obsolescence in an Age of Perpetual Upgrades
Superlofts / Marc Koehler Architects Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1039883/designing-for-obsolescence-in-an-age-of-perpetual-upgrades In the nineteenth century,…
Scientists use sound to control material behavior, adjust device stiffness
Researchers have uncovered a way to control material behavior using sound. In a study published in Nature Communications,…
recycled paper waste turns into a living spatial installation
Papercrete Structure Defines a Porous Installation by Raza Zahid Morphosis by Raza Zahid is an experimental installation…
five material-driven kinetic sculptures don’t just move, they respond
how can materials generate movement, behavior, interaction? Material Interactions is a collaborative project by Nadya Suvorova and…
Smiljan Radić: Material Explorations Between Ephemerality and Permanence
Carbonero House (1998). Melipilla, Chile. Image Courtesy of Smiljan Radić Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or…
A New Standard for High-Performance, Energy-Generating Facades
BIPV cladding with closed-edge aluminum honeycomb backing developed for The Myron and Berna Garron Health Sciences Complex (SAMIH),…
Smiljan Radić Clarke Receives the 2026 Pritzker Prize, The Artist of Unspoken Architecture
Courtesy of Tom Welsh for The Pritzker Architecture Prize Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1039553/smiljan-radic-clarke-receives-the-2026-pritzker-prize-the-artist-of-unspoken-architecture…
Facing the Age of Robots? Material Innovation in Architectural Structures
Robotically Fabricated Structure / Adel Design Research + University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.…
Legacy in Matter: Material Traditions in South American Architecture
Children Village / Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero. Image © Leonardo Finotti Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp…
Beyond the Render: How AI Is Restructuring Architectural Documentation
Courtesy of Avoice Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1038863/beyond-the-render-how-ai-is-restructuring-architectural-documentation Some types of work only become…