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Which Building Construction Materials Are Ecological?
The Origins and Evolution of Gothic Architecture
EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin Brings Hybrid-Timber Construction to a New Scale and Vision
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Which Building Construction Materials Are Ecological?

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 10:00 PM PDT

Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront / LUO studio. Photo: © Weiqi Jin

In the current scenario of a climate crisis, thinking about an architectural project without defining ecological guidelines has become practically unacceptable. One of the main emitters of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, the construction sector is increasingly looking for new ways and means that can make works more sustainable and, in some way, mitigate damage to the environment. Thinking about ecological materials can be one of the fundamental steps, but, which materials are these?

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The Origins and Evolution of Gothic Architecture

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 09:00 PM PDT

Notre Dame Cathedral. Image © Flickr User la_bretagne_a_paris licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

The word "Gothic" often envokes a description of mysterious homes, or a modern-day group of people who have an affinity for dark aesthetics, but what the gothic architectural style historically brought to the built environment could not have been more opposite. Gothic designs were actually created to bring more sunlight into spaces, mainly churches, and led to the design and construction of some of the world's most iconic buildings.

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EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin Brings Hybrid-Timber Construction to a New Scale and Vision

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 08:30 PM PDT

© Ilya Ivanov / TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten

Located in the area between Sachsendamm and Berlin Südkreuz S-Bahn train station in Schöneberg, a new mixed-use complex, EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin, was completed last month by Berlin-based architect Sergei Tchoban and his firm Tchoban Voss Architekten with additional offices in Hamburg and Dresden. The complex comprises two freestanding structures—a larger Carré Building and a smaller Solitaire Building. Together they occupy their own block. The pair is now the largest hybrid-timber complex of buildings in Germany and one of the largest in Europe.

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ZGS Pavilion / Studio*K

Posted: 13 Jun 2022 08:00 PM PDT