With its soaring concrete sails reaching high into the sky, the Dio Padre Misericordioso Church, just east of central Rome, beckons religious and architectural devotees alike. The structure is also something of a temple to nanoscience—for it retains its bright white hue thanks to the presence of nanostructured titanium dioxide…
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A building made of wood may sound like nothing new, but still “The Smile” in London is the first of its kind. Made in a collaboration between Alison Brooks Architects, engineering firm Arup and the American Hardwood Export Council, “The Smile” is the first project in the world made from…
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Buildings and objects made of CLT: - Look-out tower in Stetten - Heightened housing development in Cologne - Street bridge in Kössen
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