A recycled surface becomes architecturally convincing when its circular story survives the places where it is cut, joined, stained and repaired. Smile Minerals Recycled Solid Surface, developed by UK manufacturer Smile Materials, approaches
The larger the pivot door, the harder it becomes to make its automation disappear. Pivot doors can create unusually generous entrances with very little visible hardware. Automating them introduces another layer to the
Code compliance is most useful when it enters the design process while the design can still change. Kestrel Labs brings building code checks directly into the BIM workflow, connecting a compliance finding to
Spaces that change character throughout the day should not necessarily need a second lighting system to do it. Performance halls, houses of worship and commercial venues often need two very different lighting conditions:
A BIM model earns its place in practice when a design change remains clear all the way to the documents a team actually issues. Graphisoft’s 2026 portfolio places this everyday continuity at the
In a multipurpose room, the chair determines more than where people sit: it determines how easily the room can change. Every change from a lecture to a conference, a dining setup or an
ClickBrick Pure challenges one of the most familiar assumptions about brick façades: that once built, they are meant to stay together. Instead of relying on conventional mortar, the dry-stacked system is conceived so
In XLam City Top, lightweight timber construction becomes part of a larger strategy for extending, strengthening and retaining an existing building. The project brings together CBD’s structural engineering expertise and Stora Enso CLT
