The global construction industry has been experiencing a remarkable shift toward materials that combine aesthetic appeal with ...

What is it with so many 80s styles making a comeback right now? With fashion, we get it, there are so many cool looks to take from the 80s, but in the world of interiors? Well, it was an era we never ...

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MIT engineers have used 3D printing to create reusable glass bricks that withstand as much pressure as concrete blocks. What if construction materials could be put together, taken apart, and reused as ...

Engineers developed a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass. The bricks could be reused many times over in building facades and internal walls. What if construction ...

Bricks made partially of discarded glass and recycling-waste ash have been shown to insulate better than regular bricks, while also requiring less energy to produce. And of course, they additionally ...

What if construction materials could be put together and taken apart as easily as LEGO bricks? Such reconfigurable masonry would be disassembled at the end of a building’s lifetime and reassembled ...

In the southern Vietnamese city of Trà Vinh, a shimmering edifice rises, wave-like, into the sky. Constructed from 3,000 glass bricks, Crystal Pavilion is a residential project unveiled by ...

For years, glass curtain façades have been de rigueur for hot new condos. While they have not faded from view, more affordable and traditional-looking glass bricks are coming back in fashion.

Okay, how cool* is this? According to Curbed, an English developer commissioned a design for 401–403 Greenwich Street, a spot that is currently a handful of brick row houses. In place of those, ...

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