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Thonik “brings graphic design to the streets” with its Amsterdam studio

July 29, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Thonik studio by graphic design studio Thonik's co-founder Thomas Widdershoven and MMX Architects

Graphic design studio Thonik’s co-founder Thomas Widdershoven and MMX Architecten have transformed a bold typeface into a simple monochrome pattern that covers a six-storey building block in Amsterdam. Built as an office for the Dutch graphic design studio, the entire exterior is covered in a simple combination of black and white lines that were pulled

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KIT Energy Lab / Behnisch Architekten

July 29, 2020 Andreas Luco 0

The Energy Lab 2.0 at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is an intelligent platform, set up to explore the interplay of components in the energy systems of the future and in particular to speed up the energy transition in Germany through the integration of renewable energy in the production of electricity. Electrical, thermal, and chemical energy flows, as well as new information and communication technologies, are combined in a cluster of facilities. Project partners are the Helmholtz Centers, the National Aeronautics and Space Research Center of the Federal Republic of Germany (DLR), and Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ). The new construction of building 668 on a site formerly used for experiments with solar energy in the north of the Campus Nord provides an attractive, high-quality and flexible location for this research.

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Wood and white brick feature in Perth extension by David Barr Architects

July 29, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Marine house extension designed by David Barr Architects

David Barr Architects has added a bright and roomy two-floor extension to a cottage near Perth, Australia so that its owners can have their grown-up children come to stay. The cottage is situated in the port city of Fremantle along Marine Terrace road, from where the project takes its name. Marine belongs to a couple

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Are All Plastics Recyclable? Spotlight on a New Technology that Reclaims Rejects of Plastics and Glass

July 29, 2020 Christele Harrouk 0

While not all plastics are being recycled, even the ones that display the recycling sign, the global plastic waste problem is nowhere close to being resolved. Recycling, generally determined by factors like demand, legislations, and economy, takes on arguably around 20% of the annual production of plastics, leaving a large quantity unattended, doomed to last forever in our environment. In addition, competing with newly-produced materials, recycled plastics need to meet standards of quality and price, and undergo a sustainable, efficient, and economically viable transformation.