
Building & Construction
Articles and Features
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At a glance 2 min
The Novartis Pavilion with zero-energy media façade
In Basel (Switzerland), you’ll find a strange building in the shape of a yurt. The Novartis Pavilion is an exhibition space dedicated to pharmaceutical sciences, which stands out for its innovative ar...
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At a glance 1 min
PURPLE SOLO®, environmentally-friendly urban paving
French start-up Purple Alternative Surface has developed a small 50 cm hexagonal, clip-together paver, an innovative, eco-responsible and modular solution to meet the challenges of recycling and soil ...
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Daily life 5 min
Architecture: polymers in the limelight
Although plastics have long been used in the building industry, they were initially used mainly for their functional properties. Little by little, architects have taken a different look at them and be...
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Expert views 5 min
Ferrari: “The diversity of polymers and our sense of innovation are the keys to our success”
An interview with Françoise Fournier, tensile architecture market manager at Serge Ferrari, one of the world leaders in flexible composite materials....