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CUSTOMISABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC/SOLAR TERMAL ROOFS

Hybrid photovoltaic/solar thermal roofs by Tractile Pty Ltd (Photo: Tractile Pty Ltd) Did you know that photovoltaic and solar thermal...

SOLAR PANELS WITH RAINBOW COLOURS

What if solar panels could display the colours of sunlight rather than being merely dark blue or black? The American company Prism Solar...

TRANSFORMING ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES

Architectural surfaces can be transformed with minimal resources by breaking white light into its colours and redirecting them to walls,...

GLOWING SURFACES

Would we still need urban street lights if architectural surfaces could emit light with no need of electric power? The luminescent...

ELECTRIC DOODLES

During the information age architecture has become much more interactive. Designing engaging spaces often involves integrating electric...

A "SIMPLE" GESTURE

The installation Crest by Zaha Hadid Architects looks like a simple gesture, something that you could almost draw in the air with an arm...

COMMUNICATIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC SURFACES

Installing solar panels on buildings provides clean energy, lowers electricity bills and can reduce the use of fossil fuels as well as...

PHOTOLUMINESCENT ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES

Photoluminescent or phosphorescent pigments are smart materials capable of emitting light after absorbing certain types of radiant...

EVOLVING MASKS

In Architecture and Disjunction Bernard Tschumi used the term mask referred to the ambiguous, perceptible appearance of architecture,...

"COMMUNICATION SKILLS"

How does architecture communicate? In 2001 the Italian authors Roberto De Rubertis and Matteo Clemente explored this subject in their...

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