Mind Over Matter
We Used to Build Buildings. Now We Grow Them.
Architects are entering a new era of material alchemy—where steel, ceramics, and even diamonds are grown like living tissue, not manufactured.
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Alternative Materials
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Bioplastics
Plastic Wants to Be Alive—But It’s Killing the Planet
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Mind & Matter
Color Revolution: How Cutting-edge Smart Materials Are Redefining Design Aesthetics and Functionality
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Mind & Matter
Suzanne Tick Is Reshaping Textiles
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Mind & Matter
Product Manufacturers Are Looking to the Ocean for Resources
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Mind & Matter
New Building in Germany Demonstrates Advances in Textile Architecture
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Mind & Matter
Materials Science Is Starting to Reap the Benefits of AI
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Mind & Matter
How Can We Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Bricks?
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Mind & Matter
Exterior and Interior Surfaces Can Help Mitigate Air Pollution
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Mind & Matter
Advances in Fabric Technology Point to a Promising Future
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Mind & Matter
Is There New Hope for Plastic?
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Mind & Matter
East Palestine Disaster Raises New Questions About Reliance on Toxic Materials
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Mind & Matter
Will Forests Drive the Hydrogen Economy?
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Mind & Matter
Hemp: The Next Disruptor in Construction After Wood?
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Technology
The Biowaste Revolution
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HIVE Re:Think Podcast
Straight from Mars: On-Site, On-Demand, Custom Construction
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Mind & Matter
Innovative Products and Materials to Watch in 2020
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Technology
This Week in Tech: Henning Larsen to Design All-Timber Neighborhood in Copenhagen
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Mind & Matter
Notable Advancements in Mutating Materials
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Mind & Matter
Repurposing Carbon for the Built Environment
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podcast
How After Architecture Balances Practice with Materials Research
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Mind & Matter
Exploring Biobased Materials for Insulation
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Mind & Matter
Future Strategies for Next Generation Energy Savings
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Mind & Matter
Bridging the Sustainable Materials Knowledge Gap
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Competitions
What Design Can Do and IKEA Foundation Announce Clean Energy Challenge Shortlist
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Mind & Matter
Material Trends to Watch in 2019
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Mind & Matter
Repurposing Food Waste as Alternative Building Materials
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Mind & Matter
Reflecting on the Future of Fabrication
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Mind & Matter
Antifragility: One-Upping Resilient Design
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