Experiencing Materials: sustainable use of building materials
Design Dialogues · 5 conversations · a podcast and video series on architecture in India
Five conversations on how materials are experienced.
They ask whether sustainability is only about what we use, or about using every material sustainably, mud and bamboo as much as concrete and steel. Would you build an ICU out of earth, or clad a village hut in aluminium? And what if, like in the past, we grew some of our building materials instead of mining them?
- building materials
- sustainable materials
- bamboo and earth
- material palette
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Experiencing Materials Part I: When we speak of sustainability, most of us immediately think of materials — mud, bamboo, stone, or natural resources.
The conversations
- Experiencing Materials Part I
When we speak of sustainability, most of us immediately think of materials — mud, bamboo, stone, or natural resources. - Experiencing Materials Part II
- Experiencing Materials Part III
In this video, we question a word we hear everywhere — Sustainability. But what does sustainability really mean in architecture and design today? - Experiencing Materials Part IV
We all know the three basic needs — Food, Clothing, and Shelter. We grow food, we grow fibers for clothing, but when it comes to shelter, we often just mine. - Experiencing Materials Part V
We often ask — Are all materials sustainable? But perhaps the real question is — Can all materials be used sustainably?
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