Ingenuity
Is CLT the answer for seismic zones?
CLT can create lighter, less variable structures
Tall timber: how high can CLT go?
There is considerable excitement about high-rise timber — has its time finally come?
Concrete Play-Doh overcomes ‘square thinking’
ETH Zurich and MIT explore digital casting for complex concrete forms
Marvellous Mutations: Adventures in Materials Science
Completely new materials may not come along very often, but scientists are remixing old ones — and it’s changing the shape of our cities
Alder Hey: Anatomy of a Modular Hospital
How Laing O’Rourke and WSP built a hospital out of 15,000 pre-assembled elements
Serious hardware: 3D printed concrete
Is this the solution to reconciling mass-production and creative architecture?
Early Riser: La Trobe Tower
Melbourne contractor Hickory’s 44-storey tower was completed in just 16 months
Blank Canvas: Can You Make Construction Weather-Proof?
One problem, three engineers, no constraints
Stacked Up: The Long-Held Dream of Modular Construction
Modular is finally becoming reality, thanks to advances in computer modelling, 3D printing and robotics