All materials articles
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FeaturesMaterial Cultures: the radical architects rethinking how – and what – we build
Mary Richardson meets the practice advocating for bio-based materials to decarbonise construction
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OpinionWhy brick remains central to architectural craft
Satish Jassal examines the enduring relevance of brickwork in today’s built environment
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NewsHS2 team to trial clay as low-carbon alternative to concrete
Funding from Innovate UK seeks to reduce carbon emissions across infrastructure projects
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NewsMeta injects cash into low carbon concrete in the US
Tech giant Meta has moved into investing in low carbon concrete production in an attempt to reduce the embodied carbon used to build its data centres. Facebook’s parent company announced the agreement with CarbonBuilt, a company that has developed a concrete product replacing high-carbon Portland with a proprietary low-cost cement ...
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OpinionWhat’s stopping us from reusing concrete?
Concrete presents challenges when it comes to reuse but this should not stop us trying, writes Anna Beckett
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Building StudyHow Footprint Architects created an education centre from reclaimed beach timber
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council has built an education centre from timber groynes reclaimed from the beach. Thomas Lane looks at the project
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Blogs
Material fads in architecture
The FT looks at fads in architects' choice of materials - especially for facades.Copper, reclaimed wood, mirrors and travertine stone are the key materials highlightedRead more at the FT