finished using epoxy resin, the team follows the design of conventional surfboards and carves oak wood into a tail block and stringer.

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with the project's sweeping roof, studio dali draws conceptual influence from the banyan trees across rural china.

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rattan baskets, bamboo frames, and fabric shape each water-collecting structure.

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from floor to ceiling and wall to wall, the brown house is a celebration by BLDUS of sustainable materials.

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nine volumes crafted from bamboo, timber, and stone nestle into ubud’s lush jungle landscape, sculpting soft lines.

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chain + siman and modomanera utilize timber, stone, and clay bricks to form a cohesive material language across the site.

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the blue ocean pavilion takes shape as a trio of interconnected domes, each one a structural essay in sustainable materiality.

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now open at expo 2025 osaka, kengo kuma's qatar pavilion draws from qatari boat construction and japan's heritage of wood joinery.

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in tokyo, where every square meter counts, KOMINORU’s 'small house on a corner lot' comes together like game of tetris.

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'we carefully designed the exhibits to ensure they wouldn’t feel like isolated events, but rather convey a sense of invisible interconnectedness,' oki sato explains.

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