30 October, 2018 – Wortmann-Architects

SoCal : Santa Monica – Temecula – San Diego – La Jolla

The most surprising aspect one discovers when road-tripping across South California is the omnipresence of its urban reality. Driving through its network of interstate highways is like travelling through the blood vessels of living, wide-awake tissue. Spread across ten to twelve lanes, the traffic flow is continuous and fast, night and day. Southern California, or…

The building materials of the future: concrete and recycled materials.

The real estate sector is responsible for about a third of the energy consumed and a fifth of the pollution emitted worldwide. These numbers have turned the search for new, sustainable building materials into an unstoppable race. The following are some of the most outstanding innovations: Self-healing concrete It is believed that 90% of carbon…

Architecture and experience: the environment.

In our last post, we delved into the relationship between individuals and architecture, analyzing how the height of a space determines our experience in it. Today we will turn to another factor to take into account when considering our relationship to architecture: the environment. Research has found that a building’s views affect its occupants’ ability…

Day: 30 October 2018

SoCal : Santa Monica – Temecula – San Diego – La Jolla

The building materials of the future: concrete and recycled materials.

Architecture and experience: the environment.

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