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The Balearic Islands are driving an architecture revolution via IBAVI's low-impact housing. Alventosa Morell Arquitectes and Joan J. Fortuny's project is a model of this ethos. Using site-excavated stones and compacted-earth walls the building is an act of knowledge exchange for public building.

The Rammed Earth House in Wiltshire by Tuckey Design Studio reflects a slow, thoughtful approach to design. Commissioned by a couple, it’s shaped by how they live together, the sun’s arc, and the surrounding landscape.

Lebanese born and Paris based architect Lina Ghotmeh is rightly gaining a reputation for beautiful and considered architecture deeply rooted in the history, context and stories of place.

0:00 /0:17 1× A Rhino plugin that enables users to create and import materials directly from the Architextures web app into Rhinoceros 3D. This plugin eliminates the need to manually download, import, and…

Hortus Collective is changing UK landscape design through nature, reuse of materials and close work with architects. In this interview, the studio talks about biodiversity, making places people feel good in and creating gardens that grow and change over time.

In a Birmingham house, Civic Square opens up the hidden layers of the housing crisis. Retrofit House uses natural materials and collective learning to link housing, health and climate, and to show how neighbourhoods might repair themselves.

0:00 /0:25 1× Architextures for Vectorworks lets you create materials with the Architextures web app directly in Vectorworks. Materials can be imported instantly, allowing you to test materiality options for your design and…

0:00 /0:24 1× Installation To install via SketchUp navigate to Window > Extension Warehouse in the menu bar. Once the Extension Warehouse has launched, enter 'Architextures for SketchUp' in the search…

Apply surface finishes to simulate specific tactile qualities and manufacturing treatments. Like profiles, finishes improve both 2D visual maps and 3D PBR data by adding granular surface to the material surface. In other words, surface…

Improve the photorealism of your materials by applying surface profiles. Profiles simulate physical depth and geometry, adding detail to both 2D visual maps and 3D PBR (Physically Based Rendering) outputs. Apply a profile To add…

Assigning and managing team licenses By purchasing a team license you have the ability to assign Pro accounts to individuals within your team or organisation. To add and remove team members visit Account > Manage…

Organise your textures into project-specific groups or mood boards using the Collections feature. Create and add to collections You can curate textures directly from the homepage presets or while working within the ARCHITEXTURES Editor.…