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Nik Hilton  //  www.design4d.co.uk
Young Architect of the Year Nominee 2009, 2010, 2011
Finalist in the British Homes Awards 2009
Finalist in the Design awards 2009

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Nov 11 / 10:48am

Building with paper

Yet another material used by the aerospace industries in the 1940's is slowly being adopted by the construction industry. We are currently looking at using a 100% FSC recycled paper board which when treated with resin and pressed can produce a highly durable kitchen surface or cladding material.
 
Inhabitat | 9 NOVEMBER 2010
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This past weekend, Frank Bölter set sail on the Thames in a boat made of paper for Drift10, a public exhibition of art in London.

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Sep 3 / 5:58pm

Solegear receives award for 100 percent biobased Polysole plastic @gizmag

As a society we have become too reliant on plastic based products some which can't easily be recycled. New developments in sustainable materials need to be incorporated into the mainstream of architect's specifications as soon as possible.

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