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"Shou Sugi Ban"—building with charred wood
Burned is the new black. An old, Japanese wood preservation technique is undergoing a boom in architecture. The surface of the wood is conserved through a controlled fire, and increases the wood’s sustainability.
- Date 10.10.2020
- Duration 03:35 mins.
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- Related Subjects Architecture, Japan, Brutalist
- Keywords "Shou Sugi Ban, " Japan, wood, fire, charred, technique, sustainable, architecture
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