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brick by brick

bricks are one of the oldest building materials in the world – there’s evidence from archaeological digs of bricks being used to create structures as early as 7,000BC. You might think, then, that bricks are things that have been explored to their full potential, used in every possible way – and the amazing buildings built with bricks around the world seem to be evidence that supports that.

However, as ancient as the idea of a brick may be, it’s not immune to the technological revolution happening in design, and architects have begun to explore

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