building blocks Archives | Ouno Design https://ounodesign.com/tag/building-blocks/ Sun, 29 Sep 2013 22:28:57 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 Why aren’t we using Aerblock when we build? https://ounodesign.com/2013/09/29/aerblock-concrete-building-material/ https://ounodesign.com/2013/09/29/aerblock-concrete-building-material/#respond Sun, 29 Sep 2013 22:28:57 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=16028

Why aren’t we using building materials like Aerblock instead of wood? Habitat Forum 1976 alumni Michael Baron is involved in manufacturing this safe, lightweight, storm-proof, insulating, healthy-air concrete material that mimics ancient pumice building blocks.

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Playplax, another toy from my childhood, was designed in 1966 by the brilliant British industrial designer Patrick Rylands. It’s in the permanent collection of the V&A Museum in London.

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