WEEK IN REVIEW

this week designboom reports on alternative — and record-breaking — modes of construction: from france's first public building made of hempcrete blocks by lemoal lemoal architectes to 'striatus', the first 3D printed concrete bridge without reinforcement realized by ETH architects, block research group (BRG) and zaha hadid architects. meanwhile in germany, an interdisciplinary team made waves with an innovative load-bearing structure made entirely from robotically wound flax fiber.

following a seven-year renovation project, eileen gray's 'villa E-1027' opened to the public on the côte d'azur. the house with a colorful past was first designed and built between 1926 and 1929. the modernist masterpiece is now back to its original state thanks to an international team of restoration experts.

turin-based photographer paolo pettigiani shared dreamy images of naturally pink water in camargue and designboom spoke to maurizio cattelan ahead of his return to milan after more than a decade. in the interview, the artist discussed the meaning of animals in human history, and what he hopes visitors will take away from his new exhibition at milan’s pirelli hangarbicocca. discover more recent interviews here.

continuing the 'bioinspired' theme, krill design unveiled 'ohmie', the world's first fully circular lamp made from sicilian orange peels. lastly, design student omri cohen presented his exploration into living architectural shells created from jute, felt and wheatgrass seeds. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out here how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by lynne myers.