RM-3: Raw Materials 3 Ways

Dwell
  • 4.8 (52)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE

RM-3 (Raw Materials 3 Ways) is Dwell's podcast exploring the fascinating stories behind common building materials—and how they shape our lives in unexpected ways.

Episodes

  1. Episode Six: Light

    08/14/2019

    Episode Six: Light

    In this episode of RM-3 (Raw Materials 3 Ways), host Dan Maginn investigates how light accentuates architecture, sculpts our experiences, and ultimately shapes our behavior.

    37 min
  2. Episode Five: Clams

    05/15/2019

    Episode Five: Clams

    From ancient marine sediment compacted and pressurized over the ages to form limestone, to oyster middens—heaps of discarded shells—used to create a paste for mortar, to the stone ground to make cement-board siding, clams, oysters, and other mollusks are on the menu in many of our buildings.

    31 min
  3. Episode Four: Logs Revisited

    03/15/2019

    Episode Four: Logs Revisited

    We chat with the founder and CEO of Spinnova, a Finnish company turning wood pulp into cellulose fibers that can then be used in textiles, insulation, filling—even hygienic wipes.

    20 min
  4. Episode Three: Dirt

    12/17/2018

    Episode Three: Dirt

    In this episode of RM-3, we reveal how humble dirt is transformed into cult-status ceramics; shimmering, black bricks; and rammed-earth dwellings.

    38 min
  5. Episode Two: Logs

    10/01/2018

    Episode Two: Logs

    Host Dan Maginn interviews three leading architects who serve up logs three ways: as pliant plywood, as shakes and shingles, and with a shou sugi ban treatment.

    41 min
  • 5 Episodes

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RM-3 (Raw Materials 3 Ways) is Dwell's podcast exploring the fascinating stories behind common building materials—and how they shape our lives in unexpected ways.

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