RM-3: Raw Materials 3 Ways

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RM-3: Raw Materials 3 Ways

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
  6. Episode One: Zinc

    07/30/2018

    Episode One: Zinc

    Architect Dan Maginn leads an investigation of zinc, from how it's mined and processed, to its role in one Arkansas architect's reimagining of everyday buildings, to its brilliant brass form when alloyed with copper.

    26 min
  • 6 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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