Casting & pressing of metals, concrete & glass>  moving towards raw & non-patterned /

Cast bronze /

Cast Aluminium /

All above from Axis Facades http://www.facades.com/cast-aluminum (representation in Europe & USA) /

Cast glass facade by ABT’s engineers /

But the decorative still has a hold:  Cast aluminium tiles by David Umeto, Montreal:   http://www.davidumemoto.com/301414/metal /

Cast iron: Paul Smith store London by 6a Architects:  http://www.6a.co.uk/  /

Gnome Carpark by Mei Architects, Rotterdam, developed a transparent material that could be pressed with pattern:  http://www.mei-arch.eu/ /

Helping birds move around in our metropolises: Bird protection glass from Ornilux allows the birds to see a frit on glass which we cannot see. Go to their website for an explanation:  http://www.ornilux.com/ /

Homeostatic Facade by Decker Yeadon, USA  (also in a post 12/6/14).  A self-regulating façade system designed to automatically adjust to suit changing exterior environments, such as sunlight and temperature variations. It operates on natural principles to keep interior conditions in check. http://materia.nl/article/homeostatic-facade-system/  /

Hemp & Hempcrete: reinstated:  Biobased façade on the Gasontvangst Station, the Netherlands by Studio Marco Vermeulen & NPSP Composites.  Using a special bioresin combined with hemp fibres.  Panels are made of Nabasco, or NAtural BASed COmposites. The panels are finished in a brown, opaque coating. http://marcovermeulen.eu/  http://www.npsp.nl/ /

Hemp & Hempcrete: reinstated:  ‘The industrial hemp plant has a tough woody stem, which is chopped up into short pieces of various sizes called ‘hurd’, and when combined with a simple lime binder, undergoes a pozzolanic reaction, effectively petrifying, or turning to concrete.’  http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/02/03/hempcrete-worlds-strongest-building-material/

Fibrecement is not new but Equitone showcases the design flexibility of this product:’Most Equitone façade materials are not treated with artificial colour coatings, giving the through (sic) coloured materials a raw, unfinished character.’     http://www.equitone.com/asia/