2024-05-17T00:54:09-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150421177/henning-larsen-debuts-open-detail-a-digital-biomaterials-resource-for-architects Josh Niland 2024-03-21T18:34:00-04:00 >2024-03-22T13:45:01-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fa/fa4bb4c3561cd657aad92ddd4f18e176.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/henninglarsen" target="_blank">Henning Larsen</a> has unveiled a new tool for designers that allows them access to a database of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1030735/alternative-materials" target="_blank">biogenic materials</a> examples taken from around the world.</p> <p>The firm debuted its new Open Detail resource at the AEC Hackathon in Copenhagen. Together with collaborators <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/people/58263303/kea-copenhagen-school-of-design-and-technology" target="_blank">Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (KEA)</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150289593/ramboll" target="_blank">Ramboll</a>, Speckle, and Chevrant, the entry took home first place for the 'Best Mashup Project' at the Hackathon.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now, their aim is to "foster a shift towards low-carbon architecture" by making such "tangible" biogenic design solutions more easily accessible to the public and practitioners as an open-source repository and knowledge-sharing platform.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fc045a45c44009b330c871363323c352.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fc045a45c44009b330c871363323c352.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/9131/henning-larsen-s-changing-our-footprint-explores-pathways-toward-sustainable-building" target="_blank">Henning Larsen's 'Changing Our Footprint' explores pathways toward sustainable building</a></figcaption></figure><p>The searchable Open Detail will allow users to contribute and download material details in either 2D or 3D format once actualized. Henning Larsen says this is "only the beginning" for Open Detail, adding that the project's off...</p>