Architecture

The architecture community is experiencing substantial growth in the understanding and use of composites. Composites offer architects and designers performance and value in large-scale projects and their use is increasing in commercial and residential buildings.

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Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Paris Features Composite Materials

Last week, material supplier Sicomin unveiled details about the composite materials used for the domes of the Russian Orthodox Cultural and Spiritual Centre in Paris, which opened in October 2016. Each the...

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ORNL’s Massive 3-D Printed Pavilion Wows Crowd at Design Miami

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has created a pavilion installation, known as Flotsam & Jetsam, which is now one of the world’s largest 3D printed objects. The installations were commissioned...

London Firm Addresses Lack of Sports Venues with Stackable Soccer Fields

AL_A, a design studio headed by world-renowned architect Amanda Levete, has unveiled a new tower design concept, known as Pitch/Pitch, which would have the firm work with engineering company Arup to stack...

These FRP “Magic Homes” can be Constructed in 3 Days

A company known as Green Magic Homes has developed a sheltered, waterproof home that can be built in any environment. The home modules are made of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and can be...

Insider Insight on the Architecture Industry

World-renowned architect Greg Lynn captured the audience’s attention at the CAMX General Session earlier this year with stories about the intersection of architecture and composites. “It might be because...

MIT and Google Create Private Drop-Down Meeting Spaces with Fiberglass

Thanks to innovative manufacturing, there may now be a solution to a problem many in the working world face: a lack of privacy in an open office. MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, with help from Google, have...