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.

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...

Dubai to Create World’s First 3-D Printed Laboratory Building

Last year, Dubai made headlines when the United Arab Emirates National Innovation Committee announced plans for the world’s first 3-D printed office building made with fiber-reinforced polymer composites....

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Composites Help Build Opportunities and Overcome Obstacles in Architecture

During the Wednesday afternoon CAMX education session “Opportunities for Composites in Architecture,” an expert panel explored the pros and cons of FRP composites as a building material. Architects are...

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Retractable Roof for U.S. Open Stadium Made with Composites

For this year’s U.S. Open, the world's largest tennis-specific stadium, Arthur Ashe Stadium, got a makeover. In response to the need to avoid rain delays, the United States Tennis Association (USTA)...

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Tomorrowland Uses Today’s Advanced Materials

Disney’s Tomorrowland has always been about exploring the future and the engineering marvels that might be possible in that far off “someday.” Yet when Shanghai Disney Resort opened on June 15, its...

New Floating Carbon Fiber House Splits in Two after Divorce

Dutch firm Studio OBA has designed “Prenuptial Housing” – a floating home that splits in two in the event its owners decide to get a divorce. When couples feel they are drifting apart, the house...