With this acquisition, CertainTeed has expanded its portfolio of specialty architectural offerings.
Architectural Details: How the World’s Largest Curved Windows Were Forged for Apple Park
As Apple Park approaches completion and thousands of its employees have already moved in, it is worth reflecting on how this extraordinary building envelope was made. It started with the windows: The design teams at Apple and Foster + Partners have the unmatched efforts of seele and sedak to thank for realizing this singularly bold vision for the windows, which also double as walls.
This Thin Film Is A Real-Life Cloaking Device For Your Office
Designtex spent over two years collaborating with the furniture manufacturer Steelcase’s Workplace Futures division–a research group focused on understanding the future of work and developing products in response–on Casper. The film itself is about 5 millimeters thick and comes in rolls that are 54 inches wide.
DIRTT Announces Award of Significant Contract
DIRTT Environmental Solutions (DRT.TO) announced Tuesday it has been awarded a significant contract from a large international company, for interior construction projects in multiple locations. Details on the amount of work to be completed at each location are dependent on final design specifications, creating the potential for this first phase to exceed the US$5 million contract value and develop into a longer-term partnership between DIRTT and that company.
"DIRTT's ability to build custom, flexible and beautiful spaces rapidly and with cost certainty were key factors in securing this partnership," says Mogens Smed, CEO of DIRTT. "DIRTT's commitment to challenging the conventional construction norms of environmentally-damaging materials, excess waste and project delays were also a significant factor."
The name of the international company was not provided.
4 Reasons Why Architects Urgently Need Better Building Specification Tools
It’s time to end building specification nightmares for architects. According to a newly released survey by the AIA, The Architect’s Journey to Specification, a large number of architects are disappointed with current resources available to them in the specifying process. In the digital age, firms are increasingly calling for better web-based tools to provide more nuanced ways to compare products by performance, criteria and price.
This Design Tool Turns Any Photo Into An Architectural Glass Design
Forms+Surfaces’ new VEKTR Digital Canvas tool can create images of any size for large-scale architectural glass.
Glass need not be boring. Humble panes can be transformed into stunning decorative surfaces, thanks to continued innovation in digital printing technology that makes it possible for nearly any image and pattern to be transferred to the translucent material. Architects and designers can customize interior and exterior cladding, elevator interiors, stairs and backdrops, infusing their projects and spaces with a visual identity.
How the Digital Ceiling Could Change Commercial Real Estate
Two decades ago, technology firm Cisco moved voice calling from conventional phone lines to data lines, enabling capabilities like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication. Some five years after that, the company moved closed-circuit cameras onto the same lines, allowing commercial property owners, for instance, to combine data, voice and camera functions into a single network.
This TV Is Hidden Within A Pullout Rack
Italian furniture manufacturer FIMAR, have designed a wardrobe that hides a 32 inch flat screen television on a pullout rack.
The rack, named GHOST, can hold a TV screen of up to 32 inches, and the rack features a gas piston that raises the panel the television is attached to, making it easy to open and close. There is also an articulated arm, allowing the television to be easily turned for optimum viewing.
New Nano-Engineered Window That Will Clean Itself And Cut Office Heating Bills
Researchers at University College London (UCL) claim that a “revolutionary” new type of window could cut cleaning costs in tall buildings and reduce heating bills by up to 40% thanks to a new combination of nano-scale engineering inspired by the eyes of moths, and thermochromic coating.
Formglas GFRG Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum
Formglas GFRG is a thin-cast alpha gypsum material. It is commonly supplied with a smooth, primer-ready surface for field-finishing applications, or it may be factory-finished to match specific color, patterns, and textures, depending on the application. Formglas is able to cast GFRG in a virtually unlimited range of patterns and textures, allowing for the creation of a broad array of interior shapes and architectural elements.