Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Translucent Porcelain



This company, that's specialized in designing and producing lighting fixtures made out of translucent porcelain, could be an interesting partner in producing cladding material. At the moment, they produce sheets of 330x600 mm.
More info at: http://www.diffuse.co.uk/

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Bio-luminum


Bio-luminum is a cladding material made out of recycled aluminum from old airplanes. More info at http://www.coveringsetc.com/

1:1 testing


Testing elements in 1:1 using masking tape

Monday, March 1, 2010

Sustainable and quake-resistant facade


DTX project

SymbioCity


Here is a cool game to increasing the awareness of some of the numerous possibilities local governments have available to steer their cities towards a more sustainable development.
www.symbiocity.org

Urban furniture




Urban furniture at Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center in New York by Diller Scofidio + Renfro Architects and ARUP