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Complex Curves in Tel Aviv
Yitzhak Rabin Center in Tel Aviv, commemorating the former Prime Minister, has 5 white roof shells that overtake the rest of the building, creating a swooping skyline with a reference to peace. Designed by the Dutch firm Octatube, the design & build company of professor Mick Eekhout, these thin, self supporting and complexly curved forms … Read more
Stedelijk Museum Addition Progress
A while back we wrote about the new addition currently under construction at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects. Nicknamed “The Bathtub” for it’s seamless, sleek white fiberglass facade that does tend to resemble the form of a bathtub from certain angles… It is now nearing completion, with a grand opening date of … Read more
Eva Hesse’s “Sans II”
Eva Hesse (1936-1970) was a German sculptor who immigrated to the US before WWII. Associated with the Postminimalist movement, she was known for her experimentation with materials. Fiberglass was a favorite, as it had a strong material presence, and would not deteriorate the way latex, another favored material, would. SFMOMA had a posthumous exhibit of … Read more
One Ocean Pavilion’s FRP Lamellas
Soma’s “One Ocean” pavilion in South Korea for the EXPO 2012 is under construction now. The kinetic facade is made up of 108 fiberglass lamellas that open and close. The actuator of the lamellas is a screw spindle driven by a servomotor. A computer controlled bus-system allows the synchronization of the actuators. Each lamella can be … Read more
Carbon Fiber is in Your Home
Carbon fiber is making it’s way into the home through the results of high end furniture designers looking to create minimal forms that seemingly defy gravity. Two recent examples of this is the Aliante Bookshelf by Davide Anzalone, and the various seating designs by MAST 3.0. From Davide Anzalone: Corniches illustrates the idea of creating … Read more
Material Matters II Workshop by modeLab
From modeLab, for more info and to register go here. Material Matters II is a two-day intensive design, prototyping, and fabrication workshop to be held in New York City during the weekend of May 12-13, 2011. As the next installment in the modeFab series and building upon the research developed in Material Matters I, this workshop will examine the … Read more
Norwegian Navy Training Center’s FRP Facade
This military training facilities for the Navy at Haakonsvern at Bergen, Norway is clad in composite panels in a brilliant white. The panel overlap pattern gives some textured variation to the otherwise minimalist facade that includes metal and wood details. The new building includes an indoor swimming pool, gym, practice hall, and exercise facilities. Longva … Read more
Selgascano’s Subterranean Office
The architects at Selgascano sought the ability to work beneath the trees, while being shielded from the elements. Their finished building is a sleek, semi-subterranean space that allows light and views of trees to flood in. Their innovative use of fiberglass and plexiglass create a shell that gives them the spatial qualities they sought, however … Read more
Save the Date: Collaboration Conference in San Francisco
Registration opens April 16th for this two day conference in July on the art and science of building facades. Go here for more info. Recommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend
The Mystery of the Candela Structures
While this may sound like the title to a Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys novel, the story of the Candela Structures was, for a while, shrouded in mystery. Not until enthusiasts of the structures decided to do some sleuthing did the long mysterious past of these very public structures come to light. The results of this research culminated … Read more
