The building, designed by architecture firm ODA NEW YORK, features a minimalist
architectural concrete facad, a nod to the neighborhood's industrial history, and a cubic structure.
In a preliminary CMU Checkoff outline, campaign officials present a sample scenario: Collection of one cent per block during a year with sales of 1 billion gray and
architectural concrete masonry units would yield $10 million to fund research, education and promotion endeavors amid an ever-changing landscape of consumer and design professional perceptions, competing materials, and alternatives to masonry building methods.
1 230 m 2 (180 h.)
architectural concrete faade, - about 3 035 m 2 facade scaffolding, - about 690 m 3 foam glass ballast under sole, - approx.
Describing its work on the project, Peri said: "Thanks to the well-coordinated cooperation between the entire planning and assembly teams, along with the job site crew, an excellent
architectural concrete result has been achieved in the course of the execution of the work, which fully complies with the strict architectural requirements."
Architectural Concrete Products is the contractor andMullin Landscape Architects is providing landscaping services.<br />It's the first cremation garden at any of the 13 cemeteries operated by New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries.
The demands placed on the
architectural concrete quality are very high and the tolerance in terms of joint pattern, anchor points and screw heads remained extremely low.
With 270 construction workers, engineers and managers on site, the steelwork for the massive structure has been completed, while the
architectural concrete dome which forms the centrepiece of the project has been put in place, said the statement from the company.
The steelwork for the structure has been completed, while the
architectural concrete dome that forms the centrepiece of the project has been put in place.
The Center for Architecture Sarasota celebrates October as Architecture and Design Month, featuring exclusive exhibits, a lecture with Toshiko Mori, a walking tour through 130 years of architectural history, an Atelier Talk with Jake Brady on
architectural concrete and functional art, daily design inspiration, and much more.
The library building includes 28,000 cubic yards of structural, cast-in-place
architectural concrete and an additional 15,000 cubic yards of non-architectural structural concrete.
The
architectural concrete structures that are part of the buildings are pieces of art in themselves.
Other winners: The Young Business of the Year (High Growth) - Bedwas-based
architectural concrete manufacturer Specialist Precast Products; Best Business with fewer than 25 Employees - Abercarn-based prototyping specialists Drumlord; Young Achiever's Award - Sarah Bruton, managing director of Captiva Spa and Lounge in Caerphilly.
