Building materials: Rob Gregory considers materials and introduces the new Tecu competition.501 AGROB BUCHTAL Ceramic products by AGROB BUCHTAL were used in Berlin and Hanover. Renzo Piano's IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard Dome at Potsdamer Platz Potsdamer Platz, sometimes known in English as Potsdam Square,[1] is an important town square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag (German Parliament Building), and incorporated 2000sqm of spherically curved panels secured by the KerAion Quadro invisible patented fastening system, while the Korean Pavilion at Expo 2000 by Takenaka Europe GmbH, used 3000sqm, all fixed at different angles of inclination. Enquiry 501 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 502 MESH X-TEND stainless-steel cable mesh by Carl Stahl has been used for exterior railings and to suspend signage in the reception area at the Brooklyn Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum of Art, museum in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. Its predecessors were the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library (1823), the Brooklyn Institute (1843), and the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences (1890). . The 10-person reception desk uses 70sqm of the mesh in a cone that terminates in a 6.5m diameter hoop, ensuring that the Info Cone is visible to all. Enquiry 502 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 503 TECU TECU TESS (Tactical Engagement Simulation System) Electronic Control Unit TECU Total Electron Content Units TECU Transmission Electronic Control Unit (vehicle gearboxes) The TECU ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2005 will feature architecturally outstanding buildings by European architects who specify TECU building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create . These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for . . Projects are eligible if they have been completed since 2002, the year of the previous awards. Application forms can be downloaded from www.tecu.com. The two previous first prize winners were the Dutch National Heritage Museum, Arnhem The National Heritage Museum (Openluchtmuseum in Dutch) is an open air museum and park located near Arnhem, The Netherlands with antique houses, farms and factories from different parts of the Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1912. (Mecanoo, AR August 2000) and the Harbour Control Tower, Lisbon (Goncalo Byrne, Lisbon--AR June 2002). Enquiry 503 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 504 HAVER haver Verb 1. Scot & N English dialect to talk nonsense 2. to be unsure and hesitant; dither [origin unknown] & BOECKER Angel Asenjo's Exhibition and Congress Centre in Malaga boasts over 62 045sqm of exclusive space for exhibitions, conferences, and restaurants, and features a vast wave form canopy on the main sea front facade, that provides shelter and shading. Over 130m in length and 20m wide, the canopy incorporates approximately 400 wire cloth elements of differing formats and geometries, covering over 5600sqm. Made from DOKA-MONO 1601, the trapezoidal elements vary in length from 1 to 25m, and are attached to the framework using the Haver & Boecker tension profile and clevis screw system. In the foyer and entrance hall ceiling, elements made from the same material complement the aesthetics of the facade design. Enquiry 504 www.arplus.com/enq.html [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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