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16 May 2008

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This is the Materia Newsletter for April 2008, packed full of new materials, events and information.

Don't miss MaterialXperience, 23-26 april 2008, with Earle Briggs from Frank Gehry and partners, Michel Rojkind and many others.
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Latest additions

In the spotlight

KAOS; A panel with a magical effect! A chaotic core created by straws of different diameters gives a translucent, light, yet very strong product. A real feast for the architect! Also DARK KAOS, with black straws designed by Sied Kooistra gives a sophisticated and exciting effect when viewed from different angles. See PyraSied’s premiere of KAOS at Material Xperience!... read more

News

Heat travels in three modes. Vacuum effectively eliminates two of them: conduction and convection. Researchers at Guardian Industries have recently unveiled a new breed of vacuum-glazed super glass with an incredible RI 2-RI 3 insulation rating. That means this new vacuum glass is as isolative as a thick insulated wall... read more

Your project here

Felipe Mesa and Alexander Bernal from Plan B Architects recently renovated Orquideorama, an amazing botanical garden in Medellin, Colombia. Each “flor-árbol” is composed of a steel reinforced trunk and six hexagonal petals that form an intricately latticed patio. The organically expanding wooden meshwork of modular “flower-tree” structures weaves its way through the garden’s heart... read more

Events

Don’t miss the 2008 Art Center Design Conference: Serious Play, three days with some of the greatest inventors, designers, architects, tech wizards and artists of our time. It’s a three-day international gathering of innovators from many fields and disciplines. Serious Play will explore the essential role of play in business, the arts, science, technology... read more

Inspiration

ARTHUR is the first tool for architects that lets them immediately modify their models. Instead of using physical models in their review meetings, they now can use virtual computer-generated models, that are displayed using semi-transparent head-mounted displays and appear to be right on the planning table... read more

Materia books

The many requests for our book ‘Material Skills, evolution of materials' have led us to sales online, you can order this book through our website and pay by credit card. All orders are processed automatically and shipped by our distributor. If you have not yet ordered your own copy of ‘Material Skills, evolution of materials', order the book here now.

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