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R + T Asia 2015

Materia is pleased to be exhibiting at R+T Asia 2015. The show, which features solutions for designers working with and around building skins, will inspire and inform architects.

To complement the event, the theme for this year’s exhibition is ‘Materials in Transition’. Materia’s exhibition at R+T Asia 2015 is oriented around this theme. The independent exhibition will include the best materials for designing a balanced environment in and around the building.

Materia exhibition at R&T: Materials in Transition
Materials used in façades mediate between outdoors and indoors, open and closed, regulating daylight and fresh air, reacting to noise, rain and temperature, protecting from outside danger: façade materials are always in transition. Reacting to changes, they can be multifunctional and sometimes interactive, but always have the purpose of increasing our comfort. The materials in this exhibition are selected for their performance in façades and other related applications to inspire you towards great, beautiful and sustainable creations.

The materials you can expect
Examples include lightweight ceramics, self-cleaning surfaces, self-healing concrete, sustainable and durable softwood, translucent textiles, acoustic façades and much more will be on show to illustrate the `Materials in Transition´ theme. Materia’s experts will also be present to speak with visitors about each of the materials on display.

Shanghai Architects Fair (SAF)
Materia will also be present at the Shanghai Architects Fair (SAF), hosting the seminar ‘Materials in Transition’ on March 25. In total, SAF will hold 4 seminars. On March 24, the seminar topics are ‘Interior or Exterior, Who is in charge?’ and the Master Forum ‘Urban Design’. On March 25, the subjects are ‘Materials in Transition’ and ‘Time goes back, redesign or rebuilt?’. Speakers include amongst others: Mr. Paul de Ruiter, architect from the Netherlands with the lecture A CO2-neutral society, Mr. Kengo Kuma, Master architect from Japan with the lecture Architecture and Nature, Ms. Els Zijlstra, Creative Director of Materia in the Netherlands with the lecture Material Senses and Dr.-Ing. Jan Wurm, Associate Director of Arup with the lecture BioMaterials – from passive to active building components.