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Materia Xpert Series: Innovation on the seas

Published 10 years ago by Philip | 2 responses

Innovation on the seas October 24th sees the return of the Materia Xpert Series. This themed period has been all about Leisure and Hospitality, and our events are all tailored to the question of how ...

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Blue Planet Aquarium

Published 10 years ago by Allie | no responses

The Blue Planet Aquarium, in the Danish town of Kastrup, makes good use of materials in order to create the mood, atmosphere and experience of a watery, undersea world. Examples are aluminium, to create ethereal ...

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Night light in the club

Published 10 years ago by Philip | no responses

A night-club bar needs brilliant light and comfortable, glamorous materials to give its clientele the luxurious setting they expect. A new bar in Romania features a high-quality polymer based bar which is translucent and seamless. ...

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Spinning windmill portal

Published 10 years ago by Allie | no responses

Common materials are used in a very unusual way to create an 8m tall installation that allows visitors to touch, feel and experience the sensation of walking through a gateway of 5,000 spinning paper windmills. ...

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Endless stair pavilion

Published 10 years ago by Allie | no responses

Endless stair is an enthusiastically named, experimental wooden structure. Responding to a design challenge, dRMM architects investigated the potential in using tulipwood panels to produce a sculptural installation. Endless stair is the result. It’s on ...

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Something old, something new

Published 10 years ago by Allie | no responses

Astley Castle in Warwickshire (UK) by Witherford Watson Mann is a restoration project that cleverly inserts a modern living house within the ruins of a 12th century English castle. Modern, intelligent materials combine with the ...

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