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  • 3D printed profile sample of Alexander Hoppe’s Smart Signal Light, which was awarded an Honorable Mention in the AEC 2017 International Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition.

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    Student Design Competition Award Winners Announced by AEC

    Winners of the 2017 International Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition were announced by the Aluminum Extruders Council. The top three winners of the competition realized many of the advantages that aluminum extrusions have to offer with their designs for an improved bike rack, electrical fencing, and stand for transporting medical equipment. Industrial lighting figured large […]

  • Maadi Group - aluminum staircase

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    Aluminum Staircase Weaves Up Steep Hillside in Quebec

    The MAADI Group, Inc. designed and fabricated an aluminum staircase to to descend a steep hillside in the Parc de la Rivière Beauport in Quebec City, Canada. From street level, the staircase’s welded aluminum structure with timber deck descends 15 m (50 ft.) in a gradual zig-zag through the trees. The city specified aluminum for its durability and […]

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    European Aluminium Awards to be presented at ALUMINIUM 2016

    Lightweight, powerful and aesthetically pleasing – engineers, designers and architects consider aluminium the material that helps them create innovations and emphasize the features they care about. The European Aluminium Award, the aluminium industry’s biennial award honoring the most creative and unusual new developments in aluminum design, will be presented on November 29 at an award […]

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    Students Invited to Enter the 2017 Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition

    The ET Foundation invites students studying design, engineering, architecture, or related fields to enter the 2017 International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition. A total of $8,500 in scholarships will be awarded for First, Second and Third Place, as well as for the Bonnell Aluminum LED Lighting Design Challenge. There is no fee to enter the competition. Submissions will […]

  • Kengo Kuma & Associates

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    Architect Designs Buildings with Fluid Aluminum Facades

    Kengo Kuma & Associates designs architecture to create a sense of harmony with its landscape, utilizing aluminum, wood, stone, and other materials to create a feeling of warmth and movement. This sense of harmony is carried from the exterior through to the interior to create a space that users or residents will find comfort in. […]

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    Designing Folding Bicycles using 3D Printed Aluminum

    Mark Walker of Montague Bikes worked with Shapeways for the production of 3D printed aluminum parts for their line of foldable bicycles. Montague Bikes is a mid-sized company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company is involved in researching, developing, designing, and testing bikes, which they also distribute. The 3D printing capabilities has enabled the company to […]

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    AAC Releases Anodizing 101 Educational Course for Architects

    The Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) released a new online learning course for architects, designers, engineers, building developers, and professionals. The course is available on AEC Daily, a continuing education website for building and construction professionals. The Anodizing 101: Building, Construction & Design course was approved for continuing education units (CEU) by the American Institute of Architects […]

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    New Green Building Guidelines

    The Aluminum Association released Aluminum in Green Buildings: A Guide to Green Building Development and Certification with Aluminum Products, which is intended to assist and support aluminum end-users—architects, designers, and engineers—in understanding how aluminum contributes to green building development and achieving certifications like LEED®. Based on key requirements of the current, most-commonly adopted green building […]

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    Rolls-Royce Tests New Aluminum Architecture

    Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has begun the testing phase of its development of an all-new aluminum space-frame architecture that will underpin all future Rolls-Royce models arriving in market from early 2018. “At Rolls-Royce Motor Cars we are uniquely focused on the desires of our customers and are driven by our own thirst to innovate,” said the […]