Architect Magazine: 2009 R+D Awards

LED Streetlight

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:07 EST

The Office for Visual Interaction designed a prototype LED streetlight for New York to cut down on energy use.

Dynamic Descent

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:02:36 EST

Dean/Wolf Architects designs a folded stainless steel staircase for a Manhattan townhouse.

Sustainable Form-Inclusion System

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:43 EST

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill design a prototype system that uses plastic bottles, bags, and other compressed waste to lighten and fill spaces in concrete slabs.

Trumpf Campus Gatehouse

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:04:10 EST

Barkow Leibinger Architects use 2D and 3D cutting and casting technology to create a huge cantilevered roof for the Gatehouse building on Trumpf's campus.

TKTS Booth

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:04:06 EST

Perkins Eastman's design for the new TKTS Booth in New York relies on a series of trusses and bearing walls made entirely from glass.

Ecoworx Backing for Broadloom Carpet

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:17:41 EST

Shaw Industries created a cradle-to-cradle solution for broadloom carpet backing.

Oasis Generator

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:21 EST

SOM's Chicago office engineers a desalinization tower that aims to make the seaside desert a bit more habitable.

San Francisco Digital Content Analysis Model

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:39 EST

A 3D model of San Francisco developed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is being used to track old and new construction and determine the viability of future developments.

Rhinobond Roof Attachment System

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:13:36 EST

Sika Sarnafil create a mechanical attachment system to bond thermoplastic membranes to roofs without damaging them.

Voussoir Cloud

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:04:18 EST

IwamotoScott Architecture creates a lightweight structure of compression arches out of wood laminate for SCI-Arc.

2009 R+D Awards

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:00:24 EST

Introducing the third annual ARCHITECT magazine R+D Awards.

Pin-Fuse Joint

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:25 EST

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designs a building frame that rolls with the impact of an earthquake and then returns to form when the aftershocks are finished.

Green Wall Systems: Active Phytoremediation Wall System

Wed, 8 May 2013 11:15:57 EST

Green wall systems are a balm for cubicle-weary office workers as well as a great energy-saver. The Center for Architecture Science and Ecology creates a new modular green wall system that bares the plants roots and increases air-cleaning efficiency.

Dry Joist and Dry Joist EZ

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:02:32 EST

Wahoo Decks creates a flexible, weather-resistant system of aluminum decking.