2011 R+D Awards Topic Image Promo

The fifth annual R+D Awards jury chose 12 winners that exemplify innovation in architectural systems technology.

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2011 R+D Awards Winner: The Blue Sky Frame Topic Image Promo

Designers: Blue Sky Frame Systems

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A completed home in Yucca Valley, Calif., built using the Blue Sky Frame, a light-gauge, pregalvanized steel moment-frame system.

2011 R+D Awards Winner: Performative Envelope Lab Topic Image Promo

Designers: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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China World Trade Center: Glass Fins

2011 R+D Awards Winner: Solar Enclosure for Water Reuse Topic Image Promo

Designers: Center for Architecture Science and Ecology

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2011 R+D Awards Winner: Stormglass Topic Image Promo

Designers: Ply Architecture

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Stormglass closeup.

2011 R+D Awards Winner: Hair, Spikes, Cattail, and Turkeyfoot Topic Image Promo

Designer: Wei-Han Vivian Lee

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The series of instructional drawings outlines the steps to create the bundles of cattail, phragmite, and turkeyfoot that create the final result: a digitally fabricated thatch pavilion.

2011 R+D Awards Winner: Tree Trunk Towers: Cantilevered Floor/Super Core Structure Topic Image Promo

Designers: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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The 110-story Fluidic Tower in Seoul, South Korea.

2011 R+D Awards: Citation: Accoya Wood Topic Image Promo

Manufacturer: Accsys Technologies

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Accoya Wood is softwood that is given the properties of tropical hardwood.

2011 R+D Awards Citation: PointSix Durastand Flooring Topic Image Promo

Manufacturer: Ainsworth Engineered

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Chamfered PointSix Durastand Flooring solves the problem of swelling in weathered flooring.

2011 R+D Awards Citation: LED Handrail System Topic Image Promo

Designers: James Carpenter Design Associates

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The LED Handrail System at the Per C waterfront park in Hoboken, N.J.

2011 R+D Awards Citation: Solar Sandwich Topic Image Promo

Manufacturer: Englert

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The Solar Sandwich roofing system contains a solar thermal system in an otherwise ordinary roofing system.

2011 R+D Awards Citation: Sanicubic Classic Topic Image Promo

Manufacturer: Saniflo

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The Sanicubic Classic is a grinder system that reduces solids in the wastewater system.

2011 R+D Awards Citation: Taktl Topic Image Promo

Manufacturer: Taktl

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Taktl is an ultrahigh-performance concrete formula that uses local materials for a range of applications.

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