Tag: architecture
Gothic in glass
A church in Stuttgart has been restored with a complex steel and glass construction that uses stainless steel cables made by Carl Stahl.
Stainless House of Victories
Western Europe's biggest mosque (if it can be called such) is about to open its doors in Morden, Surrey, UK (The Guardian, 3 October 2003).
Midwest art museum
St Louis's Contemporary Art Museum, which uses stainless steel in its construction, has just opened.
UConn selects design
The University of Connecticut campus in Storrs is about to get a new arts centre designed by Frank Gehry.
A membrane of skin and stainless steel
Torno Internaziale spa, one of Italy's leading engineering companies, has commissioned the firm Dante O. Benini & Partners to create the image of its new Milan offices.
Tower-building at Bitterfeld
At Goitzsche, Germany, a local amenity area for the 21st century is now taking shape. An area of 25 square kilometres is being turned into lakelands by the flooding of former coal mines.
Denver Museum extension
The USD 62.5 million addition to the Denver Art Museum is expected to dramatically change the skyline of Denver with its soaring walls and a shimmering titanium shell.
Computer learning package
The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) has prepared Stainless SteelCAL, a computer-aided learning package sponsored by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF).
BSSA reports
The British Stainless Steel Association (BSSA) has published a report aimed at targeting designers and specifiers in applications for stainless steel with significant market potential.
Stainless bridges
The state of Oregon in the NW USA is using S32205 stainless steel to build a bridge designed to last 120 years, according to Virginia Heffernan (Nickel magazine, February 2003).
