GLOBAL COMPOSITES AND ARCHITECTURE Bill Kreysler Kreysler & Associates
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ENDS! AND THE WINNER IS?
ENTER THE INFORMATION AGE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE Misleading? Perhaps
IN THE BEGINNING, FRP AS THEATER / ART Dropped Cone, by Claes Oldenburg, Germany, 2001
SOMETIMES THERE S NO OTHER WAY! Illumination, by Michael Somoroff, pictured in Texas, moving exhibition, 2006
THEATRICAL ARCHITECTURE Las Vegas Restaurant, by Holt Hinshaw Architects, Las Vegas, 2003
Inverted Collar and Tie, by Claes Oldenburg, Germany, 1994 Occasionally, a glimpses into the future Past applications have paved a way forward
Or this Fiberglass House with prefab monocoque panels, Wolfgang Feierbach, Germany, 1970
But more typically, Historic Restoration has been the Bread and Butter of Architectural FRP San Francisco Ferry Building Restoration, SMWM and Page &Turnbull, California, 1998 FRP, great at mimicking other materials Accepted by Preservations, grudgingly Main benefit is behind the surface
Or sometimes, because of unique, surprising properties Ravinnia Pavilion, by SOM, Chicago1995
Well adapted to digital fabrication a 1992 example Davies Symphony Hall, by SOM, California
FRP and digital fabrication today Stanford University, Bing Concert Hall, by Ennead, California, 2012
3-D modeling + DF = FRP opportunities Bloom Lantern by Greg Lynn, California, 2008
Body House, by Monolab, Netherlands, 2001 Tour of FRP throughout the globe Why more outside North America? OC Canada was a pioneer in Architectural FRP Codes, design, material availability
Entrance Pavilion for Novartis, by Marco Serra, Basel, 2008 Fiberglass Roof
Hongluo Clubhouse, by MAD Architects, Beijing Fiberglass Covered Concrete Cantelevers
Langdon Park DLR Station, by Consarc Architects, London Fiberglass Awning
MindZone Exhibition Pavilion by Zaha Hadid, London, 2000 Fiberglass Facade Panels
Fiberline Factory, KHR Architects, Denmark Fiberglass Facade Panels
Horten Heaquarters, by 3XN, Denmark Travertine, Fiberglass and Foamcore Panels
The Walbrook, by Foster + Partners, London, 2010 Fiberglass Facade
F-town by Atelier Hitoshi Abe and Asao Tokolo, Sendai Japan Fiberglass Facade Panels
Carrasco Airport Terminal by Rafael Vinoly, Uruguay Fiberglass Covered Roof
Q House, by Asensio mah & J.M. Aguirre Aldaz, Spain, 2009 Fiberglass Perforated Panels
Digital Beijing, by Studio Pei Zhu, Beijing, 2008 Fiberglass Floor with Fiber-Optics
Abraj Al-Bait Towers, Saudi Arabia, 2011 Fiberglass Clock Face and Crescent
Stedelijk Museum, by Benthem Crouwel, Amsterdam, 2012 Fiberglass FacadePanels
Frank + Kim Residence, by B+U, California, 2006 Fiberglass Faceted Panels
Sheraton Hotel, Alpensa International Airport, by King Roselli Architect, Spain Fiberglass Roof and Facade
Wear House, by AuAu, Japan Fiberglass Facade
Chanel Pavilion, by Zaha Hadid, Multiple Global Locations, 2008 Fiberglass Panels
Roca Gallery, by Zaha Hadid, London Fiberglass Fixtures
Vistas Hotel, by Vicente Peidro, Spain Fiberglass Facade
RAK Gateway, by Snohetta, Ras-al Khaimah Fiberglass with Tile Facade
Ludwigsburg Residence, by Jurgen Mayer Architects, Germany, 2009 Fiberglass Wrapped Concrete Facade
Church at Jyllinge, by KHR Architects, Denmark, 2009 Fiberglass Facade
Back to the future Skyspace, by James Turrell, California, 2005
Haley VI Research Station, by Billings Design, Antarctica Fiberglass Exterior
California bay house, 2007. Digitally Fabricated Monocoque Structure
IBC 2009, A STEP INTO THE FUTURE Section 2612 Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer 2612.1 General. The provisions of this section shall govern the requirements and uses of fiber reinforced polymer or fiberglass reinforced polymer in and on buildings and structures.
A cautionary note: What s wrong with this Picture? Blur Hotel by Studio Pei Zhu, China
All photos used under fair use. THE END