Screen made of Transparent Concrete

Someone told me about this screen on the site for We Make Money and Not Art.  Another innovation in concrete using optical fibres.  This screen from 2006 is a collaborative development between an engineering student, an architecture student and industry.

Muf Architecture

Muf Architecture are an award winning "collaborative practice of art and architecture".  Their award was for their regeneration for Barking Town Centre and they won the  2008 European Prize for Urban Public Space.

Their portfolio covers a wide range of projects from urban design and landscapes, building for arts and art projects. 

Muf has a blog which was started to cover a project to regenerate a nineteenth century spoil heap in Beckton known as Beckton Alp.

Concrete Innovations and Form Square

There seems to be no end of concrete innovations, so far I've written about Jethro Macey, Transparent House, Litracon, Concrete Canvas, Memux and Girli Concrete.  All are exciting innovations in concrete, but there are more innovations than I have mentioned.  Concrete is not so dull afterall.  I've still to mention Concrete Blond now called Form Square who specialise in customised insulation panels designed to have a wallpaper print on...

Concrete Radiators

The Droog radiator above was designed by Jaris Laarman in 2003 and the one below is in Ljubljana Museum, Slovenia.  Although it's not as attractive as the Droog radiator shown below, it has a certain minimalist charm.

Girli Concrete

Girli concrete is a research duo from Ulster University.  They are looking into printing on to concrete in interesting ways.  

Concrete Canvas

Concrete Canvas is an innovative material which allows you to do something unexpected to concrete, you can drape it.  It's been used for emergency shelters for the army and for refugees. The material is ground breaking, you can drape it and then once it is wet the concrete sets and it then behaves as you would expect concrete to behave.

Transparent House

Transparent House are a 3D design and visualisation studio.  Above is one of their engraved patterns in concrete, but it's only one of their specialisms.

Litracon - Fibre Optic Concrete

Litracon is an innovative light transmitting concrete building material.  Designed by a Hungarian architect, Litracon is an award winning material.  It contains thousands of fibre optic materials (about 4%) of the material and can be used for building, lamps and logos...infact the applications are developing and on going.

Make:Good

Make:Good "make public buildings and spaces friendlier, more colourful, and much more enjoyable".

Set up in 2005 with a group of 6 people or so, from architects to civil engineers to artists and social workers they work together to "make:good dreams".