One of the top projects in 2009 was the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). This project was designed by HOK-SVE and uses Crimar glass by Cricursa. For more information visit http://tiny.cc/d13n4

To stay in line with the earlier post, HOK Architects also used NBK Terracotta on the Façade of the KAUST Research Facility. For more information visit http://tiny.cc/27l1k

This is the 2nd almost live post from the “Bau” Design show in Munich Germany. GKD revealed their new Ceiling system with an NRC rating of up 0.65.The Ceiling panels can be installed using a standard Grit.

Live from the Bau: Prodema shows of a brand new color called “Mint” I saw it on a large scale Mockup and it looks quite nice. I took a couple of 2”x 4” samples in case somebody is interested. The new color is here: http://tiny.cc/vley1

Live from the Bau in Munich. Umicore officially announced their cooperation with Dri-Design in Europe. Umicore Germany showed a large Dri-Design Wall using every available Zinc color. I’m a big fan of Dri-Design in the USA and I hope they are going to be equally successful in Europe. More about Dri-Design at http://tiny.cc/e3nz5

Live from the Bau: Here at Facadesign we love Mediamesh. It is a Stainless Steel mesh with LED’s woven right into the fabric. In comparison with big black (and very noisy) LCD Screens, Mediamesh® is a transparent system that blends into the façade when turned off. Here are a couple of Mediamesh flash videos: http://tiny.cc/b0fe8

Exterior Shading System Provides the Perfect Inside Solution A product, purpose designed to shade and reduce solar glare and usually installed outside offices, commercial and industrial buildings, has found a new and highly ingenious use on the inside – as a major architectural feature in the reception of a high profile Central London office. Designed by Forme Partnership. To access the case study and learn more visit http://tinyurl.com/3cqlqzv

This small, taut building, surrounded by Royal Palms and faced with four-story high metal fabric sunscreens, is the furthest thing imaginable from a sheriff’s department. The Omega 1510 tames the southern California sun for the employees inside. Architect Carter & Burgess

The Commonwealth Medical Education College is the first Allopathic College of Medicine to open in Pennsylvania in approximately 60 years. The new facility serves more than 500 students with 175 full-time equivalent faculty members, plus support personnel. Highland Associates designed the project in collaboration with HOK. The 4-story 119,000 square foot East Wing includes a 250 seat auditorium and two 190 seat lecture halls, where FlutterFree® was utilized to both enhance the natural acoustics of the spaces and promote cross communication in the learning environment. Repost from RPG Facebook page

Annette Strauss Artist Square – Zinc Panel Feature Wall – http://bit.ly/zYXVLi