“Broad approach to material science” – Holcim Awards Jury

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    Project entry 2011 - Foam concrete utilization research, Toronto, ON, Canada: Mix design samples of foamed concrete produced for the purposes of challenging the long standing notions regarding its potential applications within the field of architecture.

The jury recognizes the broad approach toward the seemingly only pragmatic and business-related question of material science in general and the concrete production in particular. In a clear manner the project extends into a number of parameters beyond its own discipline to explain the wide impact of the issue – the social, financial and environmental dimension. Even though the concept of magnetic formwork was questioned, the research on the application proves a high degree of transferability and the potential for an effect on aesthetics in the built environment.

Last updated: July 15, 2011 Toronto, Canada