When two specialists with complementary products join forces, the sky is the limit. Dutch firm Lapinus is home to a collaborative R&D facility specialising in PROMAXON-D applications. It develops raw materials for automotive brake pads and supplies them to manufacturers across the globe.
Back in 2013, Stride Treglown was one of the six architectural firms invited by the University of the West of England to bid on their Bristol Business School project. The firm landed the job. Senior Associate Architects Andrew Kingdon and Nicholas Morris designed an inspiring, professional, community-building structure.
Built in 2012 by the architectural group Jo Coenen & Co as a landmark for the World Gardening Exposition in Venlo (the Netherlands), the InnovaToren is a prime example of the cradle-to-cradle principle. According to this sustainable construction vision, all materials should be 100 % recyclable.
How to deliver the perfect train travel experience? By ensuring optimal connectivity, and not only in terms of train connections... Global train and plane manufacturer Bombardier set out to offer French commuters the train seats of their dreams — with electrical sockets for charging mobile devices, modern info displays, indirect lighting and air conditioning.
A state-of-the-art building that inspires learning and collaboration
Two specialists join forces to write a success story. When two specialists with complementary products join forces, the sky is the limit. Dutch firm Lapinus is home to a collaborative R&D facility specialising in PROMAXON-D applications. It develops raw materials for automotive brake pads and supplies them to manufacturers across the globe.
In 1999, the first plans were laid to build a new headquarters for NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The purpose? To face the challenges of the 21st century head on.
At Milan Expo 2015, some 140 countries gathered to highlight their best technologies. So did Etex company Siniat Italy, supplying innovative materials for the construction of 19 pavilions.
The Central Auditorium for Research and Learning or C.A.R.L. Auditorium, is the newest addition to RWTH Aachen University (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule) in Germany.
Along the Sichuan-Tibet highway, one of the most beautiful highways in China, is the Tibet Renwu Lake International Car Camp.
Just outside Warande in the Netherlands, lies a floating community of eight residential houses called the ‘Drijf in Lelystad’ (Float in Lelystad).
In Belgium, Leen Peeters aimed to turn a traditional cottage into a modern, yet authentic family home that requires virtually no non-renewable energy for heating. In other words: a nearly zero-energy building.
A compact Etex design for more commuting comfort and safety in France.
