AIDO, an endorsed brand of Dormakaba, offers products like door hardware, electronic access control, interior glass systems, and hotel locking systems and has participated in the Aluminium Expo 2026, which took place between May 1–3 at the Calicut Trade Centre, organised by the Aluminium Dealer...
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) announced that it has released the design for the Tennessee Performing Arts Centre for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Centre in Nashville, USA. The centre will be covered in a flowing curtain of aluminium pipes. The design team, which is behind the project and...
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Gulf Extrusions (Gulfex), a leading global manufacturer of extruded aluminium products, has revealed that its ‘ twisted profile’ the Middle East region’s first-of-its-kind aluminum twisted profile, has been nominated to be the most innovative product of the year and to be displayed at the...
The high rise building of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in Germany has been refurbished and the central focus in the aluminium façade solution provided by Wicona, the aluminium building systems brand of Sapa; this building has been awarded the prestigious ‘German Façade Prize’ for its...
A new transport interchange in the UK – the first in Europe to use integrated hydropower – has been built with an energy-efficient aluminium-and-glass façade solution developed by the aluminium building systems brand Wicona. Designed by architects Aedas and built by Kier Construction, the £11.5m...
Technal-brand aluminium curtain walling and casement window systems have helped the Beacon Centre for Health in Swansea achieve a BREEAM “excellent” rating and a high level of energy efficiency. The building is designed around a central four-story atrium which has large spans of Technal’s GEODE-MX...
The construction sector in India is projected to emerge as the largest end use sector for Aluminium. It is a major contributor to the country’s GDP (8% in FY12) and one of the largest employment generators currently employing around 33 million people. While the Indian economy grew by 5% in FY13 as...
Glass and aluminium are widely used materials for facades, with many commercial and residential builders considering these two materials mandatory elements of a beautiful building. They offer a high level of protection along with a magnificent outlook of a house or office building. Aluminium was...
Georgia-based aluminum manufacturer YKK AP America Inc. has nearly tripled its Dallas-Fort Worth footprint to 105,000 square feet in Coppell. The company, which produces aluminum storefront and facade systems, plans to relocate to Beltline Trade Center Building A near Dallas/Fort Worth...
Glass and aluminium are widely used materials for facade solutions as they offer high level of protection along with a magnificent outlook of a house or office building. Both commercial and residential builders consider these two materials as mandatory elements of a beautiful building. Basically,...
Façade Directions, the authorized distributor in Australia for the aluminium systems brand Sapa Building System, has won a major industry award for the use of Sapa's Elegance 85 Powerframe curtain wall. The Australian Window Association (AWA) presented the award for Most Innovative Window System....
AluK's aluminium building systems have been supplied for the new main entrance building at the University of South Wales (previously University of Glamorgan). Specified by Lawray Architects, in collaboration with John Weaver (Contractors), AluK doors and curtain walling systems were installed to...
The building that houses University Hospital's surgery department in Ulm, Germany, has been named winner of a new German architectural award for buildings in the hospital and health sector. Wicona contributed with aluminium solutions. The German Architects Association's "Bund Deutscher Architekten"...
AluK (GB) Ltd, the leading aluminium window, door and curtain walling systems manufacturer, has announced that its CPD, BIM: Aluminium Façade Systems – modelling, design, construction, standards and collaboration, has been RIBA accredited. AluK is the first aluminium systems manufacturer to offer a...
The Indian Façade and Fenestration industry crossed a major landmark on 1st June 2013. Industry leaders from across the country participated in the voting process at Hotel Orchid, in Mumbai, to elect and decide the Management Committee for the newly formed Indian Façade and Fenestration...
The façade, which is a part of the building envelope, is the most important component in a building. It plays an important part in the building’s aesthetic, complementing the structural form and defining its visual impact on the urban environment. Though the world is approaching a fast lane of...
British manufacturer of rainscreen and bespoke architectural fabrications, Sotech, has designed diamond-shaped aluminium shingles for the façade of a new-build office building in the UK. The building, which will be the workplace for hundreds of people, has incorporated bespoke, Sotech-Optima IPC...
Pelli Clarke Pelli, architects of San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center, has updated the design of the podium façade. Instead of a transparent, sinuous glass façade, the complex will be clad in perforated aluminum, a move which is expected to save the project about $10 million. Due to its high...
The 4th edition of Zak World of Facades held on the 1st March at the ITC Maratha in Mumbai addressed the complex issues involved in a façade. A record 521 delegates attended which made it the largest ever conference dedicated to façades to have been held in India. The full day event, which ended by...
Guangzhou Citi Expositions Ltd. is a professional company that organizes international exhibitions, high-class conferences and helps to articulate, organize, mobilize and manage large-scale commercial events. We are a driving force for economic development through our business activities and...
