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Container City, Toshiko Mori Architect
Container City, Toshiko Mori Architect
Building Case Studies
Material of interest and material used: Forty foot equivalent unit shipping containers.
Properties of material: Low cost; Reusing materials; High strength, prefabricated steel modules; Cuts construction time in half; Minimizes site disruption; storage container buildings can easily be removed from a site and used elsewhere.
Eden Project For The Eden Project Ltd. In Cornwall, United Kingdom, Nicholas Grimshaw
Eden Project For The Eden Project Ltd. In Cornwall, United Kingdom, Nicholas Grimshaw
Building Case Studies
Material of interest: Plastic.
Material used: Thermoplastic.
Properties of material: These panels are high performing ETFE, which is an energy efficient system. the use of this material allows the shape of the building to be curved, allowing this highly fabricated material to sit naturally in the landscape.