ARCHITECT Magazine has just released the results from their fourth annual R+D Awards, and we are happy to announce that PROJECTiONE has received a Citation for bitMAPS, our patterned wall tiling system developed within the last year. The awards honor innovative materials and systems at every scale—from entire buildings and complexes to HVAC and structural systems to curtain-wall and ceiling-panel assemblies to discrete building materials such as wood composites and textiles. The R+D Awards are purposefully open to building technologies of all types, in order to encourage the broadest possible dialogue among architects, engineers, manufacturers, researchers, students, and designers of all disciplines. The jury considered new materials, products, and systems as well as unconventional uses of existing materials, products, and systems. Entries were judged for their potential or documented innovation in fabrication, assembly, installation, and performance, as well as their potential to advance the aesthetic, environmental, social, and technological value of architecture.
PROJECTiONE has been invited to speak at the 2010 R+D Symposium coming up September 22 and 23 in Chicago at the Trump International Hotel & Tower. Register to attend ARCHITECT’s two-day conference about the forefront of building technology here: http://rdawards2010.com/
We hope to see you there!
We would like to thank Ball State University Department of Architecture and the Institute for Digital Fabrication for their continued support through use of facilities and equipment. Without their efforts this award could not have been possible.