London | Materials for Architecture
Exploring innovate products and applications
The construction industry is fast evolving to extraordinary lengths and materials are at the forefront of the movement. Tougher, lighter, healthier, and more sustainable - Materials for Architecture explores innovative products and applications for the built environment.
Materials for Architecture will return to the ILEC Conference Centre, London from 25-26 April 2018. Once again it will combine a conference programme, exhibition, CPD seminars, material galleries and evening reception. Innovation will be a clear theme across every part of the event.
Thought-leading conversation
Nick Ling, Technical Design Lead at Heatherwick Studio, will give the opening address for the event’s conference programme. He has extensive practical and on-site experience and will harness both in setting the tone for the two-day conference programme which features an array of thought leaders. Heatherwick Studio commented:
'Through the lens of materiality, an integral part of the studio’s work and design process, Nick will speak about the studio’s commitment to finding innovative design solutions, with a dedication to artistic thinking and the latent potential of materials and craftsmanship. Nick will also touch upon innovative materials and how the industry at large can look to these to help to inform construction challenges as well as aesthetics and design.'
Supertall timber: how to disrupt the construction sector with timber innovation over 80 storeys will see Kevin Flanagan, Partner at PLP Architecture, and Dr Michael Ramage who leads the Centre for Natural Material Innovation at the University of Cambridge host a collaborative talk on their 80-storey, 300 metre-high mass timber and CLT tower concept for London’s Barbican - Oakwood Tower.
In their talk, Neven Sidor, Partner at Grimshaw, and Anthony Morgan, Co-Founder of the Carbon Free Group, will discuss how a modular building system fabricated entirely from glass may be a sustainable and long-term solution to the housing shortage.
Speakers have also been confirmed from architectural practices; dRMM, Studio Seilern Architects, and HTA Design plus engineering practices; Buro Happold, Ramboll, and more. There will also be speaking contributions from top universities, manufacturers, and industry associations.
Hands-on
A diverse pool of exhibitors across an array of material typologies, from aggregates and bricks, through smart materials, to composites and metals, have been confirmed including Akzo Nobel, Aggregate Industries, Envirograf, and Maria Gasparian Studio.
Other additions to the floorplan are an Innovation Zone comprising of smaller, more niche product manufacturers, and tactile materials display areas, all designed to provide you, the construction professional, with optimal knowledge and insight to inform your specification choices.
The Materials for Architecture Wall will display a selection of globally-sourced materials that break new ground in terms of aesthetics, fabrication, performance, and sustainability.
In addition, materials consultancies MaterialDriven and Material Lab will be on hand to guide individuals to new and exciting material opportunities.
Those attending the event will be able to gain valuable insights on how to apply the latest thinking to materials for architecture and are guaranteed to come away with inspiration for their projects.
Visit www.materialsforarchitecture.com to find out more and register free at www.materialsforarchitecture.com/register to attend Materials for Architecture 2018 at the ILEC Conference Centre, London from 25-26 of April.
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