Friday5 - February 18, 2022 - MillerClapperton

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IN THIS WEEK’S FRIDAY5

The pandemic has had far-reaching effects on the world, including renewed investments in life sciences research, which has led to an increase in commercial and academic demand for lab space. New construction and even adaptive reuse opportunities are being priotized to meet demand, which is near immediate. “In its 2021 North American Report titled “Life Sciences on the Rise,” Cushman & Wakefield projects that as much as $90 billion in public and private capital will have poured into the life sciences sector in North America in 2021, a 29 percent increase over the $70 billion invested in 2020, which itself was 93 percent higher than the previous year.”

“This acceleration of the life sciences industry comes at a critical time, demonstrating the sector’s value and agility when the stakes have been so high,” that report states. Investors and developers are even looking to secondary and tertiary markets to meet the growth in this space, while engineering and architecture firms are adjusting to support the market demand.

Location: Milton, DE
Product: Trespa Meteon (HPL)
Architect: Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc.

Milton Elementary opened to students this past Fall after a major renovation that preserved the historical elements of the original 1932 building, such as the gym and auditorium, blended with modern necessities for students and staff. The original building was reconfigured to house first through fourth grades and a two-story addition hosts kindergarten on the first floor and fifth grade on the second floor. The new main lobby includes a nod to Milton’s button industry and the ice house formerly located on the adjacent Wagamons Pond. MillerClapperton fabricated 1,200 square feet of High Pressure Laminate material for the project.

At the time of its completion in September 2020, SoFi stadium was the world’s most expensive stadium, which became the host venue for Super Bowl LVI held this past Sunday. “In addition to its record-setting cost and shared nature, SoFi Stadium can claim several other notable superlatives. At 3.1 million square feet, it is the largest of any NFL stadium as well as the first indoor-outdoor arena of its kind to be built.” The 70,240-seat stadium anchors a nearly 300-acre sports and entertainment district near the Los Angeles International Airport and you can take a behind the scenes look with HKS Architects and Architect’s Newspaper below.

The Museum of Modern Aluminum is located on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand – an area with a rich history of producing aluminum. “Thailand was once the largest aluminum manufacturer in Southeast Asia at the end of the 20th century,” explained architecture firm HAS design and research, who designed the project. Rather than go with a flat metal exterior, the firm produced an eye-catching façade made up of tens of thousands of aluminum pieces. “The ubiquity of the metal throughout urban Thailand actually inspired the porcupine-like design of the building’s exterior.” Read more about the museum and Thailand’s history with the aluminum industry below.

Recommendation: Architecture and Fashion
Produced By: Architecture with Stewart

In a new episode of Architecture with Stewart, he visits a fashion retail store and looks at the history of architecture and fashion, which “seem like unlikely bedfellows. However, in more ways than one, they are cut from the same cloth. Ancient nomadic tribes lived in shelters made of cloth and animal furs, the very same materials used for clothes. So, clothes and buildings were made from the same craftspeople. Over time, as our constructions filled the basic needs for protecting the human body, these pursuits were elevated into distinct artforms.” You can check out the video below.

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