A new innovative paint technology developed by Bluescope Building Solutions has significantly enhanced the brilliance of COLORBOND Metallic steel. BlueScope has introduced a new paint type and production method that strategically places particles in the paint system...
“Demountable steel structures are those which can be easily disassembled at the end of a building’s life, with traditional structures limited to short-term use such as travelling shows, carnival structures and school classrooms.” Steel is at present one of...
Recycled, and recyclable, steel buildings and steel-framed houses are making their way into Toronto, Canada thanks to a pre-cut steel framing system, developed by BONE Structure, arrives at the site ready to be snapped together…….In addition to the...
New Steel Pipe Stops Truck! This has got to been seen to be believed! Truck going 80kmh destroyed as it hits steel barrier designed to protect US embassies from suicide bombers. The Transportation Institute is working with the U.S. State Department to develop a...
Architecture and design studio Penda has created a modular café using a framework of recycled steel bars. Located in Beijing, the café is fitted out with a 3-dimensional grid, constructed from upcycled steels bars that have been welded together and painted...
Tait’s Tilt Outdoor Steel Kitchen Melbourne firm Tait specialises in manufacturing outdoor furniture in metal but it wasn’t until designer Justin Hutchinson, from Urban Commons, introduced the company to his “Tilt” concept that they saw how the standard barbecue...
The sculpture Architectural Fragments on the corner of Swanston and LaTrobe streets in Melbourne has been rated as among the world’s most creative public sculptures. …….“It’s on a very heavy-duty galvanised steel frame. Some of the pieces weighed in...
Researchers at North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ (CAS) Institute of Mechanics in Beijing have developed a way to enhance metals’ mechanical characteristics by modifying their internal structure to be like that of...
MokuMoku WakuWaku Yokohama YoYo’ One of the best known public art works in Japan is this stainless steel construction from Yokohama Minato Mirai 21, created by the artist Hisayuki Mogami. It is called… “Mok Mok Wak Wak Yokohama Yo Yo”
The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932 and is the widest steel arch bridge in the world. The design for the Sydney Opera House was chosen after the New South Wales Government conducted a competition in the late 1950’s. Danish Architect Jorn Utzon’s...
Why Build with Steel? There are many reasons to use steel in your building projects Beautiful and strong with more flexibility in design Steel frames will not warp or settle like wood frames:steel frames stay straight and true preventing air leaks and costly energy...
