Toronto-based WZMH Architects has collaborated with industry partners to devise a solution based on prefabricated modular precast units, which will replace damaged sections of existing mid- to high-rise residential buildings in war-impacted Ukraine.
Tag: Precast
The kitimat modernization project
(12/02/2014)
In 2009, Montréal-based international corporation Rio Tinto Alcan began the process of modernizing its aluminium smelter located in Kitimat, B.C. To provide space for the new smelter, several existing facilities were dismantled and the...
Specifying precast terrazzo
(09/21/2014)
Terrazzo has been valued for its durability and subtle beauty with an uncompromising record of performance dating back over a thousand years. From its ancient beginnings, terrazzo has been used for floors in many...
Opening the doors on a new courthouse in Thunder Bay
(09/19/2014)
Courthouses were historically centrepieces of municipal life, both literally and figuratively. Located in the heart of communities, these buildings formed the core of a city’s civic governance, ensuring peace, justice, and good order. This...
Lightening up on concrete cladding
(01/01/2010)
In the eternal struggle between building cost and quality, studcast systems can be potent tools. The thin-panel system provides benefits of architectural precast concrete, but reduces weight by more than 50 per cent.
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