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Tech - Bytes Concrete Philharmonic Halls Technology in New buildings Optimize Lighting, Acoustics Touted as way to Lower Pollution dvanced building technologies will get a big boost designboom.com upgrade, its renewed efforts to cut emissions and strong Ain China, thanks to the nation’s ongoing economic support from the government, experts and companies said on Monday ahead of a major industrial conference in Shanghai. Liu Qianwei, chief engineer of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Construction, said that with higher standards for energy conservation and emission reduction in China, advanced building technologies have drawn attention due to their shorter construction periods, lower impacts on environment and longer life cycles of buildings. Advanced building technologies are expected to be showcased in a big way at the 2014 Shanghai International Building Industrialization Exhibition, being held from Tuesday through Thursday at Shanghai New International ew philharmonic concert halls in Szczecin, Poland, were Exposition Center. The event also will highlight how Nconstructed entirely from concrete in order to optimize Europe’s industrialization experience can be best light control and acoustic isolation, according to this article. combined with Chinese practices. Designed by Estudio Barozzi Veiga, the structure’s facade “We hope to establish a platform to exchange is encased in an opaque glass double-skin system, which knowledge and experience, and enhance the level provides a constant glow of diffused natural light. of sustainable building technologies in China,” said In the heart of szczecin, poland, barcelona-based estudio Christoph Angerbauer, general manager of the Shanghai barozzi veiga celebrates the recent opening of the city’s new offce of the German Industry & Commerce Greater China. philharmonic. the massive building responds to traditional Tan Wei, China sales manager of Finnish company local architecture with vertical proportions and steep pitches Elematic, an exhibitor at the exhibition that supplies as well as the nearby industrial infuence with its sheer scale. precast concrete machinery, said many issues still need to the entire exterior wrapped in translucent glass sits as an be addressed in China’s building industrialization market, obvious contrast to the immediate surroundings in order to such as lack of standards and high prices. become a reference point in the area and a symbol of the “Precast buildings can cost up to 500 yuan ($81) more city’s transitional nature. per square meter compared with traditional buildings,” The building contains two concert halls conceived of as Tan said. But he said the support of the Chinese two suspended boxes forming in between them a large open government and rising labor costs in the country have lobby lit by skylights. The 951-seat symphonic hall and 195- given him confdence about China’s precast building seat chamber hall are built entirely of concrete for optimum market. acoustic isolation and light control. A central staircase forms In 2009, China promised to cut its carbon dioxide an experiential promenade connecting all the functions and emissions by 40 to 45% per GDP unit by 2020 compared terminating into a large multifunctional space. The iconic with the levels in 2005. Since 2013, the Shanghai double skin system of the shell also serves several important Municipal Government has published numerous policies purposes. The two layers create a uniform look across all and guidelines to promote building industrialization in facades, providing a constant glow of diffused natural light. the region, which has helped support the industry. The air space between the membranes is naturally ventilated “Building industrialization” refers to an integrated to flter out heat and control interior temperatures. BE and standardized operation, from architectural design to construction, in which building components are See more at: http://www.designboom.com/architecture/translucent-spires-form- manufactured in factories and fabricated on site. barozzi-veigas-szczecin-philharmonic-10-12-2014/ PG 26 Built Expressions Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014