Archinect - News2024-04-27T18:15:35-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150358450/stanford-research-explores-using-plastic-waste-in-construction
Stanford research explores using plastic waste in construction Niall Patrick Walsh2023-07-28T14:20:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e0/e05a6772dc3d50e0ec4ae21f01ac4d7d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/17258579/stanford-university" target="_blank">Stanford University</a> has published <a href="https://news.stanford.edu/2023/07/18/reusing-plastic-waste-infrastructure/" target="_blank">new research</a> exploring the use of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/621387/plastic" target="_blank">plastic</a> waste in constructing roads and buildings. The research project, funded by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), identified that recycled glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite – a tensile plastic used extensively in car, boat, and plane parts – shows potential for repurposing in building applications.</p>
<p>The team, led by Stanford engineers Zhiye Li and Michael Lepech, incorporated computer modeling, scientific research, field data, and stakeholder interviews in their research, which was recently published in a white paper. They studied real-world applications such as the utilization of plastic waste for façade panels in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and pavement in a California Department of Transportation road project.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/20/207fc89290df9c5cc4767107945d7f4b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/20/207fc89290df9c5cc4767107945d7f4b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150345793/baking-soda-may-help-concrete-absorb-carbon-mit-researchers-find" target="_blank">Baking soda may help concrete absorb carbon, MIT researchers find</a></figcaption></figure><p>The research highlighted significant challenges in existing p...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150339462/curators-and-designers-of-the-u-s-pavilion-will-call-attention-to-worldwide-plastic-dependency-at-the-2023-venice-architecture-biennale
Curators and designers of the U.S. Pavilion will call attention to worldwide plastic dependency at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale Josh Niland2023-02-16T19:00:00-05:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ac/ac797ae4e8fd5e666e7417a78752e181.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The U.S. Pavilion at the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1888350/2023-venice-biennale" target="_blank">18th Venice Architecture Biennale</a>, which opens in May, will feature an examination of worldwide plastic dependency through the work of five artists and designers who will deliver site-specific commissions as part of the overall exhibition <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150291165/lesley-lokko-chosen-as-curator-for-2023-venice-biennale-architecture-exhibition" target="_blank">curated</a> by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1333036/lesley-lokko" target="_blank">Lesley Lokko</a>, founder and director of the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/150291172/african-futures-institute" target="_blank">African Futures Institute</a>. </p>
<p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150330417/u-s-pavilion-at-2023-venice-architecture-biennale-will-be-organized-by-cleveland-based-nonprofit-spaces-around-the-role-of-plastic-waste-in-the-built-environment" target="_blank">SPACES</a>' Executive Director Tizziana Baldenebro and Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland curator Lauren Leving were selected to co-organize <em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/everlastingplastics/" target="_blank">Everlasting Plastics</a></em>, which will be on display as part of the Pavilion from May 20 – November 26, 2023. </p>
<p>Baldenebro explained, "Inherent to art and architecture is the aesthetic and materiality of form. <em>Everlasting Plastics </em>bridges this divide by drawing on the power of looking to serve as an entry point for reconsidering our relationships to material worlds."</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e1981ea7b1a05e8a7cdbd192027f8d00.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e1/e1981ea7b1a05e8a7cdbd192027f8d00.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150331304/16-000-plastic-bottles-used-to-create-stonehenge-like-monument-in-milan" target="_blank">16,000 plastic bottles used to create Stonehenge-like monument in Milan</a></figcaption></figure><p>"As the climate crisis becomes a tangible reality, our da...</p>