Lecture – TU Braunschweig University
Will Laufs was invited to lecture at TU Braunschweig University in Germany about new 3D printed connections with structural load-carrying capacity.
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BLDGWORKS – Wins top Honorable Mention for Dublin Footbridge
LED continues to enter the field of footbridge engineering design! Congratulations to BLDGWORKS for winning the top Honorable Mention in the AC-CA [DUBLIN] Contemporary Footbridge international competition. LED worked collaboratively with BLDGWORKS to develop interweaving triple cord trusses which permit the long spans, define and support the pathways, and create the overall composition of the concept. View a video of the project and additional information here.
Benjamin Cardozo Sentinels – LED to help sponsor
LED is honored to sponsor the local BCS Sentinels of Benjamin Cardozo High in Queens, NY. The Sentinels will be competing in FIRST (FRC), an international robotics competition in they are required to build a large fully-functional robot with the capability to completing certain assigned tasks with the aid of other teams. Last year, robots were required to stack large storage bins. This year's challenge involves robots working in teams to complete an obstacle course and reach a goal.
Pleated Inflation – Goes Up in France
Marc Fornes and The Very Many's striking steel amphitheatre pavilion has broken ground in Argeles-Sur-Mer, France. Engineered by LED, the dramatic computational sculpture uses parametric pleated ribs to gain stiffness. Combined with its curved profile in section, the system gains the structural benefits of a compressive shell. It opens to the public in September 2015 and will provide an informal amphitheatre for the city.