Architecture News
Nickel Institute press releases and Nickel Magazine articles
| July 2005 | Buddhist Temple In the forested mountains near the Myanmar-Thailand border sits a small but striking temple made of stainless steel. (Nickel Magazine) |
| July 2005 | The Great Bridge of China
Austenitic and duplex stainless steel applications in the Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong. (Nickel Magazine) |
| July 2005 | China's Shenzhen Bridge
Lower maintenance costs are the main reason for using austenitic stainless steel in this $2.7-billion bridge. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | Tall Buildings Austenitic stainless steel water pipes provide the required strength and ease of installation for three landmark high-rise buildings. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | Stainless Rebar Ireland has mandated the use of stainless steel reinforcing bar in key components of concrete highway bridges. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | Residential Heat Radiators
Italian design lends aesthetic appeal to stainless steel heat radiators. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 | Good Practices How austenitic stainless steels should be transported, stored, cut, formed, welded and cleaned. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 |
Chicago's Jelly Bean |
| Nov. 2004 | 'Green' Materials How nickel-containing stainless steels are excellent choices for protecting the environment and creating comfortable, attractive structures. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 | Stainless Steel Rivets
To improve safety, Singapore is replacing aluminum rivets in window casements with stainless steel ones. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October 4, 2004 | Stainless Building Seminar -- October
21st The Nickel Institute is supporting a one-day seminar in Houston, Texas in conjunction with Stainless Steel World's "America 2004 Conference and Expo". |
| July, 2004 | A Cool Solution Stainless steel heat exchangers are key to energy-efficient air conditioners. (Nickel Magazine) |
| January 7, 2004 | "An Introduction to Stainless
Steel" View this online slide presentation by NiDI consultant Geoff Stone, available courtesy of the BSSA. |
| December, 2003 |
The publication Stainless Steel Roofing is now available online from EURO-INOX, the
European Stainless Steel Development Association at www.euro-inox.org/roofing/RoofingEN.pdf |
| October, 2003 | Veiled in Stainless
Stainless steel rods create a barrier to suicidal tendencies. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | A New Solution to an Old
Challenge Auckland's new underground railway terminal showcases S31603 stainless steel. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | Windmills of the Mind
Increasingly, pickling and electropolishing of stainless steel are being used in the finishing of new art forms. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | Stronger, Longer-Lasting Concrete Structures
Designed to last 120 years, a new concrete highway bridge in Oregon uses duplex stainless steel reinforcing bar. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | Fire-Resistant Stainless The Mont Blanc Tunnel in Italy has reopened after being rehabilitated with heat-resistant nickel stainless steel cladding and a new fire suppression system. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | An All-Stainless Footbridge Corrosion-resistant duplex stainless steel helps to beautify Stockholm's newest suburb. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | A 'Super-Clean' Laser Facility Nickel stainless steel is critical for maintaining high 'clean room' standards inside a new laser lab in California. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | The U.K.'s Solar Pyramid The world's largest working sundial, a pyramid clad in "coloured" stainless steel, is expected to dominate the skyline of Derbyshire, England by June 2004. (Nickel Magazine) |
| January 23, 2003 | New
Structural Stainless Resource The Specialty Steel Instustry of North America (SSINA) has added a "Stainless Steel Structural Design Resource Center" to its website. Listed are commonly stocked North American structural component sizes and grades and service centers where they can be purchased. |
| December 9, 2002 |
E-learning Module Launched |
| October, 2002 | A Guide to Stainless Steel Sculpture in
Toronto Nickel Magazine has assembled photos of 19 pieces of public sculpture in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A location map pin-points their locations for those interested in viewing these spectacular pieces of stainless. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2002 | Dublin's "Monument of Light" A 125-metre stainless steel monument is being erected on O'Connell Street in Dublin. It will require 130 tonnes of S31603 stainless steel. (Nickel Magazine) |
| August 21, 2002 | How to Use Stainless Steel in
Architecture Get a complete library of architecture literature on CD from NiDI and SSINA free of charge. Included are examples of stainless steel in building exteriors and interiors, structural members and aesthetic elements. |
| June, 2002 | Largest Stainless Steel Building in North
America A 23,000-square-metre building in Edmonton, Alberta is enclosed by walls and a ceiling made of corrugated S30400 stainless steel. (Nickel Magazine) |
| June, 2002 | New Terminal Uses Stainless Steel Details Toronto, Canada's new international airport terminal is a model for stainless steel interior detailing. (Nickel Magazine) |
| June, 2002 | Contemporary Art Exhibit Features Stainless
Work The centrepiece of the International Triennale of Contemporary Art in Yokohama, Japan was Narcissus Sea, by Yayoi Kusama, an avant-garde artist who first attracted a following in New York City in the 1960s. (Nickel Magazine) |
| April 17, 2002 | How to Weld Duplex Stainless Steels The revised edition of a popular publication "Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels" is now available in PDF format. |
| Designing Swimming Pool Buildings NiDI has joined forces with the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) and Euro Inox to raise awareness of the vulnerability of some stainless steel grades to stress corrosion cracking when used for load-bearing components in indoor swimming pools. |
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| January 7, 2002 | Designing Stainless Steel Structures A popular reference book for structural engineers, "Design Manual for Structural Stainless Steel," originally published in 1994, is now available in PDF format. |
| December, 2001 | Stainless Steel Luminaires Stainless steel lighting fixtures in the United Kingdom are known for their sophisticated, minimalist design and unassailable quality. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Playing Under a
Durable Dome Roof on Japanese baseball stadium expected to test the limits of longevity. (Nickel Magazine) |
