University of Southern California architecture students, USC faculty, and construction company representatives gathered in the California desert to inroduce the Carapace Pavilion on December 11. The innovative, sustainable, precast concrete project was erected at the Joshua Tree National Park in the summer.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Insitute’s Research and Development Council has awarded four Daniel P. Jenny Research Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year. The fellowship recipients are Kaixin Chen, Amjad Diab, Noran Shahin, and Furkan Turan.
The Orchard, a luxury condominium project in Chicago, was honored with the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2022 Sidney Freedman Craftsmanship Award.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute honored many industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the precast, prestressed concrete industry at its 2022 PCI Committee Days Conference in Rosemont, Ill., September 20-24.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Insitute’s new Precast Protects Life website is live. The site provides a wide array of information and resources about precast concrete’s resilient properties.
The submission site for the 2023 PCI Design Awards is now open! The PCI Design Awards program recognizes design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has elected Matt DeVoss as its 2022 chair. DeVoss is president of Jackson Precast in Jackson, Miss. This was just one highlight of a successful 2022 PCI Convention in Kansas City, Mo., March 1-5.
The project involved the exterior restoration and interior gut renovation of a 230,000-ft² historic landmark structure, with the addition of a 60,000-ft² spherical glass and concrete structure to house the 1000-seat David Geffen theater.
The PCI Industry Diversity Committee formed four years ago to provide programming to celebrate women in the precast concrete industry. Its mission is to create awareness around the value of diversity and an atmosphere of inclusivity in the precast, prestressed concrete industry.
