TPi October 2011

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Landmark building by the Caspian Sea “The most important thing is motion, the flux of things, a non-Euclidean geometry…” cultural and intellectual life of the city on the Caspian Sea.

elements, and Baku in the Caucasus. The 12m-long and 1.5mm-thick profiled sheets were first transported by truck to Istanbul. The material was then trans-shipped by Turkish distribution partner EMI Insaat Ltd, responsible for the logistics of the project, and delivered to Baku, again by truck. Once on the site the elements were cut into 3m-long pieces and mounted on a lattice-like steel support structure. The trapezoidal profiles supplied by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe have a profile depth of 100mm, and the galvanised steel is coated with polyester in RAL 9002 grey-white. The profiles are distinguished by consistent coating thickness and hardness, long life and a high degree of weathering resistance. ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG – Germany www.thyssenkrupp-steel-europe.com

The building’s design idiom is all about motion and flux. There are no right angles or straight lines to be seen anywhere in its envelope. Instead, gentle arcs and tension-filled curves dominate. According to Zaha Hadid on her website, the fluid form emerges from the folding of the landscape’s natural topography and the wrapping of individual functions of the Center. The functions are represented by folds in a single continuous surface, says the winner of the world-renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize. The use of steel for such a landmark building underlines once again the architectural potential of the material. More than 5,500km separate the Siegerland district, where ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe manufactures its construction

As shown by this quotation from the catalogue for an exhibition at the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts, the Iraqi- British architect Zaha Hadid prefers flowing forms. An impressive example of this concept is currently being built in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan: the Heydar Aliyev Congress Center, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, with an envelope made from more than 30,000m 2 of construction elements from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe. The capital of the oil andgas-rich republic is giving itself a 57,519m 2 building that will house a conference area with three auditoriums, a museum and a library. Named after the predecessor and father of the current president of Azerbaijan, and situated close to the city centre, the building will play a pivotal role in the

Redrawn precision tubes Tecnofar SpA is a family-run company specialising in manufacturing stainless steel and nickel alloy tubes. With advanced technology, the company has two production units located in Delebio and Gordona, Italy, covering a total surface area of 7,000m 2 .

range of 0.3 to 76mm and wall thickness from 0.1 to 3.5mm. These tubes are produced using stainless steels provided and guaranteed by leading steel mills.

The company produces redrawn precision tubes, both in bar and coil form, using the TIG welding process. Tecnofar is able to produce completely burr-free cut pieces measuring just a few millimetres in length, and can adhere to a range of dimensional tolerances, with a stainless steel tube

Tecnofar SpA – Italy www.tecnofar.it

Precision tubes from Italy

units, located in Delebio and Gordona, covering a total surface area of 7,000m 2 .

The company produces redrawn precision tubes, both in bar and coil form, by using the TIG welding process. The company offers a modern, well- equipped department for tube cutting and is able to produce cut pieces measuring just a few millimetres in length, completely burr-free. Tubes are produced using stainless steels provided and guaranteed by leading steel mills. ISO 9001:2000 accredited (by Italcert), the company

has been certified by RINA for its welding system and heat treatment for the production range of OD 6-19mm and wall thickness of 0.4 to 1.1mm.

Tecnofar in manufacturing stainless and nickel alloy tubes. It is a rapidly expanding company, and since 2005 has had two production SpA specialises

Tecnofar SpA – Italy info@tecnofar.it www.tecnofar.it

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