{"id":50619,"date":"2017-12-21T16:03:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T21:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=50619"},"modified":"2017-12-21T16:03:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T21:03:03","slug":"aluminum-conference-coming-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/aluminum-conference-coming-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum conference coming to Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_50620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50620\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bigstock-Massachussets-Institute-Of-Tec-89939648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50620 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bigstock-Massachussets-Institute-Of-Tec-89939648-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bigstock-Massachussets-Institute-Of-Tec-89939648-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bigstock-Massachussets-Institute-Of-Tec-89939648-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bigstock-Massachussets-Institute-Of-Tec-89939648-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/bigstock-Massachussets-Institute-Of-Tec-89939648.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) conference exploring the use of aluminum as a building material will be held March 24 to 25 at MIT. <\/span><br \/> <em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Photo \u00a9 BigStock.com<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architects.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Society of Architects<\/a> (BSA), a chapter of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Institute of Architects<\/a> (AIA), announced an upcoming conference to be held March 24 to 25 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/a> (MIT) campus in Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArchitectural Aluminum in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century: Design &amp; Preservation of Contemporary and Historic Architecture\u201d will discuss many topics related to the upkeep and maintenance of aluminum in architecture, including fa\u00e7ades, structural elements, and other building components, as well as innovative uses of aluminum alloys in the design of new structures.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by Technology and Conservation, the MIT Museum, and the BSA\u2019s Historic Resources Committee, the symposium will include seminars by more than 35 architects, engineers, conservators, designers, scientists, and industry leaders. Topics will include properties of aluminum (<em>e.g.<\/em> structural, mechanical, corrosion-resistance, fire-resistance, etc.) and their effect on performance and durability, new developments in the material\u2019s fabrication and finishes, global case studies, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing education credits will be available.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and details and how to register, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architects.org\/committees\/news\/architectural-aluminum-21st-century-march-24-25-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Society of Architects (BSA), a chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), announced an upcoming conference to be held March 24 to 25 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Cambridge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4887,"featured_media":50620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1029],"tags":[1032,1479,3351,2210,2208,3064,2209],"class_list":["post-50619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aia","tag-architecture","tag-boston","tag-bsa","tag-cambridge","tag-massachusetts","tag-mit","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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