Architectural Precast
The PCI Designer Notebook series offers an awesome “Cliff’s Notes” version of topics of interest to those designing with architectural precast.
Fully revised edition includes new sections on sustainability, condensation control, and blast resistance. Available for purchase from PCI bookstore, or Illinois and Wisconsin architects may contact marketing office for a copy.
This document provides a basis for specifying in-plant fabrication, including product design not shown on contract documents, and field erection of architectural precast concrete.
Chicago hosts a wealth of architectural precast. To learn more about how architectural precast has been used in the city, click here to request a precast map or visit the virtual tour.
Thin brick is an option to aid in beautiful precast design (INSIGHT Summer 2006).
The benefit to designing with architectural precast concrete is its limitless architectural effects that can be achieved with its use.
Resources
PCI-IW offers an AIA registered program on architectural precast that will help your office learn to design with one of the most flexible and beautiful materials in the world. In addition to lunch PCI-IW will supply your office library with a full set of reference materials.
Often, the answers to your architectural precast questions can best be answered by a precast producer. To find a qualified architectural precast producer in Illinois and Wisconsin, visit our list of PCI-Certified precast producers.