{"id":97611,"date":"2014-08-09T08:30:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-09T12:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=97611"},"modified":"2014-08-21T20:56:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T00:56:58","slug":"light-transmitting-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/light-transmitting-concrete","title":{"rendered":"Concrete chameleon: This light transmitting concrete can instantaneously change color"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/08\/light-transmitting-concrete.html\/15131-preview_low_964-2_15131_sc_v2com\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/15131-preview_low_964-2_15131_sc_v2com.jpg\" alt=\"15131-preview_low_964-2_15131_sc_v2com\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><em>Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/v2com-newswire.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-kits\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">V2com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>LUCEM is breaking the architectural mold. While mainstream trends in design continue to shift away from using concrete in building facades in favor of the sleek appeal of glass-and-steel, the German company is fully embracing it.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the bleak and brooding structures of Brutalism however, LUCEM\u00a0is adding a vibrant touch to the material by creating a light transmitting concrete. Bright and flashing a full spectrum of hues, the concrete creates a spectacle of light and color.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLUCEM light transmitting concrete consists of fine-grained concrete with thousands of optical sensors embedded inside, which allow the light to transmit from one side to the other,\u201d said Dr. Andreas Roye, owner of LUCEM.<\/p>\n<p>Through a computer, or even a smartphone, the RGB-LEDs fitted into the concrete can be set to change color or intensity on demand. Music can even be synchronized with the color shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2011, LUCEM created the world\u2019s first interactive light transmitting concrete facade on a RWTH Aachen University building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/08\/light-transmitting-concrete.html\/2014-08-08-13_08_33\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-08-08-13_08_33.gif\" alt=\"2014-08-08 13_08_33\" width=\"660\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/08\/light-transmitting-concrete.html\/2014-08-08-13_01_35-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97614\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/2014-08-08-13_01_351.gif\" alt=\"2014-08-08 13_01_35\" width=\"660\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><em>Video Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gy4NVOjf1sM\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Lichtbeton Fassade<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Udo Krollmann Corporate Center in Berlin is the latest project from LUCEM to incorporate the light transmitting\u00a0concrete into its facade.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/08\/light-transmitting-concrete.html\/15136-preview_low_964-2_15136_sc_v2com-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97700\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/15136-preview_low_964-2_15136_sc_v2com1.jpg\" alt=\"15136-preview_low_964-2_15136_sc_v2com\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/08\/light-transmitting-concrete.html\/15130-preview_low_964-2_15130_sc_v2com\" rel=\"attachment 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class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/15135-preview_low_964-2_15135_sc_v2com.jpg\" alt=\"15135-preview_low_964-2_15135_sc_v2com\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><em>Photos:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/v2com-newswire.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-kits\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">V2com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See how this unique concrete comes alive with 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