Design that Fools the Senses

Replicating Wood Slats and Battens with Aluminum and Non-PVC Film
Sponsored by B+N Industries

Learning Objectives:

  1. Review how battens have been used in architectural design, both historically and in modern architecture.
  2. Explore design options and applications for architectural battens and slats.
  3. Discover how architectural battens and slats can be used in sustainable design.
  4. Examine case studies where architectural battens and slats were used to add aesthetic interest and define space.

Credits:

HSW
1 AIA LU/HSW
IDCEC
1 IDCEC CEU/HSW
GBCI
1 GBCI CE Hour
ICC
0.1 ICC CEU
IACET
0.1 IACET CEU*
AIBD
1 AIBD P-CE
AAA
AAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
AANB
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
AAPEI
AAPEI 1 Structured Learning Hour
MAA
MAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
NLAA
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA.
NSAA
This course can be self-reported to the NSAA
NWTAA
NWTAA 1 Structured Learning Hour
OAA
OAA 1 Learning Hour
SAA
SAA 1 Hour of Core Learning
 
This course can be self-reported to the AIBC, as per their CE Guidelines.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BNP Media offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.
This course is approved as a Structured Course
This course can be self-reported to the AANB, as per their CE Guidelines
Approved for structured learning
Approved for Core Learning
This course can be self-reported to the NLAA
Course may qualify for Learning Hours with NWTAA
Course eligible for OAA Learning Hours
This course is approved as a core course
This course can be self-reported for Learning Units to the Architectural Institute of British Columbia

Whether in wooden form perched above centuries-old Moroccan marketplaces or as extruded aluminum with a non-PVC film delicately delineating spaces, volume, and depth in Japanese architecture, battens, and slats provide architects and designers with myriad design solutions and contribute to sustainability goals. This course will review the use of battens and slats in historic and modern times while analyzing case studies and exploring design options, applications, and installation methods.

Design that Fools

Photo courtesy of B+N Industries

 

B+N Industries B+N Industries is a leading designer and producer of award-winning proprietary products focusing on enhancing the interior and exterior aesthetics of each retail, hospitality, and workplace location. At the heart of our company is a design-centric approach, which we apply to both product development and internal operations. Clients may initially discover us through our catalog products, but soon realize the full extent of our custom capabilities. We have a strong, developed industrial design team that serves as an extension of our clients' design teams. Our robust operations and logistics team can manage rollouts on a global scale. We design and manufacture innovative and intelligently engineered solutions that create purposeful and beautiful places.

 

Originally published in April 2024

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