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CSALT Materials Library

Materials display case at the entrance of the architecture building at Carleton University

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Hydrocal Cast

Hydrocal cast of fabric using fibre reinforcements

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Ferrosilicon

Ferrosilicon used in a steelmaking process

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3D Clay Print

3D printed clay vase prototype (unfired)

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Raw Aluminum Pellets

Raw aluminum pellets

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Blue Glass Bottle

Blue glass bottle made at Corning Museum of Glass workshops in New York

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Cone Incense

Traditional cone of incense from the German Apothecary Museum in Heidelberg

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Layered Earth and Recycled Bricks

Rammed earth with 7% portland cement using layered earth and recycled bricks

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Decorative Wood Panel

Tools and fragments of a beautiful decorative wood panel recovered in the Byward Market revealing traces of its manufacture

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Bubble Material Plaster Casting

Testing of bubble material surfaces in casting plaster

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Beebole Tile

Beebole tile hand-formed using wild clay harvested from our garden by Ju Huang as part of her Master's thesis

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Robotic Clay Exhibition

Canadian Clay & Glass Museum from our participation in the Robotic Clay exhibition

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Block of Maple

Recycled block of maple for context model

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Slag

A byproduct of steel-making is used to offset the quantity of Portland cement in concrete

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Sphere 3D Print

Failed attempt at printing a two-part sphere (fired and glazed)

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Aluminum

Aluminum test plug from Chicoutimi

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Turmeric

Turmeric for natural pigments

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Oyster Shells

Oyster shells used to make lime putty

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Sika Plastic Fibres

Block of acrylic holding Sika brand plastic fibres used in fibre-reinforced concrete products

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Plaster Cast Test

Test of a plaster cast monster using fabric made by Jesse Rafaeiro as part of the Daedalic Exercises PhD course

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Black Ink

Three viles of black ink recreated from a 14th century recipe by Cennino Cennini by Justin Yan as part of Daedalic Exercises

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3D Clay Print Prototype

Small 3D printed prototype of the Robotic Clay wall by Catalin Bacalu

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Samples of 3D Printed Clay

Samples of 3D printed clay using various toolpath options

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Soapstone

Heat retaining soap stone block

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Prototype

Sculpted prototype for vessel used in glass production in the CSALT kiln

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3D Plastic Print

3D printed cellular structure to test our PLA printer

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Glass Bottle

Roman style glass bottle made by a student at the Corning Museum of Glass workshops

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Vase Prototype

3D printed vase prototype using the CSALT PLA printer

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Zeoform Block

Zeoform block made by Jesse Bird using nano- and micro- fibrillated recycled cellulose and water

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Sample Tile for Quilt Wall Project

Sample tile by Stephanie Murray using water-based transfer to plaster cast for the CSALT-led Quilt Wall project

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Printed Brick

Failed attempt at printing and glazing a brick for the Robotic Clay exhibition wall. Open for viewing in Room 208

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Glass Tiles

Glass tiles behind green glass pellets for layering onto clear glass

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Clay 3D Print Prototype

Full-scale prototype of one piece of the topology optimization center with imperfections on the seams by Adonis Lau, Catalin Bacalu, and Meaghan Dickson

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UHPC Print Test

First attempt at 3D printing Ultra-High Performance concrete (UHPC with fibre reinforcements) with a tuft of goat hair and raw sheep wool used in traditional building stuffed in top

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Hemp-lime

Hemp-lime with biochar block with magnesium binder by Robin Papp as part of his Mitacs research

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CSALT Poster

Poster of the most recent Instagram post @CSALTarchitecture

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Aluminum Foam

Foamed aluminum lightweight panel

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Pyramid 3D Print Test

Failed test pyramid form (fired and glazed) for our Robotic Clay exhibition piece

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Marble

Hand-sculpted marble chess piece prototype for a chess board as part of a workshop course

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Selection of Fibre-based Materials

Selection of natural fibre-based sheets, blocks and panels including papyrus, hemp, sawdust, wood strands, Zeoform etc.. and the CSALT apron made by Slade Solomon

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Willow Twigs

Jar of willow twigs carved and ready to be turned into charcoal pencils in the fire in a sealed vessel

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Concrete Chair Prototype

Prototype of ideas for using 3D printing and casting to create a concrete chair by Sinan Husic as part of his Master's thesis

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Crushed Glass

Crushed glass for painting onto stained glass

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Clay Print

Clay prints using natural materials by George Gilouris-Tsivikas and Shela Lamug

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Printing Nozzles

Nozzles for our 3D Potter Scara V4 3D printer

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