Decorative Concrete as a Design Solution

Earn 1 AIA LU.

This course offers an overview of how GFRC can be used for decorative purposes – highlighting what it is, how it’s made, what its benefits are, and how it can address numerous functional and aesthetic challenges in the built space arena.

Learning Objectives

• An explanation of what GFRC is
• An overview of GFRC as a design solution
• Methodologies for fabrication / manufacturing
• A discussion about sealing concrete
• Tips for decorative concrete care & maintenance
• Responsible manufacturing practices

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  Paul Grech

  Creative Director

  Trueform Concrete

  Paul Grech

  

  Paul Grech is Creative Director at Trueform Concrete, where he has spent the last 8 years championing concrete as the ultimate medium for creating objects in the built space arena. His principal responsibilities include new product design and development, conceiving and executing marketing tools and outbound communications, and developing company strategy. Paul enjoys working in a smaller, agile company and embodies the “start-up ethos” that is required to keep the business on a trajectory of continuous expansion while honoring the ongoing aim of Trueform: to be the concrete fabrication partner of choice for those in the A&D Community. Beyond his professional endeavors, Paul can be found either at home making art or out in nature on his mountain bike.