How MAADI Group Bridges a Knowledge Gap in Aluminum Architecture
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada — November 14, 2016 — MAADI Group’s aluminum bridge and staircase designs have earned international recognition with their inclusion in the acclaimed two-volume book “Aluminium: Flexible and Light” by renowned architect and educator Michael Stacey. The book explores the innovative use of aluminum in the built environment and features several case studies, including MAADI Group’s forward-thinking work in pedestrian infrastructure.
As part of the Towards Sustainable Cities research program—funded by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI)—this publication is dedicated to quantifying and qualifying the real-world benefits of aluminum in sustainable architecture. It highlights how lightweight aluminum contributes to durability, mobility, and lower environmental impact across a range of construction applications.
IAI Recognizes Bridges as a Game-Changing Application
In an interview, Chris Bayliss, Deputy Secretary General of the IAI, remarked:
“Interestingly, in terms of the MAADI work that Michael’s brought in, we had never planned to be looking at bridges as a potential application [of aluminum]… And yet in terms of the latest report that’s just been published, the bridges work is significant.”
This acknowledgment underscores MAADI Group’s ability to push aluminum design boundaries in sectors previously overlooked—particularly in mobile and rapidly deployable bridge systems. Their aluminum structures are engineered for strength, corrosion resistance, and minimal maintenance, aligning perfectly with the IAI’s goals of promoting sustainable, urban-friendly infrastructure.
Contributing to a New Global Understanding of Aluminum Potential
By contributing to a globally distributed architectural reference, MAADI Group not only showcases its own innovation, but also helps redefine how aluminum is understood and applied in public infrastructure projects around the world.
Offshore platform
MAADI Group custom designs and builds aluminum pedestrian bridges/gangways to be strong and durable, even in extreme temperature and weather conditions.
Tactical lightweight bridges
MakeABridge rapid deployment military bridge
Stair and guardrail
Parc de la rivière Beauport stair and guardrail
The book’s 717 pages display and discuss various illustrations and examples of the modern use of aluminum in architecture and the built environment. “Much of the research we do is quantitative based,” said Bayliss, “but working with the design community, you know people want the qualitative material as well. They want to see and feel what this material is like in use.”
You can download a free electronic copy of the complete series of “Towards Sustainable Cities Reports (2016)”, which include “Aluminium and Durability”, “Aluminium Recyclability and Recycling”, “Aluminium and Life Cycle Thinking”.
Meeting at the Towards Sustainable Cities Symposium
Michael Stacey, left, architect and author of “Aluminium: Flexible and Light”, with Alexandre de la Chevrotière, P.Eng., president of MAADI Group, at the Towards Sustainable Cities Symposium in London UK, October 31, 2016.
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