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Shining seating cubes at Munich Airport

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At four main exits of Munich Airport, Lucem seating cubes invite passengers to have a break

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The Lucem cubes installed at Munich Airport begin to shine at nightfall

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The four main exits of the new Terminal 2 of Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich feature seating cubes made of Lucem light-transmitting concrete that invite passengers to have a break. These cubes consist of 60 × 60 cm, 2 cm thick backlit light-transmitting concrete panels whose corners are miter-cut and glued together using an epoxy adhesive. This glued structure is self-supporting and features wooden seating boards on top.

Lucem light-transmitting concrete guides the light emitted by a natural or artificial source through thousands of fine light-conducting fibers embedded in the concrete,...

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