Light-Transmitting Concrete, Presentation by the Inventor Áron Losonczi, Hungarian Cultural Center, New York

Áron Losonczi, architect from Csongrád, Hungary, was introduced by
László Jakab Orsós, Director of the Hungarian Cultural Center, New York

"LiTraCon is a revolutionary product that brings
translucence to a traditionally opaque material."

This program complemented the exhibition Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete at the National Building Museum in Washington DC., where a five-foot tall LiTraCon™ wall has been on display for over a year now.

Mr. Losonczi discussed and demonstrated features of LiTraCon, Light-
Transmitting Concrete: strong as a traditional concrete, meanwhile translucent

There is a possibility, that the new Freedom Tower will be
surrounded by a protective fence made of LiTraCon

Two LiTraCon blocks were on display to see, touch,
experiment with at the Hungarian Cultural Center:

"Thousands of optical glass fibres form a matrix and run parallel to each other between the two main surfaces of every block. The proportion of the fibres is pretty small (4%) compared to the total volume. What is more they mingle in the concrete because of their insignificant size, they become a structural component as a kind of modest aggregate. The surface of the blocks therefore still reminds of homogeneous concrete.
In theory, a wall structure built out of light-transmitting concrete can be a couple of meters thick as the fibres work almost without any loss in light up till 20 meters. Load-bearing structures can also be built of these blocks, since glass fibres do not have a negative effect on the well-known high compressive strength value of concrete. The blocks can be produced in various sizes and with embedded heat-isolation too."

Excerpt from litracon.hu where you can
read more about details, existing projects, plans,
and see demonstrations of this exciting new innovation