" … the most powerful way that an engineer can contribute to the work of architects is by exploring the nature of the materia ... ls and using that knowledge to produce a special quality in the way materials are used. Exploration and innovation are the keys. I have noticed over the years that the most effective use of materials is often achieved when they are being explored and used for the first time." Peter Rice, 1994. The RFR Group is a Paris based international multi-award winning structural design engineering firm, founded in Paris in 1982 by Peter Rice with Martin Francis and Ian Ritchie. Today, with full-service offices in Paris, Stuttgart and Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City, RFR continues to command worldwide respect based on rigorous, high-precision engineering design work on high-profile projects of diverse sizes and contexts : - sophisticated building envelopes and façades, light weight structures, complex geometries, large span structures, building physics analysis including thermal and acoustic performance, natural ventilation and daylight penetration, and low energy building concepts. RFR’s teams research, develop and use a wide variety of technology-driven materials which are seamlessly translated into projects such as prototype bridge and building structures, office towers and other tall buildings, public space art, urban infrastructure of transport stations and airports, sports and entertainment stadia and the rehabilitation of heritage period buildings. read more